Variety Asia reports that the movie rights to the King of Fighters franchise has been bought by Double Edge Entertainment which is based in Taipei and LA. The movie will be directed by Gordon Chan, a Hong Kong action veteran.

As per the story, the movie is being backed by BenQ and the Taiwan government, which is also financing other Hollywood movies such as Smother and The Heaven Project. The film is also being co-produced by Japanese shingle Micott & Basara sales agent Arclight/Easternlight.

No cast or release timeframe for the movie was mentioned.

In a partnership of legendary proportions, acclaimed game designer Warren Spector (System Shock, Deus Ex) and film director John Woo (Hard Boiled, The Killer) have collaborated to make Ninja Gold, both a feature film and a video game.

Not much is known about the project yet, but the basic storyline revolves around a member of an ancient ninja tradition dealing with modern-day warfare. Apparently, it has been inspired by real world events. “The game concept is actually based on facts that the Yakuza and the Russian mob are involved in tons of gold being stolen in South Africa,” said producer Terence Chang.

“The idea actually started with John Woo,” said Spector. “He wanted to do something involving traditional ninjas in a modern-day setting, and the idea just resonated with me. I was intrigued with the idea of what happens when the traditional and the contemporary come into conflict.”

Though the film and the game will be independently developed, they have been intended as companion pieces from the beginning. “My thought from the start was to develop something that would work just as well in games as in movies, and I know John was thinking along the same lines,” Spector said. “This was an attempt to create a concept that would work in, and be developed for, a variety of media simultaneously. That’s something new for games–and for movies.”

No release date is pegged on either the movie or the game yet, though Woo plans on starting production on the film next year, pending the creation of a script.

Seriously, who wouldn’t want a Mii of a PhD holding squid. A video tutorial for creating a Mii based on Futurama’s Dr. Zoidberg has been posted for those who are interested.

NextGenBooks.com and author Darren Reid have announced that they will be bringing a new point and click fantasy adventure to PCs and consoles dubbed The Half Broken Crown: The Broken Kingdoms. Based on the best-selling author’s upcoming novel, the game will incorporate MMO elements which will allow all online players to communicate and solve puzzles through collaboration and cooperation.

The game will see players working in the same world as the upcoming novel, but decades after the events in the book. The game will be played from the first-person perspective and will be heavily reliant on puzzle solving rather than combat.

It will be released later this month and will be free to play with optional micro-transactions available to enhance the player’s experience. The main game will feature over 100 unique screens; episodic content will be released throughout the course of the year, with each episode ranging from $2-5, depending upon its complexity.

The game will launch through NextGenBooks.com and will be playable through browsers with specific and individual versions designed for PC, Mac, PS3, PSP, Wii and DS. All, except the DS and PSP versions, will support the multiplayer components of the game.