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Warner Bros. hands a rose to The Bachelor videogame photo

Yup, this is happening.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Ludia announced today that they will be creating videogames based on the hit reality shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. According to the press release, the games will be released in 2010 to coincide with the conclusion of the 14th season of The Bachelor.

No other details of the games are known, but, honestly, let me say what we obviously all are thinking: THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE GREATEST VIDEOGAMES EVER CREATED! Actually, no, sorry. What I am really thinking is: How are these games going to work exactly? The Bachelor is about a guy picking a mate amongst a sea of 25 women. And it’s a reality show. There really isn’t any “gaming” on the show to speak of. How is this going to be turned into an interesting videogame? Press “A” to reject woman #6! Tap the “R Trigger” to feel up woman #2! Actually, this could be awesome.

Please speculate in the comments. What kind of videogames could The Bachelor and The Bachelorette possibly be? If they end up being bullet hell shmups or epic RPGs I am in support of this deal 100%.

Hit the jump for the full press release.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Ludia Announce The Bachelor & The Bachelorette Videogames

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Ludia Inc. today announced a deal to create and distribute videogames based on the hit reality TV dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, from Warner Horizon Television and created by Mike Fleiss. The worldwide licensing and distribution arrangement will launch the videogames across multiple platforms following the conclusion of The Bachelor’s 14th season in 2010 on the ABC Television Network.

"The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are extremely popular on television and we are looking forward to bringing the properties into the videogame space,” said John Quinn, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “These games are meant to engage fans of the show and the wider public beyond television, enriching the overall entertainment experience around the brand.”

“The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are first-rate licenses in reality TV’s dating genre, which is a hugely popular category with television viewers,” said Alex Thabet, Ludia’s founder and CEO. “We see great potential for the segment within the context of video games, and look forward to our collaboration with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to deliver a true-to-show game experience on a wide variety of platforms.”

The Bachelor and The Bachelorette videogames will be distributed in retail by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and in digital formats by Ludia.

Created by Mike Fleiss (the upcoming More to Love and There Goes the Neighborhood), The Bachelor and The Bachelorette television series are produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. For both series, Fleiss and Martin Hilton are the executive producers, and Chris Harrison is the host.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About Ludia Inc.

Ludia creates and distributes cross-platform interactive entertainment with mass consumer appeal. Located in Montreal and founded by experienced industry players, Ludia's innovative and high-quality product portfolio consists of original and branded properties including American Idol®, Hell's Kitchen™, Press Your Luck™, The Amazing Race™, The Price Is Right™ and Where’s Waldo?®. www.ludia.com

About The Bachelor and The Bachelorette

The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are original primetime romance reality series on ABC. The Bachelor revolves around a bachelor who chooses a potential wife from among approximately 25 women. The Bachelorette is a spin off program of the The Bachelor in which the format is gender-reversed.


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21 comments | showing # 1 to 21

EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:09
EternalDeathSlayer
RPG would be interesting and somewhat ridiculous, but I could see something of that sort actually being made, albeit for the casual crowd, not us Final Fantasy fans.

Probably will be just like a Japanese dating simulator except Americanized.
Roager's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:09
Roager
Oh god. This can't possibly go well. It can't. They've made games from tv shows before, and they sucked. Why don't they learn?

Ok, I might actually guy this once it goes to bargain-bin, cuz its funny.
lou's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:13
lou
I think it should follow 1 vs 100's transition from game show to video game, obviously. Meaning I'll log into the game from Xbox Live and compete against other real life male avatars to get picked by a female avatar that's selected as the Bachelorette. If I play often enough maybe I'll even be selected as the Bachelor and then I get to have my pick of the 25 female avatars. Or maybe I should say, "female." ? Chris Cashman could make fun of my gamertag. It would be awesome.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:17
ArrestedDeveloper
Love the usage of the scumm engine.
Clayton S Chan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:17
Clayton S Chan
That's probably my favorite story image so far. Good job, people.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:36
Monodi
No Pick Up joke? laaaame.
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:37
Tiff
++ to Clayton's comment. I laffed!
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:39
F Whipple
I can't wait for waggle on this one
JTHomeslice's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:45
JTHomeslice
Chad wins.
theredpepperofdoom's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:51
theredpepperofdoom
Make this in SCUMM and it's game of the year.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 16:58
Electro Lemon
Turn on, TURN ON!
Mockingbird's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 17:13
Mockingbird
I don't know what's more sad: the fact they're making a game out of this, or the fact that enough people watch the show for them to be on their 14th season.

This is why I only watch TV for athletic events. I weep for the future.
Swizzler121's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 17:27
Swizzler121
i'm guessing the games will be stealth assassin games, the bachelor/bachelorette are powerful people of industry. you are hired to compete in the show, work your way up the ranks of love, and when you finally get him/her alone with the last rose, FINISH THEM OFF, then make a daring assassin escape!
InfraredChimera's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 17:42
InfraredChimera
"Use desperate-looking broad"
Chad just made a game out of his picture!
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 18:02
Dexter345
Look at desperate-looking broad
Walk to desperate-looking broad
Talk to desperate-looking broad
Turn on desperate-looking broad
Pick up desperate-looking broad's dress
Use condom
Push
Pull
Push
Pull
Push
Pull
Give desperate-looking broad's dress to desperate-looking broad
Walk to door
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 19:22
Chronic Logic
This is fucking sad, who the heck would buy this game? I don't even think fans of the show would play this.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 20:36
Takeshi
SOLD!
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 20:39
Black Nexus
WWWWHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 21:35
Elsa
LOL @ Takeshi!
Laird's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2009 22:07
Laird
It's just like the real show. Once it's done the player forgets all about every last one of the women, including the "winner."
Brilliam's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 09:39
Brilliam
I hear Brilliam works at Ludia :o
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