Kanye West is working on a video game. You read that right. The rap star, who’s branched out into other fields like fashion, is now developing a video game.
West dropped the news in a radio interview with “The Breakfast Club” where he was discussing his new song with Paul McCartney, “Only One.” The song is about his late mother, Donda West, who died following a surgical procedure in 2007.
The video game will feature his mother trying to get to heaven. Little is known about the game other than that. Yahoo Finance reached out to Glu Mobile (GLUU), the app developer behind Kim Kardashian West’s successful app “Hollywood,” to find out if they were working with West but did not hear back.
But West’s revelation got us thinking about all of the other successful stars who’ve tried their hand at games.
Kim Kardashian
West may have been inspired by the success of his wife, Kim Kardashian. She’s one of the most recent high profile celebrities to get into the world of games. She released an app “Hollywood” that has users try and gain fans and work their way into the A list.
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Early estimates said the app was wildly successful and set to make $200 million. It hasn’t been quite that blockbuster yet; the app earned $45 million in the third quarter of 2014. But it’s still a big win for Kardashian – she takes home 45% of revenue.
Katy Perry
Glu Mobile has also tapped Katy Perry for a video game. The game was announced just days after Perry performed the half-time show at this year’s Super Bowl. There are no details about the game yet, but it’s safe to say it will encompass Perry’s unique style, one that’s famous for including cotton candy and other confections.
This isn’t Perry’s first foray into games; Sims created a Katy Perry game: The Sweet Treat. The game allowed players to “Sweeten your Sims' lives with delicious, Katy Perry-inspired items from a cupcake-themed guitar and candy playground equipment, to luscious cotton candy trees” for just $24.99.
Kate Upton
Supermodel Kate Upton is taking a different approach to the gaming world. Instead of launching her own game, she’s signed on to become the face of “Game of War: Fire Age,” developed by a fairly unknown app-maker Machine Zone.
Like Perry, Upton made a splash during the Super Bowl when she appeared in an ad for the game (price tag: $4.5 million). Upton appears in the game as well, offering users paid upgrades and often wearing sultry period costumes. She even spends some time in a bathtub, though we’re sure it’s for plot purposes.