The common link between both movies isn't just the studio behind them, but their star: Tom Cruise.
Last year's no-show was 'War of the Worlds,' a sci-fi hit that would seemingly have fit a gaming market that featured another 2005 aliens vs. This marks the second straight year when a Paramount blockbuster-to-be is conspicuously skipping out on console gaming. A representative for Paramount Pictures, the studio behind the movie, offered no official comment by press time beyond a confirmation that, indeed, no console game is in the works. So why would 'The Da Vinci Code' get a PS2 game and not 'M:i:III'?Īnswering that question is not a mission anyone has chosen to accept just yet. There is no 'Mission: Impossible III' home console game due this summer or even in the planning stages, relegating the only 'M:i:III' gaming option to a cell phone one that launches May 5, the same day as the movie. But there's one Hollywood summer action hero who won't be appearing on a PlayStation near you anytime soon: 'Mission Impossible' 's Ethan Hunt.
The guy in the red cape, Professor X's favorite mutants and even the folks searching for biblical codes are all getting video games this summer.
