It's been over 30 years since Clint Eastwood's famous 'Dirty Harry' character blew away the punks and psychopaths of San Francisco. But the character is being resurrected in a video game, and Clint's involved.

An excerpt from the NYT story:

Pauline Kael described Clint Eastwood's 1971 film, "Dirty Harry," as "cheerfully fascist" and "deeply immoral." One can only imagine what the late film critic would have said about "Dirty Harry," the video game.

The actor will lend his voice and likeness to a new "Dirty Harry" game, which is being produced by Eastwood's Malpaso Productions and overseen by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. "There are a lot of fans of the Harry Callahan character," said Warner Brothers' president and chief operating officer, Alan Horn. "And this is Clint's way of bringing it to a new audience and having some fun with it."

In a prepared statement, Mr. Eastwood said the games, "will also introduce this memorable film character to new generations on a medium they appreciate." The game will include characters and settings from the five-film franchise, which began with "Dirty Harry" in 1971 and ended with "The Dead Pool" in 1988. But the storyline will be original. "We are not retelling the stories that have already been told," said Jason Hall, senior vice president of Warner Brothers Interactive.

Mr. Hall would not comment on whether the video game will use a first-person shooter or third-person style of play. But the level of violence will match that seen on the big screen, which was controversial in its day.