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Hollywood director Zack Snyder, responsible for "The Dawn of the Dead" as well the big budget motion picture adaptations of the graphic novels "300" and "Watchmen", will soon be lending his talents for upcoming video game from Electronic Arts. The games publisher confirms it has ironed out an agreement with Snyder to produce three original games. At time of writing no console platforms or even any titles were announced, but these details ought to be in the pipeline.  Snyder's noted for the wide angle shots in his films, so one can imagine how this will translate into games.

"I think video games are cool because they offer an opportunity to tell a story in an entirely unique way,” said Zack Snyder. “Being a long time fan of the games EA creates, I look forward to collaborating with them."

While any intellectual property and franchises emerging for games as a result of the deal will be firmly in EA's grasp (not that you expected otherwise), the terms of the agreement also allow EA to explore their potential motion picture adaptations from Snyder's Cruel & Unusual Films studio.