In a move that came out of the blue, but somehow feels right, Epic games (of Unreal and Gears fame) has acquired Chair Entertainment, the developers of Undertow for XBLA. Undertow was one of the earlier games to experiment with using Unreal Engine 3 on the Live Arcade and the fact that they are now owned by the makers of said engine seems to sit right. Chair Entertainment will still be known as such, and they are currently at work on two new projects, both of which have no announced platform (though XBLA is likeliest). The two games' titles are Empire: Alpha Complex and Ender's Game: Battle Room, both of which are based on properties of the novelist Orson Scott Card. Nothing else is known, but given the titles and properties that they correspond to, color us intrigued.
Orson Scott Card games from Undertow devs
In a move that came out of the blue, but somehow feels right, Epic games (of Unreal and Gears fame) has acquired Chair Entertainment, the developers of Undertow for XBLA. Undertow was one of the earlier games to experiment with using Unreal Engine 3 on the Live Arcade and the fact that they are now owned by the makers of said engine seems to sit right. Chair Entertainment will still be known as such, and they are currently at work on two new projects, both of which have no announced platform (though XBLA is likeliest). The two games' titles are Empire: Alpha Complex and Ender's Game: Battle Room, both of which are based on properties of the novelist Orson Scott Card. Nothing else is known, but given the titles and properties that they correspond to, color us intrigued.
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5-21-2008 @ 12:44AM
Chase said...
OK, neat. But what about, my lord and savior, George R.R. Martin?
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5-21-2008 @ 12:48AM
Terrence Stasse said...
Gonna have to wait just a little longer for A Song of Ice and Fire game I'm afraid ;)
5-21-2008 @ 1:15AM
heavensent said...
ender's game is my all time favorite book :]
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5-21-2008 @ 1:50AM
thefreshmaker.matt said...
Let's not forget that Chair was what came out of Advent Rising. A great game that just didn't get what it deserved in so many ways.
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5-21-2008 @ 2:29AM
haukke said...
the game had a really good story and i have wished for it to be continued on the 360.....maybe someday....maybe.the controls were a little funky but i really loved that game.
5-21-2008 @ 3:14AM
E.J. said...
If it weren't for the glitches, this game would've fared better. Actually, if you check out the PC version, a lot of the glitches that crippled the console version were fixed.
5-21-2008 @ 1:56AM
Deck said...
Loved the books, hopefully it comes out well. These could be a lot of fun!
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5-21-2008 @ 2:20AM
Tony said...
There was some screens of one of those games from a scan in a magazine. Really small, but it kind of seemed like a Flashback or Prince of Persia style game.
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5-21-2008 @ 4:24AM
JohnHeist said...
Heard about the Battle Room game back when Undertow went free, should be interesting.
Just remember;
The enemy's Gate is Down.
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5-21-2008 @ 6:36AM
Deezul said...
Technically, Empire is not an original OSC property - he was asked to write the story to go along with the video game. If you've read the book, it reads like a movie adaptation.
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