. 'We have been fielding proposals. We certainly are interested in moving that forward, but I don't want to say anything more about that at this time.' It's a safe bet that this theoretical AAA game will be a first or third person action shooter of some kind, considering Lionsgate is clearly planning on spending a lot of money on its production – which means it also wants a lot of money back in return. A John Wick shooter would be more widely attractive and easier to market than the turn-based John Wick Hex, both in terms of gameplay and visuals (we love Hex, but it was hardly handsome to){kind=link}
If you wished there was a big budget video game based on John Wick you may just get what you want, as Lionsgate hints at a new AAA title.
One of 2019’s best games, and biggest surprises, was John Wick Hex, not only because it was a rare example of a good movie adaptation but because it was an impressively original, and fun, turn-based strategy.
While it was great at replicating the same style of action as seen in the movies, it was a bit of a surprise that film company Lionsgate signed off on a strategy game rather than a shooter.
In our interview with developer Mike Bithell of Bithell Games, he explained that Lionsgate approached him specifically because it assumed he’d want to do something a bit more left field. For the next game, however, it sounds like the company wants something a bit more traditional.
While it sounds like no development on a new John Wick game has started yet, Lionsgate did recently let slip that it’s interested in releasing a AAA video game project based on the IP.