EA looking at 'reimagining' old franchises
Electronics Arts is looking at "reimagining" and bringing back "a couple of old franchises," according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau. However, it's unwilling to bring a series back unless it can be add something new.
Electronics Arts is looking into "reimagining" and bringing back "a couple of old franchises," EA Labels president Frank Gibeau said at Gamescom, mentioning Road Rash and the Strike series. However, he explained, the colossal developer and publisher is unwilling to bring a series back unless it can add something new.
"We kind of have a rule which is you've got to have a really good reason to bring something back - What can you do to it that makes it fresh and brings something new to the equation of the franchise?"
"Like basically what we did with Medal of Honor when we brought it back; we looked at going after more modern themes... the war that's happening now as opposed to a historical war. That was the reason we brought Medal of Honor back,"
Gibeau told CVG.
"But when we look at Road Rash, the Strike series or some of these other franchises we really challenge ourselves. We can't just put them on new tech with the same gameplay from ten years ago, we've got to have something new. That's the typical challenge that we have."
A supposed new Road Rash seen in leaked footage in 2009 was reportedly cancelled, but that certainly doesn't close the door for future attempts.
Now, if EA would finally say something about the new Syndicate game we've been expecting for yonks, that'd be just dandy. Last we heard, it was in development for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at The Darkness and Chronicles of Riddick developer Starbreeze.
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Electronics Arts is looking at "reimagining" and bringing back "a couple of old franchises," according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau. However, it's unwilling to bring a series back unless it can be add something new.-
cmon rugby
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rugby Jetpack Christmas Edition
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haha, that's awesome, gonna have to check it out when I get home.
I loved that game so much when I was in high school-
Me too MaWiMo, me too. So much time wasted building and testing levels.
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yesss. And to add something new, make it actually good. The controls and gameplay were usually so sketch.
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This disagree with you: http://www.ultimaforever.com
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sounds interesting geedeck, tell me more about this game!
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It's a compelling single player (and optionally co-op) RPG that takes you through a corridor filled harrowing journey, while stalked by an implacable foe. As you progress you can master your environment, collect audio recordings and control amazing powers as you sometimes work with and against your nemesis in a clausterphobic and run-down environment.
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a lot of people talk about it but i never played it, and i heard it inspired bioshock
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yea I've heard good things.
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SS1 still has a great story, and in my book, is worth playing. I'm so glad I stuck with the controls. It would have made a huge difference, though, had they introduced WASD. It was really kind of the first game that needed that kind of control scheme.
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lol I didn't like Deus Ex either, what now?!
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We need to have words. None of them are pleasant.
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The question is, are you talking about SS1 or SS2. 95% of the Shack has not even played SS1 and always refers to SS2 as "System Shock". Imho, SS1 is better.
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Guilty admittance. I have never played SS1 or SS2. WHERE DO I BUY THESE FROM?
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SS2 was up on under dog for the longest time as abandon ware, but I don't know where you get it now. GoG? Co-op is a blast, so many long enduring in-jokes occurred from playing that.
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SS2 will barely play on a normal machine. It's basically a toss. There's a billion issues with the most random stuff (e.g. playing cutscenes), and you'll have random crashes all the time.
I tried to get SS2 to play for months on my computer a couple of years ago and just gave up, even after trying billions of different versions (including commercial ones) :(
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No.
NO.
NONONONONO.
NO.
Remember them as they were and celebrate them, but never resurrect them and risk cursing their continued existence.
For every DX: Human Revolution we get, 50 DX: Invisible Wars, Operation Flashpoint 2's, Bionic Commandos are made... EA has no hope of not fucking it up terribly. I weep at what they will do to the new Syndicate Wars whenever that emerges.
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or Brian Reynolds
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or Ryan Reynolds
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or Julia Stiles
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or Julia Roberts
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or Raul Julia
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Y'all have no idea do you? So sad.
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Renegade Ops comes immediately to mind.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/-
Well, having said that, I guess maybe that's EA point. This already beats them to the punch. They'd have to one-up this game to bring back the Strike series. But, I'd say there's probably room in the market for more than one game, especially when you have a AAA publisher backing it in.
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MUTANT LEAGUE FOOTBALL & ROADRASH
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These should come to gog
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Damn I knew I forgot one
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I want them to bring back Arena Football.
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Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, Crusader: No Remorse, Time Splitters, Ultima, not old but more Saboteur would be nice
not sure how many of those EA owns the rights to but take your pic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Electronic_Arts_games
was a Bard's Tale good?-
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gigantic shit throwing cows were the best thing about that game come on
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pretty sure Time Splitters is owned by Crytek now, but I'd still love to see another one.
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Just make Ultima 7 and Serpent Isle available for download and I'll be happy! I lost my discs but still have the cloth map and numerous instruction books that came with it!
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Hoping they reimagine System Shock, Dungeon Keeper and Mirror's Edge.
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Yay this! Moon buggy racing! Stock car racing on the buggy track on the moon! Loved that game even when it was getting 1fps on my Atari800.
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ROAD RASH. NOW.
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Skitchin would be cool too
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Need a new blitz game.
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EA with the teasing. It seems like every so often they hold out the hand of any number of their beloved franchises potentially being remade, let the hype simmer, and then repeat just that part again.
All the titles they green light and we get some line about needing a really good reason to bring a game back. How about, they are good core design concepts, that built a strong enough following that there are still people who remember them fondly enough to want more, and there's a whole new generation of hardware and gamers to make them for.-
^ This
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Except every time a franchise is brought back those core design concepts are ignored and instead they use whatever flavor of the month game concepts are out there.
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Alpha Centari with waist-height walls. FPS!
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Sounds like the new xcom game is going to be pretty badass.
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Yes!
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There is a third person action kind of game using the Dungeon Keeper IP lisenced in China, but EA still owns the the IP.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/26/wing-commander-and-dungeon-keeper-2-head-up-new-ea-re-releases-from-good-old-games/
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Wait, are we back to liking EA this week? I forget.
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Road Rash as I've posted before would be awesome on the current consoles. Imagine a twenty person race across the country. You'd be able to join "gangs" and have gang war races. FUCKING HELL GIVE ME ROAD RASH.
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Man, the Road Rash series was one of the best EA ever made. I would take Strike next and there is no excuse why they cannot bring them back with current graphics. I know a ton of people that would play them. I been screaming for RR to come back for years on deaf ears. Perhaps Frank will say pop, shake his head off and actually retract that ridiculous statement. ROAD RASH NOW!!!!
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EA, just reimagining whatever.
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I've got a good reason for EA to release new games from old series: Because they bought the IPs and developers and then promptly killed them off for no reason other than the simple act of possession!!! Seriously, how many great IPs and development houses has EA swallowed up and then shoved off of a cliff? In the very least they should look at selling licenses for titles to interested developers. What is the point of owning an IP if you aren't going to actually use the freaking IP?
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"However, it's unwilling to bring a series back unless it can be add something to our bottom line."
There, thats better.-
Perhaps by "add something new" they mean "find a way to shoehorn in at least $100 worth of DLC."
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Then just copy the Valve model and add hats. Done!
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There are so many games in EA's back catalog I want them to remake which they never will. I really just want a new Wing Commander, a new Sim City, and a new Bullfrog game (Theme park, hospital, or Dungeon Keeper would be fine) Yeah Road Rage and Ultima would be cool but I don't see those coming back.
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Open world, free roaming sandbox road rash.
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THIS!!!!!
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Magic Carpet 3D
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lands of lore sequel done right plz
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