'Men in Black' video game announced

Men in Black will be available as a video game early next year.

The stand-alone title will feature its own original story based on the film series's combination of action, humour and special effects, and will feature familiar faces and new characters.

"The Men In Black franchise is an unbeatable starting point to deliver a genre-bending gaming experience with a level of production value on par with Hollywood," said Activision's executive vice president David Oxford.

Sony Pictures vice president of licencing Mark Caplan added: "With Activision bringing the Men In Black universe to life on next gen consoles for the first time, the Men In Black video game will be both familiar to fans, an exciting beginning for the uninitiated, and revolutionary for the franchise."

A Men in Black game was previously released on PC and PlayStation in 1997, with players controlling Will Smith's character James Edwards with Resident Evil-style controls.

Men in Black will be released in spring 2012 in time for Men in Black III's arrival in cinemas on May 25.

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Watch a movie trailer for Men in Black below: