The good news is: A House M.D game was recently announced at this year's E3.
The bad news is: The game won't have any of the original actors doing voice-overs for the characters.

So what's the point, really? It just won't be the same without Hugh Laurie throwing snark and insults at unsuspecting victims.

As a pretty huge fan of House, I was at first surprised, but soon started asking obscure questions that Ariella wasn't prepared to answer. Which cast were they including? Would the dead guy be in the game? Will Wilson just pop up in the middle of each case to say "It isn't cancer" and then disappear? Will anyone have lupus?

She couldn't answer those, but she did have some information to share. The game will consist of five cases for House and his team to solve, which will involve actual medical procedures, as well as questioning patients, breaking into their houses...you know, all the fun differential diagnosis techniques that House has taught us.

Unfortunately they'll be using sound-alikes for the actors, as Hugh Laurie alone would probably double the development budget for the game, but I am assured they will find the best sound-alikes available. Ariella understands how important the tone is to the success of the show.
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  • 1
    RabidChinaGirl Jun 10, 09
    ...but, but... House always plays a PSP on the show! Actually, I've seen him with a Gameboy (not DS) and Xbox 360 before. But still!
  • 0
    Bale Fire* Jun 10, 09
    Wow it actually happened, pity about the voice actors, Hugh really is the heart of the show.
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    Seeker X Jun 10, 09
    Ohhh...this is so wrong. Why House? The series is based on everyone psychoanalizing each other with clever lines and House being a hilarious asshole. That and differential diagnoses. How the *bleep* is that gonna translate to a game...let alone the DS?

    If this is another "Trauma Center" with a House sticker on it, someone's gotta die.
  • 1
    Cruxis Mana Jun 10, 09
    Needs more Lupus.
  • 1
    Curt Connors Jun 10, 09
    House without Hugh Laurie. What a..genius idea
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    kik36 Jun 10, 09
    It's Trauma Center meets Phoenix Wright with a little bit of shit tossed in to glue it all together.
  • 0
    Capn Droid Jun 10, 09
    Turning shows into games has almost always been a bad idea, but this game simply won't work at all.
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    Pokeman Master Jul 11, 09
    Horrible idea, what's the storyline going to be? making witty comments and causing mental stress on patients?

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