Dante's Inferno

EA Signs Will Rokos to Pen Story for "Dante's Inferno"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 9:26am.

Redwood City, Calif. - Visceral Games, a video game development studio owned by Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), said on Friday that it has signed Academy Award-nominated writer Will Rokos to pen the story line for its upcoming "Dante's Inferno" game. Rokos is best known for his Best Original Screenplay nomination for "Monster's Ball" in 2001. The game will be released in North America on Feb. 9.

Buzz Watch: Will Dante's Inferno Be Any Better Than Tomb Raider?

Authored by Jay Baage on March 30, 2009 - 10:07am.

So far, movies based on video games has not been a successful genre. Today, EA and Starz Media’s Film Roman announced the production of a feature-length animated movie based on epic poem Dante’s Inferno – one that will expand on the story told in the game of the same name being released by EA in 2010.