BBC game-friendly types have be pressing for it for years, but in the end it seems that EIDOS, one of the last few bastions of historical BritSoft gaming development and publishing, has nabbed the rights to EastEnders the game. At least, that's what the rumour mill is saying. According to MCV:
Though no details are yet known about the forthcoming title, the odds are that the publisher would favour a Sims-style simulation game based around the antics of the Albert Square population. Though no details are yet known about the forthcoming title, the odds are that the publisher would favour a Sims-style simulation game based around the antics of the Albert Square population.
Is it really the game with the ultimate cross-over appeal? Interactive Desperate Housewives barely made a ripple in the game development continuum; will a prime time, much-loved soap opera create the context for audience diversity?
