Michael Bay and Digital Domain Entering Game Development Biz

Today the LA Times reported that Michael Bay and his special effects house Digital Domain are joining the game industry with an as yet unrevealed First Person Shooter title. Bay, best known as a director of over-the-top summer action movies featuring big explosions, says his goal is to bridge the visual gap between games and film.

The studio is opening its own game development group and hopes to acquire some other studios to build up to the goal of producing four or five games in the next two years. This is a pretty aggressive move for someone not already in the gaming space, especially considering that most modern games require two to three years of development. Digital Domain hopes by adding gaming savvy staff that they can compete against companies like Electronic Arts, Activision and THQ Inc.

Full details of the article can be found on LA Times online.