Guillermo Del Toro + video games = $$$$

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/29/best-case-scenario-del-toros-lovecraftian-thq-game-in-2013/

Guillermo Del Toro's movies are well-known for his amazing grasp on storytelling and penchant for incredible special effects. If movies like "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy 2" are any indicator, Del Toro's contributions to the video game industry could be, let's say, substantial.

Speaking to MTV News, as reported by Joystiq, Del Toro notes how he and THQ are working on a very serious horror title with a lengthy development cycle - the earliest we could probably expect to see one of these titles is 2013. It'd be worth the wait, though, as Del Toro described the first project they are working on as "Lovecraftian" and a "very different kind of horror game." Having read a few of Lovecraft's works, I'm very interested to see just what exactly Del Toro has in mind and if it can at all capture the kind of uneasy, tense emotion that Lovecraft's works evoke.

On an interesting related note, I just saw over at Destructoid that THQ contacted them and said there is no official deal yet with Del Toro so...there's that. Misdirection is my guess.