@T6Spades:
"Of course we all know that doesn't constitute a "innovative" game so Dexter is going to have to steal cars and complete stunts through various floating rings all while avoiding the cops."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WIN.WIN.WIN

The Dark Defender

Dexter may be the greatest show of the last couple of years.

Picked up the 1st season on dvd, and am 6 eps in, and hooked.

Can't see the game being very good though. Dexter spends most of his time researching his victims and trying not to have sex with his girlfriend....doesn't seem like it would be much fun to do that in a game.

Iamtehawesome

@romBox: Yeah it came out, but from what I hear it was absolutely terrible. I got it for free and still never bothered playing it.

Hauler

@The Dark Defender: Except if they made it into an adventure; Gabriel Knight style. They won't, of course, so it will suck. Hopefully they'll at least not turn it into a FPS.

L_K_M

Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck...

"the folks who brought you Mark Ecko's Getting Up are apparently working closely with Showtime to get it right"

Awww... :-(

L_K_M

It'll be about as good as the Lost game, if not worse.

Cap'n Jack

My wife is gonna crap herself when she hears about this.

Also, isn't Ecko a clothing designer or am I confused?

Billkwando

@JakeDunn:

It's both. The "Dark Defender" was the comic-book super-hero in the show, based on the antics of the Bay Harbour Butcher.

On the other hand, the "Dark Passenger" is the little voice in my head that tells me to kill. I mean, tells Dexter to kill.

I agree with your assessment of the game though, it probably will end up something like that. Perhaps you'll have a "Harry's code" meter on the side that fills up, and a QTE-driven execution scene. It'll be terrible won't it?

Advice to all: never ever read the third Dexter book, it ruins so many things.

kiigan

@The Dark Defender:

Uhm, isn't it the dark passenger?

So what will it be, an episodic game (identify the bad guy, find proof of the bad guy's doings, capture the bad guy, slice the bad guy, dump the bad guy, all without being seen)

You can hardly make a sandbox kind of game with it, since Dexter's code means he has to be viewed normal, you can hardly go off sneaking into the night killing bad guys, it has to be planned carefully

JakeDunn

Ok, this is a BAD idea for too many reasons to count. What may work as a TV show doesn't always translate well to an interactive medium like gaming and I think this is a perfect example of why. "Play as a serial killer". *sigh* This will undoubtedly be a setback for the industry's PR and image and, most likely, will also be a crap game.

DARTH_TIGRIS

The only way that this would work is if it's Trauma Center meets Phoenix Wright...

on DS of course..

Cho03

Speaking of Dexter, you know his girlfriend on the show, actress Julie Benz. Wouldn't she make a great Samus Aran?

Despacio

@immutablyme

I never thought "Hey, this would make a good game" while watching Dexter, I think the first "Fullmetal Alchemist" game broke me of that once and for all.

VoidMunashii

After reading all the comments, here is what is clear to me:

1. Many of you love the show
2. Many of you think the game will suck
3. Many of you who both love the show and expressed that you think the game will suck never read what anybody else has written and therefor contribute useless comments that simply reiterate the same ignorant crap over and over again.
4. I suspect a good lot of you watched Dexter and thought it would make a good game.

Immutablyme

I just hope this game leads to Dexter gamer-pictures or theme!

Beam1985

@calciofool:

It's the hand of a corpse.

@blizzardjesus:

I wish you would go away...

Mookie

Fantastic.. over hyped tv show becomes a game.
I wish HBO, Showtime and the other pay tv channels would go away.

blizzardjesus

I absolutely love this series, but I doubt the transfer to a game will work. Probably the same reasons an American Psycho game wouldn't work. Perhaps the dark passenger should stick to tv and literature. Also, will they follow the books' plot or the adapted one from the tv show?

kcorbo

This will almost certainly suck, just because I can't imagine how Dexter could translate into an involving game. However, I have to admit that I might almost buy it even if its mediocre because Dexter is so great.

Sherlock_the_Barbarian

WTF is up with his hand?

calciofool

"the folks who brought you Mark Ecko's Getting Up are..."

Making Silent Hill V!

[kotaku.com]

skullivan

Showtime making games. Wow! What's next … Weeds the game? Queer as Folk the game? LOL … sadly I would have to get both of those games. ;) Dexter could actually be a "killer" game … (pun intended, btw). I can see it as Condemned meets Hit Man. Hmmm … that would be cool! Mark Echo people take note!! Sadly, I can already see a media backlash if and when this game comes out. Anyone else already see Fox News lining up "specialists" to talk about this new "Serial Killer Trainer"?

icarusprime

Great show. But we all know what happens when their transformed into games. Especially when the main character is a stealthy killer of killers.

If it's anything like the show it'll just consist of you sneaking around jabbin syringes into people's throats.

Of course we all know that doesn't constitute a "innovative" game so Dexter is going to have to steal cars and complete stunts through various floating rings all while avoiding the cops.

Seriously, you can't make a game out of Dexter. It just doesn't look like it would work when the show consists mostly of Forensics, torture, and dialogue (all very well written mind you).

T6Spades

@otakucode: WTF are you on about?
See "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" for how batshit and censor-y the MPAA is.

Also, both the movie and TV rating systems are divided up by age, why shouldn't the video game one be as well?
T = PG13 = TV-14
M = R = TV-MA

Evil Tortie's Mom

Thanks for shitting on my favorite television show of all time Mark Ecko. [face_vomit] I know this game will suck hard.

@otakucode:

Ever hear of the MPAA? They censor movies and you know it. Alot of their decisions are batshit insane but they still do it.

Sollus

@heretrix: I picked up the book in a bookstore and flipped to the back of it and read a very small amount... if you like the show, stay away from the books. If the show takes the turn the books do, then it'll be completely ruined for you. There are differences though, like I guess Rita's kids are big characters in the book but they're just typical background characters in the show. And the books have a very pronounced supernatural element that I think might just be getting started in the TV show. I didn't read much because I didn't want to ruin the show for myself, just thought I ought to warn you!

otakucode

I love Dexter, one of my favorite shows. It's a pity, but I already know the game is going to suck.

argh

Will there be stabbing?

thewafflecult

Ah Dexter..A truly awesome show, but the game will surely blow.

I really have to give the books a scan.

Season 2 with the Dexter/Doaks confrontation coming to a head (literally) was my favorite of the series. Really good work. If you haven't watched the show get it on DVD you won't stop watching it.

heretrix

@J. Kyle: Wrong. The ESRB loves that you think that way, but you're dead wrong. If the ESRB wasn't around, publishers would put content notices on their games willingly, but they wouldn't parent by proxy by choosing proper ages meant to play the games. Parents would then judge games like they judge movies for their kids. Or books. Or plays. Or radio shows. Or comic books. But then the ESRB wouldn't be making millions of dollars and crippling an artform by making publishers censor themselves, would they?

otakucode

It'll be ok id the game contains "Assassin's Creed"-ese pre-assassination work to get the convicting evidence against his targets (only better than a few side quests). After that, it would be downhill; Actually carving up the guy, going to work, hanging out with Rita, .......

AntiZERO

Excellent show. The first 2 books are good too

brooza

@And after this our exile: Unlockable "I'm an asshole" video ftw

ForwardInReverse

I want to believe there's a possibility that this will do the series justice, I really do... but sadly, I don't have that kind of positive-thinking power. I dread a train-wreck of a Hitman-meets-Manhunt game (with a dash of Trauma Center for extra suckiness).

What next? A videogame adaptation for The Wire? Or Rescue Me? (Come to think of it, Rescue Me could be fun: a firefighting/hockey/brawling/dating/drinking sim with sex minigames and meds. What's not to like?)

And after this our exile

@The Dark Defender:

+ Watch video

ForwardInReverse

Dexter getting adapted into some Licensed Schlock won't change the greatness of the show itself.

Draconis

The cast is already on board so everyone can stop worrying that you won't get the right performances. It is indeed a remarkable series.

Hatchetforce

Stupidest video game idea since Saw.

Pinhead

@jrleek: that's a dead person's hand... that's the point in the show - he's a psycho, but a 'good' one. it's dark humour, just like six feet under.

i don't know if the dexter story lends itself properly to game format, but given that the whole time dex is trying to avoid detection as well as find new victims the game could lead to some interesting mechanics.@Touy: i agree. i don't think it would be dexter without doakes.

comedy

Big fan of the show. Probably one of my favorite all time series...
But a game? I think I'll pass.

WrenixPhight

I read this earlier on IGN and my initial reaction was basically "Why?". I mean do we really need a dexter game? I love the show and I think that it's by far one of the best things on TV but there is no need for a game.

Deltakiral

Can't wait for Season 3 to kick off. Brilliant show.

phalanges

Oh God, please let it be between seasons 1 and 2. Please let it have Doakes. And please let it not suck.

Touy

the only chance a tv based game has to not su.k , is a DS game...

TOCATL

Dexter is the best show on television, yes even better than Prison Break & Lost.

I dunno about a game though, but If they do it right and let me hunt down criminals and cut them in pieces It might be worth checking out.

KEELr

Kotakuites know how to appreciate a great piece of drama.
Very good, I'm PRIDE.

The Dark Defender

gimmie gimmie gimmie.

I'd say it and Prison Break are the two best dramas on television by far, and I look forward to this. Please don't suck.

adamonfire

I don't know what everyone is so worked up about. Dexter is an awesome show, which means it will undoubtedly turn into an awesome game (don't all tv/movie games rock?). Plus you have to take into acccount that it's by the same guys who brought us "Mark Ecko's Getting Up", the game that toaught me that if someone is trying to stop me from defacing their property, I should throw them off a rooftop.

/sarcasm.

Dexter really is a good show though, it would make an awesome murder simulator ;)

VoidMunashii

Unless I hear that this game is some sort of masterpiece, I'm not going to touch it with a bargepole, it'd ruin the books and the programme for me.

Klopfer123

Dexter is one of the best series on television today, and a way I can imagine this going is a lot like Splinter Cell: Double Agent went.

Office setting you have to sneak around, look up info, hide your tracks, tamper with evidence, hiding from Doakes and what not.

And second part can be like Thief: Deadly Shadows combined with Splinter Cell sneakery. Track down your mark, trick them into trusting you (dialog trees, hurrah!) and BANG, get in there, cut their cheek, dice em up, then you gotta dispose and clean up.

I think it could work, IF done right.

Mookie

@jrleek:

He's wearing gloves. Haven't you ever killed anyone? This is elementary!

kiigan

Patiently waiting for Jack Thompson diatribe...

In any case great show that will probably be a horrible game.

kavits001

Agreeing that the show is possibly one of the greatest on Television and that this game will most likely suck ass. Unless they make it into a meaningful Hitman-like stealth title, I'm not sure how this would work out.

But oh God the idea of getting a box full of slides as a pre-order bonus would totally sell me...

DaveKap

I'm just saying, if they make a shit game, Harry's code will have been satisfied :)

kiigan

I've never seen this show, what is up with that guys hand? Does he have leprosy or something?

jrleek

great show but...of all the things to make into a game why this? also wtf is with Ecko? His last game was pretty bad and I dont see this being much better

parad0x360

The show is great, the game will be a disaster.

scottyboy218

@kiigan:

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST kiigan, you're the BAY HARBOUR BUTCHER!
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!

The Dark Defender

Dexter is probably the best show on TV, shame they have to ruin it with a game.

EskimoDave

God...Dexter is my crack. Then House comes next.

@The Dark Defender:
"Jesus Christ Morgan...You're the Bay Harbor Butcher?!"
"I really do hate that name..."

I fear this game will be a little too linear, as was my only real problem with Indigo Prophecy was (though that was supposed to play out like a movie...) That, and without the original cast aiding with the voices, it's sure to blow. Hard.

I can see it being "Hitman-esque", potentially holding an open Miami-like area with free roam similar, but not entirely replicating a 3D GTA. (More like a semi-linear aspect of No More Heroes).

Please don't crap on this game, developers, lest I deny it ever existed....like new sequels to old-school DIsney movies.

Mesren_Makai

We were just joking about this the other day in the office - "oh can you imagine a Wii game based on Dexter?". Maybe you could listen to the speaker on the Wii remote to listen to your "dark passenger". As long as the special edition comes with a little rosewood box full of slides, I'm happy

Anyway, if the game tries to capture the main hallmarks of the show it'd work. The music, the deadpan inner monologues, the humour.

Though being a pessimist, here's what I expect:
- Dead-eyed character models that look almost entirely unlike the actors
- Different voice actors, to save costs
- Shitty blood-spatter forensic analysis minigame
- No actual cutting and slicing of jerks who deserve it, for the sake of getting a rating

Any developer taking this license on better do a great fucking job if they don't to end up in lots of pieces, in a bag full of rocks, at the bottom of the sea. I'm giving fair warning, so no complaints later.

kiigan

well if they could make it a point and click adventure....

BauerStyle

@otakucode: The ESRB is your friend. If they weren't there to regulate gaming, the government would be doing it instead. And I don't think any of us want that.

For what it's worth, I think a game based on Dexter could be fantastic; it could also be a mediocre Phoenix Wright knock-off. Here's hoping they do the show justice. I don't see any reason to worry about a media backlash, either. It would be hard to criticize this game for being violent or glorifying murder without having to step back and consider the source. If this content is acceptable on television and in print, why not in games?

J. Kyle

Hey, doesnt "The Dark Defender" sound MUCH better than "The Bay Harbour Butcher"?

The Dark Defender

Thanks to the ESRB, it is not possible for this game to excel in the way that Dexter the TV show does. The TV show wallows in the emotional detachment of the main character, and leads you to sympathize with and understand a serial killer. Another game tried to do that on a much more superficial level, it was called Manhunt. You may have heard of it getting censored. Because we as gamers sat back and let the ESRB censor that, and let them continue to exist in their present form (providing proxy parenting and setting the standards by which our children live, and making sure no AO games ever exist on consoles), we deserve to have this game suck. And we deserve to have every single game that ought to contain a mature theme to be stripped and left soulless.

otakucode

Call me crazy but isn't this show great because of the characters and their personalities? Not to mention that he's a serial killer which means he kills everyone more or less identically. What a horrendous game this will be.

johantheolive

Looking forward to more of the series (although I really don't know how much further they can take it; the two seasons been an awesome ride thus far). Not so keen on a game, since the series' charms rely on being a detachment which lets you be both disturbed by and sympathetic to the narrator, usually at the same time. If you actually play as Dexter, I really don't know how that would work.

If they get Erik King to voice Doakes for the game, however, I may buy it simply for that. Muthafucka's awesome.

LoopyChew

Great show, though it wouldn't be the first great TV show to get an awful game adaptation (Sopranos, The Shield, Lost etc). Thing is though, it is such a great license - if they are willing to spend the money they could get some something really decent if they wanted.

My Dark Passenger is telling me to carve up whoever makes a bad job of this game...

Minor point: let's hope it is more like the TV show than the books. The third book in the series was bloody awful, it went down this cheesy supernatural route that didn't work AT ALL.

kiigan

This is not going to end well. The media's going to jump all over a serial-killing simulator.

Aethyr

This can only end in tears. Unless it's a Hitman-style game. Then the tears willn't be as bitter.

madhalifax

@Hauler:

Speaking of which..Did "The Shield" game ever come out? I lost track of it a long time ago. I'm guessing it didn't.

romBox

Heh, surprised that more than two people actually watch the series. Most people I know miss out on the greatness that it is.
Anyway, this is an intelligent, witty and character-driven piece of art, which means that there's no way on Earth it could work as a game.

The Dark Defender

If the Getting Up dev team is working on this, lets hope they include sound effects this time. I really wanted to like Getting Up, but the sound effect glitch on the PS2 version just killed it for me (you would punch someone but there would be no sound). I traded it in like the next day.

cybereality

Oh God. I wish this game would turn out really well, but it's bound to follow in the footsteps of The Sopranos and The Shield and end up being a steaming pile of shit.

Hauler

So, if they stay true to the character of Dexter, wouldn't this become JT's much sought after murder simulator?

Bellamy

Hrm, probably won't be any good but I heard 'Getting Up' wasn't the dreck I'd suspected it to be.

Not like getting Dexter wrong will piss any real video gamers off-- it's a good opportunity to make money. You never know though, Showtime or the creators of the show might actually give a damn about making a decent game.

Absent Blue

I love Dexter! I can't wait for the Season 2 DVDs. But yea..I still think the game is going to suck.

romBox

The only show on television I watch anymore, everything else is bunk in comparison.

I hope they do the series justice.

Marios_shadow

yea..... i love dexter but this game will be terrible.

feartheraven

Maybe the main case will involve how the hell did Mark Ecko actually get rich?

endaround

It will TOTALLY suck if they don't get the original actor to do his deadpan, funny voiceovers.

Call me weird, but Dexter makes me LOL more than most sitcoms.

Evil Tortie's Mom

Now I can fail on Trauma Center and win!

TehBoj

And the source for my nickname (look it up)

The Dark Defender

One of the greatest TV series ever!
The game will be shite.

The Dark Defender

@icarusprime: Couldn't agree more!

Immutablyme

@blizzardjesus:

What world do you live on where Dexter is "over hyped"? Good lord, if ever a show needed more hype, it would be Dexter.

get a grip!

icarusprime