In the criminal justice system, video game based crimes are considered especially heinous. The dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes will likely be headed to our gaming devices in the near future.
Elliot Wolf, son of Law & Order superproducer Dick Wolf, is starting Wolf Games, an interactive entertainment company that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will build "immersive games to expand some of the world's most beloved IP." Sounds like Law & Order to me, followed by its 17 spinoffs and possibly the Chicago TV universe if the initial games do well.
Dick Wolf and NBCUniversal are investors in the gaming venture, as well as Maverick Carter, the LeBron James-adjacent impresario who invests in just about everything.
“We’re excited to partner with Wolf Games, an innovative company that is respectful of storytellers and has deep roots in the traditional creative and production process," said Lindsay Vogelman, Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships and Partner Marketing for NBCUniversal. "Wolf Games is combining human creativity with cutting-edge AI technology to create unique gaming experiences, and we look forward to exploring how this technology can be used to build out experiences for fans of our beloved IP.”
The company's first game, Public Eye, is slated to launch in open beta later this year.