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New Oddworld Games In Development

Posted by Soulskill on from the hiatus-ending dept.

Game developer Just Add Water announced today that the Oddworld series, dormant since 2005, will be getting multiple new titles in the near future. Quoting: "... for the past 12 months we have been working extremely closely with the fantastic people at Oddworld Inhabitants, from what started off as brief discussions in June 2009, to now working on multiple projects, across multiple platforms. Whilst we cannot go into specifics right now, we can tell you that over the coming weeks and months we will be announcing these exciting projects starring all of your favorite Oddworld characters."

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  1. hmmmmmm!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    hmmmmmm!!!!

  2. Oddworld's great contribution to gaming was by Haoie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, it was using your ancestoral spirits to possess your own flatulence.

    Hmmm.

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  3. That's what they get... by Yosho-sama · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For abandoning the PS2 in favor of the original X-Box. Exclusivity deals FTL.

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    1. Re:That's what they get... by drc003 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's ridiculous you get modded flamebait for pointing out the fact that exclusivity deals stink and it did indeed cost Oddworld alot of possible sales. Fanboys suck.

    2. Re:That's what they get... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I always found it ironic that the Oddworld games were about the little guy against the big corporations. With Much's Oddysee, Oddworld teamed up with Microsoft, then for Strangers Wrath Oddworld teamed up with EA.

    3. Re:That's what they get... by Yosho-sama · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think they were mistaking my schadenfreude for trolling. I loved the original Oddworld game.

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  4. Possibly the Oddbox? by J_DarkElf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It was mentioned before by the Oddworld Inhabitants team that if the re-released Abe games sold well there would be an Oddbox, with additionally Munch's Oddysee and Stranger's Wrath ported to Windows.
    This sounds more like a reference to that, since there is no indication Squeek's Oddysee or other new Oddworld games are in development.

  5. Oddworld XVIII: Violating Abe's Corpse? by Rogerborg · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess whether warming up old franchises and churning out sequels ad infinitum is PlusBad or PlusGood largely depends on whether you're a fanboi of that particular franchise. Let's remember that the next time we mock the latest incarnation of MetalWarfareHalo 23: Encashening Extreme Edition.

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  6. What happened to the rumours... by Amarantine · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...of a re-release of all 5 Oddworld-games for Windows through steam, including Munch's Oddysee and Stranger's Wrath? Wikipedia links to http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/10/12/oddworld-games-being-ported-to-pc/1 and appearantly it was confirmed by Oddworld Inhabitants for early 2010.

    1. Re:What happened to the rumours... by degotas · · Score: 2, Informative

      http://www.gog.com/en/search/sort/search/abe Already available for windows and was available.

  7. Follow Me by shadowknot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Amazing, isn't it, that in the years since Abe's Oddysee came out the phrase "Follow Me" has become a cultural phenomenon thanks to Twitter. Or am I making to much of a tenuous connection over two words?

    1. Re:Follow Me by ampathee · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Yeah, I think you are. It's not like "follow me" wasn't a common phrase before Abe came along.

  8. I guess their discussion went something like this: by BobisOnlyBob · · Score: 3, Funny

    what started off as brief discussions in June 2009

    Oddworld Inhabitants: "Hello"
    Just Add Water: "Hello"
    Oddworld Inhabitants: "Follow me"
    Just Add Water: "Okay"
    Oddworld Inhabitants: "Work!"
    Just Add Water: *works*