Comments on: Maxis co-founder working on new Oddworld game http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/ This is the news Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: ecu http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10897 ecu Fri, 23 May 2008 17:21:59 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10897 Oddworld Inhabitants never shut down. Lorne Lanning is still with the company, he's the driving force behind this new project. They left the gaming industry after EA failed to promote the Xbox-only Stranger's Wrath. They closed their games development team and diverted attention to creating movies, of which we've seen nothing of yet. The "we're not making games anymore" announcement was more of a knee jerk reaction to the commercial failure of their last game, and in 2006 they announced that they were returning to games, and their ideas were in the planning stages. I believe their current business focus is game/movie cross IP's. The statement that Braun made yesterday that the game would feature "cinematic quality on a '1 to 1 scale' to that of computer-generated motion pictures" was as much of a hint towards their current plans than just a simple comparison. I believe they are trying to create a game that looks as good as the CGI movie that will coincide with it. Oddworld Inhabitants never shut down. Lorne Lanning is still with the company, he’s the driving force behind this new project. They left the gaming industry after EA failed to promote the Xbox-only Stranger’s Wrath. They closed their games development team and diverted attention to creating movies, of which we’ve seen nothing of yet. The “we’re not making games anymore” announcement was more of a knee jerk reaction to the commercial failure of their last game, and in 2006 they announced that they were returning to games, and their ideas were in the planning stages. I believe their current business focus is game/movie cross IP’s.

The statement that Braun made yesterday that the game would feature “cinematic quality on a ‘1 to 1 scale’ to that of computer-generated motion pictures” was as much of a hint towards their current plans than just a simple comparison. I believe they are trying to create a game that looks as good as the CGI movie that will coincide with it.

]]> By: Truk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10891 Truk Fri, 23 May 2008 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10891 Yeah, I was under the impression that Oddworld Inhabitants was shut down. Yeah, I was under the impression that Oddworld Inhabitants was shut down.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10793 patlike Fri, 23 May 2008 07:24:43 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10793 Lanning and Sherry are long gone, as far as I'm aware. Lanning and Sherry are long gone, as far as I’m aware.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10791 Blerk Fri, 23 May 2008 07:23:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10791 I thought they'd quit the whole business? I thought they’d quit the whole business?

]]> By: Michael http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10783 Michael Fri, 23 May 2008 06:20:13 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/23/maxis-co-founder-working-on-new-oddworld-game/#comment-10783 If it's not Lorne Lanning, don't even bother. If it’s not Lorne Lanning, don’t even bother.

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