The rights to develop videogames based on George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire novels have been acquired by a French developer called Cyanide Studio. Currently, the only games based on Martin's fantasy world of political intrigue and backstabbing are a collectible card game and a board game. You can see the visuals in the above screenshot.

Cyanide Studio is best known for horse racing, rugby, and cycling management games. But they also have their share of fantasy cred after getting sued for making a fantasy sports management games called Chaos League. The folks at Games Workshop who have their own Warhammer-themed fantasy sports management game called Blood Bowl took the issue to court. As part of the settlement, Cyanide gets to has to make an official Blood Bowl game, which is due out later this year.

No details are available about what sort of Song of Fire and Ice game they'll make, but with a television series in development at HBO, this could be the next His Dark Materials. Ha ha, just kidding. I meant to say Lord of the Rings.