Bourne to Become a Video Game

Vivendi Universal Games signs a deal with the late author Robert Ludlum's estate to bring his books to gaming screens everywhere.

International thriller author Robert Ludlum’s critically acclaimed books will soon be coming to a video game screen. Vivendi Universal Games today said they had inked an agreement with Ludlum Entertainment for the gaming rights to the late author’s works.

The long term contract, VU Games said, will grant them the right to “develop, publish and distribute multi-platform games based on the author’s best-selling series and related films, including Bourne and Covert One.”

Financial terms of the agreement as well as future product information were not disclosed in VU’s statement.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to launch a new line of games inspired by some of the most exciting spy-action franchises ever created,” said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. “The interest in Robert Ludlum’s works is enormous, as evidenced by the worldwide popularity and commercial success of his books and movies. VU Games intends to aggressively establish Ludlum as a top tier games brand with high-quality franchises poised to go head-to-head with other major spy-action games in the industry.”