Ever since Heat’s 1995 cinematic debut, a small yet vocal group of gamers has been clamoring for an adaptation of the crime drama. Gearbox Software president, Randy Pitchford, was of a similar mind, and optioned the rights to develop such a game. Fast forward five years to 2009, and when asked directly about the current status of Heat, Pitchford dropped a bomb.

“In a nutshell, we’re nowhere.” While he stated that all parties involved are still interested, he claims that the time constraints of the option were the deciding factor in the studio not retaining the rights to the property. “We’re not keeping the IP locked down anymore…if somebody else were in a spot where they could do it, and everybody was comfortable with that, then conceivably that could happen.“

Source: Joystiq