From Keanu Reeves to Kim Kardashian | Why are Video Games Obsessed with Celebs? | BBC Inside Games

Опубликовано 18 мая 2020, 13:19

What's the deal with video games' obsession with celebrity? Michael Leader goes star-gazing, from Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077 to the cameo-filled casts of Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty. How do games use stars, and what do they have to offer for these house-hold names and famous faces?

Alien Isolation (2014) Creative Assembly / Sega
Assassins Creed III (2012) Ubisoft
Batman Arkham City (2011) Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Beyond: Two Souls (2013) Quantic Dream / Sony Computer Entertainment
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (1991) Beam Software / Acclaim Entertainment
Bioshock Infinite (2013) Irrational Games / 2K Games
Britney Spears American Dream (2016) Glu Mobile
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015) Treyarch / Activision
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) Infinity Ward / Activision
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) CD Projekt Red
Death Stranding (2019) Kojima Productions
Fallout 3 (2008) Bethesda Softworks
Fortnite (2017) Epic Games / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) Terminal Reality / Red Fly Studio / Atari
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto V (2013) Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) Rockstar Games
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (2005) EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood (2014) Glu Mobile
Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (1994) Electronic Arts / Ocean
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) Nintendo
Scarface: The World is Yours (2006) Radical Entertainment / Vivendi Games
Shaq Fu (1994) Delphine Software International / Electronic Arts
The Godfather (2006) Electronic Arts
The Last of Us (2013) Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) Shiny Entertainment / Atari, Inc.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994) Origin Systems / Electronic Arts Studios
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1997) Origin Systems / Electronic Arts Studios
Xbox E3 Briefing (2019) Microsoft