The little book that could keeps doing it. Sword of Dracula creator Jason Henderson has told Newsarama that the Image series has been acquired by game developer Critical Mass Interactive to develop into a first person shooter, carrying over the military-horror feel of the series.
“We knew this was the franchise to jump on,” Cain said. “We’re talking a commando-vampire war in fierce, cinematic, Call of Duty-style gameplay. You could see it from the first issue. We knew we had to make this happen.”
While the comic series has a broader narrative, in the game, the player will be an agent under the command of Veronica “Ronnie” Van Helsing, who leads a UN-connected and armed to the teeth covert operation called the Polidorium. Unlike traditional vampire stories, the Cain said the CMI creators have patterned Sword of Dracula after games like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty, where action is wide, relentless and highly technological.
Henderson told Newsarama: “Just today I was over at CMI and saw the model for Dracula, it's amazing! We're busy finishing a game demo for the Game Developers Conference in San Jose. The fun part is developing all those assets-- the right helicopters, guns, building Ronnie herself. Very cool. A lot of work. It's just like working on the comic-- you lay the groundwork and then hand it off and let the competent be competent.”