One of the most popular reality TV shows on FOX will soon become a video game. Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. is creating a video games based on Granada’s Hell’s Kitchen television show. Hell’s Kitchen video games will be produced across all major platforms including PC, console and mobile.
“We are thrilled that Granada, a highly respected and successful global media company, is entrusting us with the ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ property,” Ludia founder and CEO Alex Thabet explained. “The show has millions of viewers, and the game will bring the fun of the kitchen boot camp experience from the TVs to the PCs and consoles of this rapidly growing audience.”
Katrina Moran, Executive Vice President of Granada America Digital Media commented, “Our strategy is to exploit our brands on as many platforms as possible and to get our content to consumers when and where they want it. The casual games market creates added opportunities for us to engage existing and new fans of the show. Ludia has come up with a truly original and immersive gaming experience which fully meets this brief. We are delighted to work with them to expand the ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ franchise to the video game arena.”
And yes to answer the big question that is on everyone’s minds, Chef Gordon Ramsay is prominently featured throughout the game. The video game version of Chef Ramsay will taste and comment on the culinary creations of players. Chef Ramsay will also judge the players’ overall performances.
The release date of the game is planned to coincide with the upcoming fourth season of Hell’s Kitchen in the United States, which will air in 2008. In addition, the game will feature a recipe book containing several of Gordon Ramsay’s favorite food concoctions that players can print out and cook up in the real world.
Source: Reality TV Magazine