Ubisoft Gets Busy

Ubisoft will make a Heroes game, and unrolls the trailer for its Lost game.

French gaming company Ubisoft is on a roll. Not only has it just unveiled the trailer for the game it’s created based on the hit ABC TV show “Lost,” it’s just inked a licensing deal to make a game based on the NBC/Universal smash show “Heroes.”   “Heroes” has taken off during its first season, and alreadyboasts a spin-off, “Heroes: Origin,” to air next season, its own web site, graphic novels, and a game for mobile phones.   The “Lost” game is due on shelves in early2008. No date has yet been announced for the “Heroes” game.   “With a gripping storyline and rich characters, “Heroes” lends itself naturally to a video gameformat,” said Christian Salomon, vice president of worldwide licensing at Ubisoft. “By offering people the chance to interact directly with the show’s captivating universe, there is nodoubt that the game will appeal to both fans of the series and avid gamers.”   All of that would be enough good news for any company. But Ubisoft has also announced that it will be workingwith James Cameron, director of “Titantic,” to develop a game based on his film “Avatar.”   Ubisoft has already created games based on “CSI: Crime SceneInvestigation,” “Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee,” and “Peter Jackson’s King Kong.”