Visionary developers Grasshopper, the minds behind the brilliant Killer 7 and the Wii's No More Heroes (which I've yet to play but can't wait to get hold of) are apparently creating Kurayami, a game based on 20th century writer Franz Kafka's novel The Castle.
While details are best described as sketchy, these early production visuals show an intriguing taste of how the game could look. Rumoured to be for the PS3, it'll be fascinating to see how Suda 51 and team will bring Kafka's strange, paranoid story of a remote village and its mysterious castle into the domain of videogames – but I for one can't wait. Basing a game on a literary novel isn't something that's been attempted before, and the results - given the developer's illustrious track record - could be electrifying.
So far, I've managed to resist the temptation to buy a PS3, but Grasshopper may be about to release a killer app to test my resolve...
More news on this when I get it - but until then, why not have a little look at my column on this very topic over on the superlative Den of Geek?
