Anyway, as the chaps at Lionhead have (apparently) been 'inundated' with enquiries about the game, they found a spare hour in the day to answer some of the questions that are most frequently directed at them. So without further ado (and beginning with the obligatory question about gore):
What a level of gore can we expect in the game - is there any blood in the fighting scenes?
This is one of the most popular questions we received. As we're trying to make a game that appeals to everyone, we have to be careful so that we remain within our targeted age rating. We're looking for the right balance to accommodate our older and younger players.
Will be any playable demos or trials available of The Movies?
We're considering creating a demo post-release but we're concentrating all our efforts on finishing the game right now.
Will players be able to use as many sets as they wish to create their movie?
You'll be able to make movies with the sets you placed down in your lot. So, if for example you only have one set in your studio, you will only be able to make a movie with that one single set. The more sets you build, the more variation you can put into your movies. By the time you have played through the entire Movies' history, you'll be able to make a movie with every set available, use them as many times as you want in a movie and in as many different ways as the game allows. This means you have a wide range of options in how you use your sets. However, in the sandbox mode, the player can choose to jump to any era and immediately access all the content of that time period.
When will the game be released?
This is perhaps the most common question we get, and it's great to see there's such a big community waiting for this game. As it is though, we'll have to disappoint you about the exact release date of The Movies. We're aiming for a release in Quarter 4, 2005.
What do you think the odds are of this game reaching the Mac?
We'd love to see a release of the game for Macintosh but nothing has been confirmed yet. We're working very hard on the PC release and the console versions - the game will be coming to the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Gamecube.
Any idea on the rating?
It's not been rated yet, and it's currently pending. We're hoping for a Teen rating.
If all talent is hired from the line (queue) of 'wannabees', how do we create a star that would have the name, face, hair colour, etc. like the player wants it?
There's a queue in front of the Stage School with people who desperately want to be a Star in your Studio - they are the 'wannabees'. You can take a close look at them to see if they have the right appearance, experience and mood to become one of your Stars. If you don't want them, you can drop them in the Reject room to throw them out of the queue and swap them for another wannabee. If you hire them and they don't have quite the right look, just drop them into Wardrobe to change their costume, hairstyle, etc... and restyle them.
If I make a movie with the game, will it be possible to include subtitles in my movies?
Yup, subtitles can be added. If you don't want to put your own voice in, but you do want to have a conversation, it's very important that you can add text to your movie. After you're done filming, you can edit your movie in Post Production, where you'll be able to add subtitles. There's a subtitle layer where you can add your text and it will be directly shown on your movie. And of course it's not just for subtitles. If you want to add a place and date, like "London 1999" for example, you can also use the subtitle layer for that.
So there you go. As soon as we have a release date we'll let you know. Until then, gawp at the screenshots of the PC version we've popped in the media panel here.
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