The Grateful Dead will truly never die. Apparently, the next incarnation of the group will be that of video-game inspirations. That's right: The Dead are getting their own title, Find Your Own Way Home. Interestingly, the game emphasizes finding hidden objects and unlocking cool band-related extras, as opposed to playing music via instruments or fighting evil buzzkill ninjas.
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In partnership with Digital Experience, the Curious Sense creators will launch the experience August 2011, and the game will be accessible via Facebook, online-game portals, the Dead website and other platforms.
Why not just a full-on Dead Rock Band version? For one, they already have some songs available for download. But more important, the recent band-specific Rock Band titles have underperformed, including the Beatles (oddly). The more open-ended nature of Find Your Own Way should appeal to the die-hard Deadheads, providing a chill gaming experience built more on affinity for the group than technical prowess or achieving high scores, which is just as Jerry would have wanted it.
