The Driver TV series, which will air on upcoming streaming platform Binge, will focus on “undercover agent ex-racecar driver John Tanner, whose mission is to take down [a] local crime syndicate,” Ubisoft explained in a press release. We don’t have casting or additional details just yet, but Allan Ungar of Binge detailed plans “to deliver an original, premium, and rich storytelling experience that will take fans and newcomers on a thrilling ride.” 

We haven’t seen anything from Driver since 2014’s Driver: Speedboat Paradise mobile game, and before that, 2011’s Nintendo 3DS exclusive Driver: Renegade 3D. That said, most fans will likely remember the series for its last full-fat installment: the delightfully weird Driver: San Francisco, which combined an abstract story with a fun shift mechanic that let you hop between vehicles at will. 

Racing games are generally propped up by a pretty standard storyline about proving yourself as a racer, but the Driver series has always had a bit of bite to its narratives that made it stand out – name another game that puts you in the shoes of a comatose driver living it up in an extended dream – so, at first blush, it seems like a good choice for a live-action adaptation. 

The Driver series will be free to stream on Binge, a newly announced service dedicated to gaming adaptations. Announced during E3 2021, the subscription-free platform is still finalizing its launch roadmap. 

Both Binge and the Driver series will arrive in 2022. 

Meanwhile, a live-action Pokemon series is apparently heading to Netflix. 

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The first Ubisoft game to incorporate the Uplay system will be Driver: San Francisco. A logo on the back of the box will identify both it and future games that support the Uplay Passport. The logo hasn’t been revealed, but it will probably be a previously owned game being simultaneously stomped on and lit on fire.

Codes to unlock all the “extra value” will also be available for $9.99 on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace, but as of this report, nobody has been able to accurately convert that amount in MS points. Driver: San Francisco is expected to launch next month, so we’ll have to wait and see.

According to the company’s press release, you should expect to see Uplay included in many of it’s “popular core games.”

While this may seem like a sneaky way of getting a few more bucks out of people who want to play games online, it could also encourage game retailers to recognize the added value in new copies of games and lower the price of used merchandise.

Jul 18, 2011

Source:Joystiq (opens in new tab)

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