Ubisoft Powers Up for Heroes Video Game

NBC’s hit series "Heroes" is powering up for a video game adaptation by French gamemaker Ubisoft. The long-in-the-works deal gives Ubisoft the rights to build a third-person superhero action game that brings the series characters, locations and story lines to next-generation game consoles and the PC. The untitled game could be in stores as soon as late 2008.

The game is the latest addition to a rapidly expanding canon of "Heroes"-related brand extensions including graphic novels, the Heroes 360 Web site, a mobile game by GameLoft, and "Heroes: Origin," a spinoff show set to begin airing in 2008.

Instead of highlighting a specific character’s heroic journey, the game will focus on the entire ensemble cast. The game also is expected to play a crucial role in how the show’s writers explore cross-platform storytelling for future seasons.

Reuters