The new video game “Spine'' is already being considered for film and television adaptation. variety We first learned that “Spine” developer Nekki is collaborating with Story Kitchen to develop possible adaptations for the game.
Nekki CEO Dmitry Terekhin said: “Truly great stories always stand out, and we believe the world of Spine will captivate audiences across all media.”
Spine will be released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox, with an exact release date still to be determined. The game's official description states, “A female-led cyberpunk gun-fu girlfriend story set in a dystopian world.” The main character, Redline, is an adventurous street artist who fights against her dictatorial AI regime and its minions to rescue her captured brother. ” There are currently no writers attached to the project.
Nekki is already planning a media franchise built around the game's world, including post-release DLC, comics, board games, and merchandise. The company recently released nine episodes of the webcomic “Spine.”
“When we first learned about this upcoming game from Necky, we all lost our collective minds and thought Redline couldn't be any worse!” Story Kitchen's Dmitri Johnson, Mike Goldberg, Timothy I. Stevenson and Dan Jevons said in a joint statement.
Cyprus-based Nekki is known for games such as the fighting game series Shadow Fight and the parkour runner Vector, and has more than 1 billion registered users worldwide across a variety of titles. The company also created his 3D animation program Cascadeur.
Story Kitchen was founded in 2022 by Johnson, a Sonic the Hedgehog producer and founder of DJ2 Entertainment, and Goldberg, a former APA partner and agent. Jevons will serve as director of development and Stevenson will serve as director of production.
Story Kitchen is repped by WME, Pryor Cashman and TriplePoint PR.
