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Carmageddon Careens Back Onto Radar

Posted by simoniker on from the green-blood-ahoy dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to GameSpot's report that a new version of gory driving title Carmageddon is listed for release in 2005 by publisher SCi. This highly Death Race 2000-influenced franchise often got in trouble with censors for "sequences in which pedestrians are run over by the player", and despite suffering diminishing returns for the sequels, was a fiercely addictive title (especially in the original's rarely-tried LAN multiplayer modes.) However, there's no word yet on platforms or gameplay details for this new title.

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  1. Karmageddon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    First reading the title, I thought it was some sort of disaster involving slashdot karma.

    My mistake

    (posting as an A.C. to avoid karmageddon)

  2. Awesome game, but don't go out driving for a while by N0decam · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've gotta say that Carmageddon is the one game that, while fun to play, seriously affected my driving for hours afterwards.

    It was very tough to not swerve onto the sidewalk on my way home after a day-long Carmageddon session at a friend's place. Seriously.

    But I didn't do it, which is why I'm not currently in prison or the loony bin.

  3. In other news... by JRAC · · Score: 4, Funny
    SCi has filed a law suit against Grand Theft Auto publisher, Rockstar Games.

    SCi claims parts of GTA contain ideas and concepts - such as pedestrian death by motor vehicle - originally developed by the company in their Carmegeddon System V software, have been illegaly incorporated in to Rockstar Games' products.
    SCi has revoked Rockstar's IBSL (Innocent Bystander Squishing License) and has also sent letters to over 1,000 GTA owners warning them of the possible copyright infringement.