Konami & NBCUniversal To Develop A Frogger Reality Show For Peacock

To fans that eye over to Japanese publisher Konami, many criticize the company for its dormant use of the Metal Gear property and Silent Hill property respectively. Notably, the firm has not truly pressed on new endeavors since the departure of Hideo Kojima – aside from Metal Gear Survive. However, the firm is reported to be issuing a reveal for a new Silent Hill experience sometime later in 2021, as per a report from Video Game Chronicles.

While Konami is said to be outsourcing the new release through a third-party developer, the publisher is also in the works with another company in regards to another beloved franchise, Frogger. In that, Konami is teaming up with NBCUniversal to bring a new reality show based on the decades-old video game series.

According to a report from Deadline, the platform has orchestrated a 13 episode debut for the new series to stream on Peacock. To add context to the show, the new production is said to feature 12 different obstacles for contestants to overcome per episode. The challenges include “courses, or crossings, seeing contestants dodging traffic, leaping over snapping gators, and hopping over hungry hippos”.

To be produced by Eureka Productions, Chris Culvenor (Australian Idol, So You Think You Can Dance Australia) and Paul Franklin (Restaurant Startup, Face-Off) will be Executive Producers for the coming show. For potential participants interested, sign-ups for the show is available online now.

Similarly, The Sims also faced the reality show treatment with TBS last year. The premise is for prominent The Sims players to compete creating stories and Sims, of course, for the chance of winning a money prize. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: Deadline