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Toronto is going to play itself in the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, but just as exciting is the news that you'll be able to play in Toronto in the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World video game, to be developed by Ubisoft. The news has been floating around the wires since Bryan Lee O'Malley let it slip during a San Diego Comic Con panel, and Ubisoft (who only recently announced their intention to found an 800 person–strong game development studio here in Toronto) expect the game to launch roughly the same time as the film (in 2010). O'Malley himself states "no platform has been announced yet," but promises "it's being made by huge fans of the books and it's a passion project for a lot of people ... So just sit back and wait and every time they announce some information you'll be like 'OH MY GOD WOO.'" Our only hope is that it maintains all the retro-cool of the mock-up screenshots from the back of volume five...
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Alright!!!
A long time dream to play a game set in my hometown is finally going to become a (virtual) reality!!! This news made my day.
Wow, Ubisoft is opening a studio in Toronto!? That's even better news!
Don't forget this Toronto playground
It's a shame it looks like the project may have lapsed
http://www.torontoconflict.com/index.html
Torontoist wrote about it years ago.
Oh yeah that Toronto Conflict project was cool, very nicely detailed, but I've only seen screen shots of it.
I also recall there was a game that came out in 2003 or so called Syphon Filter: Omega Strain which was going to feature a level with Toronto under attack from Quebec separatists. It was to take place in a TTC subway station and included some underground mall and street level action as well, but the TTC caused a fuss and the developers removed it. If you dig you can find a few screen shots on the net of what some of that was going to look like, showing Canadian mailboxes and a few other tidbits.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6077426.html
http://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/GAMES/large/syphomegaps2_005-large.jpg