Gaming News - January 2005
Beverly, MA (January 14, 2005) - Atari today announced that Act of
War: Direct Action will have a story created and written by best-selling author
Dale Brown and will feature nearly one hour of original, live-action feature
film footage produced by SWAT Films/Beyond FX to vividly present the story.
"SWAT Films theatrical interpretation of Dale Brown’s intense story gives Act
of War: Direct Action a dramatic sense of authenticity and creates a truly
immersive entertainment experience,” said Bob Welch, Executive Producer for
Atari’s Beverly studio. “By bringing together a novelist, filmmakers and game
developers, Act of War: Direct Action is more than the sum of its parts.”
“Producing nearly an hour of live-action film, as well as special effects for
Atari’s Act of War: Direct Action was an exciting creative challenge,” said
Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Producer, SWAT Films. “Our team had to produce film
content to tell the game’s story in the traditional between-levels format while
also sharing with players what was going on behind the scenes with voiceover and
shorter film clips streamed to players mid-game. The goal was to draw them in
with the story and let the game blow them away and there’s no doubt we’ve done
just that.”
From Atari:
The film production element of Act of War: Direct Action was shot over two
weeks and featured a cast of 10 principal actors and hundreds of extras. The
film footage will be blended with scenes created by the in-game engine to tell
the story of Jason Richter and Task Force Talon as they discover a web of
intrigue and terrorism that spans the globe from Moscow to Washington, D.C. Act
of War: Direct Action is due for release on PC in March 2005.
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