--- description: It was really only a matter of time title: A Sharknado Video Game Is on the Way image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdbbf9dc2cd32335/69869ae906f2c1b80732fd2d/ap840109602807_thumb.jpg?branch=production&width=480&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here Comes the _Sharknado_ Video Game You Secretly Kind of Wanted by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2014 8:04 PM CUT  NBCUniversal / AP by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2014 8:04 PM CUT On July 30, viewers will be treated to (or, depending on your perspective, tortured with) [a sequel](http://time.com/15798/sharknado-2-is-coming-in-july/ "undefined") to _Sharknado_, the “[exquisitely ridiculous](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/12/perfect-storm-the-genius-of-sharknado/ "undefined")” Syfy movie that took social media by storm in 2013\. To accompany the release of _Sharknado 2,_ we’re also getting a video game. It will be released sometime before the movie’s premiere, [according to ](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sharknado-video-game-arriving-syfy-717073 "undefined")the _Hollywood Reporter._ The game, which will be available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod, will allow users to race through New York City, fending off sharks with the help of chainsaws. Laugh all you want, but you _know_ that sounds like fun. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2967153/sharknado-video-game/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2967153/sharknado-video-game/"},"headline":"Here Comes the Sharknado Video Game You Secretly Kind of Wanted","datePublished":"2014-07-08T20:04:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:29.292Z","description":"It was really only a matter of time","url":"https://time.com/2967153/sharknado-video-game/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Video Games","Technology","sharknado"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdbbf9dc2cd32335/69869ae906f2c1b80732fd2d/ap840109602807_thumb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdbbf9dc2cd32335/69869ae906f2c1b80732fd2d/ap840109602807_thumb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AP840109602807_thumb","caption":"","creditText":"NBCUniversal / AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2967153/sharknado-video-game/","name":"Here Comes the Sharknado Video Game You Secretly Kind of Wanted"}}]}] ```