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Ubisoft brings again Driver as a live-action TV present

Written by Jeff Lampkin

In case you miss Driver video games, you will quickly get to revisit the basic open-world franchise — however not in a playable type. GamesIndustry.biz reports Ubisoft is producing a live-action Driver TV present that can premiere solely on Binge, a free gaming-oriented streaming service resulting from launch in 2023. The duo did not element the plot or solid, however it will not be shocking if the sequence revolves round racer-turned-undercover-agent John Tanner.

It is unclear when the present will arrive. It isn’t assured to launch alongside Binge itself.

For a lot of, the bigger query could also be whether or not or not there’s a big viewers for the present. Like with the rumored Splinter Cell sequence, Ubisoft hasn’t touched the originating sport model shortly. The final Driver sport was a 2014 free-to-play cellular title, Driver: Speedboat Paradise, and the final actually massive launch was 2011’s Driver: San Francisco. This additionally is not fairly a timeless basic. Other than the very first Driver and San Francisco, most video games within the sequence have obtained middling critiques and the gross sales to match.

The sequence does have a premise nearly tailored for TV, although, with its Bullitt-inspired premise and real-world setting. And take a look at it this manner: we would not be shocked if the present presaged the event of a brand new Driver sport, even when it was only a present tie-in.

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Jeff Lampkin

Jeff Lampkin was the first writer to have joined gamepolar.com. He has since then inculcated very effective writing and reviewing culture at GamePolar which rivals have found impossible to imitate. His approach has been to work on the basics while the whole world was focusing on the superstructures.