Curve Digital has signed a deal with Narcos producer, Gaumont, to make a video game adaption based on the hit show. It will be released next year for "PC and consoles".

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Curve Digital's sister company, Kuju , will be developing the title. “We’re looking forward to creating a game that matches the fantastic storyline and gritty action of the Netflix series," said Kuju's studio head, Brynley Gibson. "We’re tremendously excited and have some amazing gameplay elements in the works that will please both fans of the show and gamers."“Narcos is a fantastic license for us to work with,” said Curve Digital MD, Jason Perkins. “This critically acclaimed show from Gaumont lends itself perfectly to a video game execution and we’re excited and proud to be bringing this to market.”Narcos Season 3 premiered last September and Netflix has renewed the show for a fourth season with José Padilha (RoboCop) and Eric Newman (Children of Men) staying on as executive producers.The show centres around drug kingpins in the 1980s, and is based on the true stories of how law enforcement agencies battled to bring them to justice.“Curve Digital is a world leading video game publisher and we trust them to develop and create our first Narcos console game title that will thrill our millions of Narcos fans, allowing them to engage with the storylines and characters they have come to know over the past three seasons,” said Tim Stephen, Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Gaumont.The game will release on PC and consoles in spring 2019.

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