Microsoft, Peter Jackson to create game studio

Barcelona (Spain) - Microsoft's video games could get much more Hollywood excitement and drama as the company today announced that it will create Wingnut, a new game studio in cooperation with Academy award winning writer, director, and producer Peter Jackson as well as Academy Award-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh.

According to an announcement made Wednesday, Jackson and Walsh will be deeply involved in key titles to be published under various Microsoft brands. In a first stage, the parties will collaborate to develop two new "interactive entertainment series" for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, the first of which will be a sequel to Halo and the second "will be an entirely original property targeted at bringing new audiences into the captivating world of interactive entertainment."
-> http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory....nk=bungieatx06
-> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/09/27/mi...ckson_wingnut/
-> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/154...headlines=true




I don't know bout you guys but I'm excited...