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September 29th, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

Playthings has confirmed that Fox is developing a Dragonball movie video game.

Twentieth Century Fox has appointed Gary Rosenfeld to the position of Senior Vice President of New Media Licensing, a role with oversight of the studio’s portfolio of video game projects and management responsibility for Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising’s (Fox L&M) games development staff.

Rosenfeld will explore opportunities in the growing PC online game space and investigate new business models and partnerships in the console publishing area. A handful of Fox properties will make it to the top of his list as he begins this new endeavor, starting with the studio’s major upcoming film releases and television brands, including Avatar, Night at the Museum – The Battle Of The Smithsonian, Ice Age 3, Dragonball, The Simpsons and Family Guy.

Prior to joining Fox L&M, Rosenfeld was a business development executive at video game publisher THQ Inc., where he managed the worldwide activity for product acquisitions and licensing. In total, Rosenfeld brings more than 15 years of interactive and licensing experience to the position.

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  1. September 30th, 2008 at 15:08 | #1

    dragon like i said go to blockbuster or gamefly.com and rent it then u wont feel like u got trick into buying game u can beat in a day or two rent guys rent it

  2. SSJ4Pikachu
    September 30th, 2008 at 15:41 | #2

    @frsh: On consoles…. Dragonball Origins is a DS game. Its an adventure game that seems a lot like Phantom Hourglass. And Dragonball Z Infinite World is just like a new revamped Budokai 3 for PS2, and it has what looks like a kickass story mode.

    However Dragonball Online is a PC MMORPG

  3. September 30th, 2008 at 16:43 | #3

    oh i kno about dbo dont u worry about that but im not goin to buy ps2 one cuz i dont have one but i got a ds so ima get origins thx for tellin

  4. secret
    October 1st, 2008 at 00:53 | #4

    I don’t think this is a good idea. They’ll just waste more money and time. That’s all I’m gonna say.

  5. SS13gohan
    October 1st, 2008 at 08:46 | #5

    i want to buy Dragonball Z Infinite World. hey SSJ4Pikachu, is the MMORPG any good?

  6. weeeed
    October 4th, 2008 at 23:20 | #6

    It isn’t out yet, they’re still developing it.@SS13gohan: It isn’t out yet, they’re still developing it. Wikipedia says that the MMORPG will start beta testing in Korea by the end of 2008. Check out trailers on Youtube.. it looks like a pretty neat-o game. :o

  7. October 5th, 2008 at 19:27 | #7

    I was discouraged when I saw the movie especially when I saw Piccalo. Overall I just don’t know what this game would offer beyond what the current ones do. If its in depth RPG that follows the full story of the movie, it might have some replay value, other than that, i’m not sure.

  8. matiuu
    October 6th, 2008 at 08:16 | #8

    i hope its an excellent movie
    because i love dragon ball
    and obviously ill play the game

  9. The Dragon God
    October 6th, 2008 at 17:38 | #9

    What is this…it’s bad enough that they mess with the franchise by making a movie that has no similarity (besides the names and somewhat of the story) but a game? Oh lords, its like killing an innocent old man and then to top it off shame him by spitting on him.
    Oh well, atleast we got Dragon Ball Origins.

  10. Saracens
    October 8th, 2008 at 14:37 | #10

    so we come to this a game based the movie

  11. CCharmanderK
    October 9th, 2008 at 07:49 | #11

    As long as the Dragonball video game follows the plot of the movie, uses the actors from the film, and follows the example of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Y’know, actually being GOOD!), then I’ll definitely buy it.

    Only problem is, will it come out on DS? That’s the only system I have that games are still coming out for. :(

  12. anon123
    October 12th, 2008 at 11:32 | #12

    this game aighnt gonna sell much becuse half of u lot are gonna rent it anwyays :wink:

  13. October 13th, 2008 at 10:12 | #13

    I hope it will be a good game! :wink:

  14. HOLY FUCKIN SHIT!!
    October 15th, 2008 at 07:45 | #14

    HOLY SHIT!! 8O 8O 8O 8O

  15. se7en
    October 15th, 2008 at 10:08 | #15

    who the hell create DBZ?!.. everyone was so frantic about it.. to the point they want to make a movie and a game of it and yet they can;t still meet the standards th DBZ should have.. just forget about it.. DBZ was just for anime

  16. Thomas
    October 16th, 2008 at 16:40 | #16

    @RJ:
    What backstory of Goku could there possibly be? No, I haven’t seen every episode of the franchise, but I’m pretty sure Dragonball covered Goku’s beginnings. Do you mean the time between DB and DBZ? If so, I don’t think there’s much to cover there, personally.

  17. Thomas
    October 16th, 2008 at 16:51 | #17

    @SSJ4Pikachu:
    I know Sony just grins every time they think about their beloved PS2, but they need to get over it. Yes, it was popular. Yes, it sold more consoles than gamecube or xbox. Yes it has myriads of useless third-party games that 90% of people probably have never heard of. But don’t you think it’s time – Time to let go, Sony? The PS3 is here, it’s not doing so good, and it won’t likely come out on top in the end. Better luck next time. Let go before it’s too late. Stop making games for it now – BEFORE the PS35 comes out! And hopefully by then, they WILL have stopped making games for PS2, AND will have a better, more creative and original name than ‘Playstation [insert number here]!

  18. Thomas
    October 16th, 2008 at 17:23 | #18

    In my standards, all Dragon Ball games have been pretty good. No miracles, but still good.
    The GBA ones (Legacy of Goku, LoG II, Buu’s Fury, GT Transformation, and DB Advanced Adventure) were all pretty well done. The first three (The DBZ based ones) were all adventure-RPG type, my favourite probably being Buu’s Fury (improvements over time on the original, right?). That suited the system well. GT:T was a good start that led to the better DB:AA in the fighting genre, but comparing the two seems difficult and wrong. I really enjoyed DB:AA because of the story – I did not have the chance to watch DB as a kid, so much of Goku’s junior history is lost to me. Good thing they had reruns on tv for a while, but that didn’t do me any good. Hopefully they’ll become widely available on DVD one day.
    On another note, I never played any of the card-based games. When it comes to a beloved series such as DBZ, I don’t see that suiting the franchise at all. Plus, I don’t really like those type of games, unless the card system is well established in the franchise (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh).
    Most of the other games were for the main-stream system competitors – GCN, PS2, and X-Box. Being a long-time Nintendo user, I’ve only owned DBZ Sagas for gamecube. I liked it because it was an adventure-type game, more or less like the series if you think about it. There was not really a RPG aspect to it, unless you consider the addition of attributes that make your character stronger. Not quite the same, but almost.
    Any other game I’ve played for a mainstream system was a fighting game. I don’t really like fighting games in the first place, and then again I’m not all that great at them either. Let’s just say I’m not good at fighting games because I can’t get into them, and I can’t get into them because I don’t like them. And they’re awful to play with friends – way to competitive! Anyway, the fighting series of DBZ games progressively got better, eventually allowing more freedom on the battlefield with being able to control your flight instead of constantly facing your opponent. Serious lengthy combos were also sifted from later games, with players being able to apply a limited amount of moves themselves (I <3 10X Big bang kamehameha!).
    Story is probably one of the most important parts of a good DBZ game in my eyes. All of the GBA DBZ games followed the story through to the end of the Buu Saga pretty well. DBZ Sagas went pretty smoothly through to the end of the Cell Saga, even including playable parts in Trunks’ future. The fighting games always include key fights to the series, but since I don’t own any, I can’t vouch for their completion in the storylines.

    What I do know is, is that movie-based games often do disappoint. They are much too short 99% of the time, and the graphics are usually well below par. They are probably rushed to the market by developers forced upon with deadlines. What they really need to be forced upon with when approached to make a game is standards.

    Bottom line, I don’t think people should make games based on movies. Not unless they can make it worthwhile, anyway.

  19. xkidd22
    October 17th, 2008 at 15:04 | #19

    DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think it should be 4 DS,WII,PS3,and GAMECUBE!!! :!: :D :!: :D :!: :D

  20. johann
    October 18th, 2008 at 01:53 | #20

    I’m Sorry but after seeing the leaked db trailer they shouldn’t make it unless they make it right if you ask me cause there are going to be alot of pissed off hardcore dbz fans who will go crazy. at least make the characters look like the character off the show and use what was in the manga which i’ve read millions of time that use there specail attacks ok :evil:

  21. Cool Guy
    October 18th, 2008 at 08:53 | #21

    I hope it’s not like the othe DBZ games,that all you do is fight.I hope it’s an Action-Adveture kind of thing.I want it to come out for the DS or the PS2 unless I have a WII by the time they realease it.The only Bad thing about it is that the actors don’t look anything like the characters in the anime so I hope they fix that in the game.Anyway,I hope it’s not a disapointment just like Iron Man(the game). :x :!:

  22. BigBlaster
    October 18th, 2008 at 12:14 | #22

    Im just hoping it’ll come out on the PC for once :evil:

  23. will
    October 21st, 2008 at 07:54 | #23

    man i dont wotu all r talkin about db movie thats awesum mANNNNand a game to top it off yeh i admit they wont get it right cose most of the stuff on the games r pretty wack lik tenkaichi 2 was awesum then burst limit went backwards lik the budokai games cum on mak it right and different ill always buy dbz stuff i hav the entire series so do sumin sweet wit it plz dnt fuk it up….

  24. Ivolus
    October 25th, 2008 at 03:05 | #24

    will Says:
    October 21st, 2008 at 7:54 am

    man i dont wotu all r talkin about db movie thats awesum mANNNNand a game to top it off yeh i admit they wont get it right cose most of the stuff on the games r pretty wack lik tenkaichi 2 was awesum then burst limit went backwards lik the budokai games cum on mak it right and different ill always buy dbz stuff i hav the entire series so do sumin sweet wit it plz dnt fuk it up….
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    WTF did u just say? please repeat in english, dam dude seriously i lost you at the budokai games homie.. :lol:

  25. Gregory
    February 15th, 2009 at 19:24 | #25

    Game looks horrible, movie looks horrible. The characters look like the ones from the movie, which is horrible. Why don’t they just get some dbz cosplay for the movie? no one knows.

  26. Shane
    May 6th, 2009 at 04:54 | #26

    Hey people try rented the game from gamefly.com if the game come out. if you like it buy it lol

  27. Shane
    May 6th, 2009 at 04:58 | #27

    Oh by the way, The movie I think was very good and was a hit. yes they will be making a second part of that movie. you guy need to stop acting like you don’t like Dragonball. Dragonball has been around for many years. since the 80’s. The cartoon is my childhood memories. I am 24 four years of ages. So yes the movie what a hit. and the game will be a hit if they put in that story mode.

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