EA rumoured to publish Stranger
The second astounding news item on Oddworld today, and the third in the last few days, it now seems possible that Oddworld Inhabitants have found a new publisher: EA Games. Although not yet officially confirmed, Computer and Video Games claims that a senior developer contact reports the deal has been signed and the game has gone alpha, with an official announcement to be made at the end of June. The article also claims the gameplay “will encompass a first‐person shooter control and view style, with third‐person melee combat,” and that controls may be based on Halo’s, a game of which Oddworld Inhabitants are reputedly fans.
Many thanks to Worship for finding this article and appearing in OddChat with news of it. Read TeamXbox’s reaction to this story, as well as their thoughts on Microsoft purchasing a 50% stake in Oddworld Inhabitants. Note that member The GiB claims that CVG are “notorious” for posting rumours as facts, so remember this news is currently stands as unofficial and unconfirmed. The CVG article also makes mention of The Art of the Oddworld Universe book, Atari’s ditching of OWI, and the Stranger opening sequence being submitted to SIGGRAPH.
IGN have their own version of the Atari story.
Sources: Worship