CBS turning Amazing Race, Survivor, Diagnosis Murder and more into games @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 04, 2009

News: Also, another CSI game was just released.

CBS has announced they will be licensing seven of their most popular shows to game developers starting this Fall. While The Big Bang Theory: The Game is not currently in the planning stages (but how great would that be?), gamers can look forward to playing games based on The Amazing Race, Criminal Minds (PC), Diagnosis Murder (PC), Survivor (DS, Wii), Ghost Whisperer (PC) and The Hollywood Squares. CBS also announced that two new titles in the long-running CSI game franchise are now available in stores.

CSI: Deadly Intent will be the first game in the series to feature the show's newest star, Laurence Fishburne. The game was released two weeks ago for the PC, Wii and Xbox 360. A DS spinoff, CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases, is also available.

As for the other six shows, they will be developed by a variety of publishers for a variety of platforms. More information on all six games can be found below:

Available Now

CSI: Deadly Intent
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PC, Wii, Xbox 360
In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent, players help solve Las Vegas' most gruesome crimes with the brand new characters and cast from the latest season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The video game features five shocking cases written with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television writers.

CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: DS
Exclusive features to CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases for the Nintendo DS system allow players to solve additional bizarre cases through an enhanced questioning system and game mechanics with unique touch game play. Players will feel like a real CSI character with heart-pounding interrogations, stylish visuals and a unique story structure that unveils the shocking truth when all the cases are linked together.

Coming Soon

The Amazing Race
Publisher: Ludia Inc.
Platforms: TBA
Get ready for around-the-world competition with the video game based on the eight-time Emmy award-winning television series The Amazing Race where team players split up in pairs for a remarkable journey across exotic locations in a race against time. Players will face frantic challenges and tasks as they navigate through detours, roadblocks and other unpredictable game elements from the show. Working together strategically throughout the game is essential as each team tries to discover hidden clues that are crucial to getting them to the Pit Stop first - and one step closer to ultimate victory at the check-in mat. This video game will be launched throughout North America across multiple platforms in tandem with the show's 16th season [sometime in 2010].

Survivor
Publisher: Mindscape
Platforms: DS, Wii
This game is perfect for any fan of the show Survivor. Players will be able to live like the contestants on Survivor. With challenges such as fishing, collecting food and participating in Immunity challenges, players will compete to outwit, outlast and outplay in order to be crowned the ultimate sole Survivor.

Diagnosis Murder
Publisher: Merscom
Platform: PC/Mac
Available in early 2010, this is an adventure game where the player must find different items in a scene to use as clues in order to solve the mystery. Available for the PC/Mac, this video game will be sold on most casual gaming websites and at major retailers.

Criminal Minds
Publisher: Legacy Interactive
Platform: PC
In the Criminal Minds game, players will be able to take on the role of different members of Behavioral Analysis Unit to solve a series of five shocking crimes. In order to track down the killers and solve each case, players will need to examine crime scenes for clues, interview witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence and build a profile based on real-life criminal profiling techniques. The video game is slated to launch in the fourth quarter of 2010 on the PC.

Ghost Whisperer
Publisher: Legacy Interactive
Platform: PC
Debuting in early 2010. Ghost Whisperer will be the first-ever video game based on the hit series. Written by Emmy Award-winning television writer Lance Gentile, the PC game calls for players to embark on the adventure of helping the recently departed move on to the afterlife and providing closure to loved ones left behind.

The Hollywood Squares
Publisher: Ludia, Inc.
Platforms: PC/Mac, iPhone, consoles TBA
This timeless TV game show experience comes to fans everywhere on the platform of their choice. The Hollywood Squares game will feature all the favorite elements of the show as played on television, as two contestants play head-to-head in a bid to win money and prizes. Nine open-faced cubes make up the tic-tac-toe style "board" for the game which are occupied by celebrities/TV personalities. The stars are asked questions and players judge whether their answers are true or false, all the while incorporating outrageous "zingers" and "bluffs" to fuel the fun. Each correct answer earns the player a square on the board, and the first player to mark three squares in a row wins the game. Additionally, the game will incorporate bonus video of the funniest moments from the TV show. The first of The Hollywood Squares games is slated for release in 2010.