Gas Powered Games Dungeon Siege Goes Hollywood

Boll KG Acquires Film Rights; $50 Million Budget to Back Hollywood's Newest Video-Game-to-Film

October 29, 2003 - Vierte Boll Kino Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG (Boll KG) (www.boll-kg.de) and Gas Powered Games have joined forces to bring the popular action/fantasy video game Dungeon Siege to the silver screen. Boll KG, the production company responsible for several film adaptations of video games including “Alone in the Dark” and “House of the Dead,” recently purchased theatrical and related merchandise rights for “Dungeon Siege.”

Executive Producer and Director Dr. Uwe Boll, expects to begin filming “Dungeon Siege” in late 2004 and estimates a budget in the $50 million range. Interactive Film Sales International will handle the foreign rights sales for the production (www.InteractiveFilmSales.com). Boll’s “House of the Dead,” released by Artisan Entertainment in North America, is presently screening in more than 1500 theatres.

"Dungeon Siege” transcends the video game genre and appeals to mainstream entertainment audiences," said Boll. "Based on the success of “House of the Dead”, I believe “Dungeon Siege” contains major crossover potential because of its unique blend of action and fantasy, on the order of “Lord of the Rings.”

Originally released in the United States on April 5, 2002, “Dungeon Siege” is an action/fantasy role-playing game (RPG) designed by Chris Taylor, President and Creative Director of Gas Powered Games. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, “Dungeon Siege” features a fantasy world where the inhabitants must battle evil forces attempting to take over their kingdom. According to Mark H. Walker of Sci-Fi.com, “this down-and-dirty medieval environment propels high-tech role-playing even higher.”

“This is a very exciting project for us,” said Taylor, “and we are very enthusiastic about exploring how film and games can come together.”
Entertainment Weekly reviewed Dungeon Siege on May 17, 2002. "… Siege is also a terrific intro to role playing for folks who've never wielded an ax or cast a spell."

Consumers looking for more information on Dungeon Siege can visit the official site at www.dungeonsiege.com which contains streaming video and screen shots from the game, background story, unique downloads and other special features.

Gas Powered Games Corp. was founded in May 1998 by Chris Taylor, lead designer of the award-winning “Total Annihilation™” while at Cavedog Entertainment. Located in Kirkland, Wash., Gas Powered Games is staffed by top talent and is devoted to creating immersive, cutting-edge games that push technological boundaries. For more information visit www.gaspowered.com. Gas Powered Games and Dungeon Siege are the registered trademarks of Gas Powered Games Corp.
 

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