February 6^th, 2003 (12:00am) - Hell, I always knew I wasn’t the only one excited about Bad Boys II, I mean c’mon the first was a bad ass movie. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are a deadly combination and they’re back for a sequel which will hit theatres this Summer. Empire Interactive believes that since the movie has already gained some popularity amongst the public that they’ve decided to sign with Sony Pictures to develop videogames based on the 2 movies.

Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire Interactive said about the signing: "It is very exciting for the Group to have signed such a significant property. The movie is one of the biggest to come out of Hollywood this year and crosses over perfectly with our core gamer demographic. Empire is looking forward to making this a hit franchise for a number of years to come." "Bad Boys II has a high octane story-line which really hits its target demographic of young men on all cylinders," stated Mark Caplan, Executive Director Licensing, Sony Pictures Consumer Products. "Early indications are that Empire is well on its way to developing a video game that hits the same core demographic and has as much attitude and intensity as the film."

The first Bad Boys game will be released this upcoming Christmas for the Playstation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and PC, to coincide with the DVD release of the movie.