Starbreeze Studios working on as-yet-unnamed update to ‘acclaimed series’
EA Partners has teamed up with The Darkness developers Starbreeze Studios to reinvent one of the publisher’s classic franchises.
The title, with the internal code name Project RedLime, is being developed for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
“EA Partners is thrilled to hand over the keys to one of EA’s most acclaimed franchises to Starbreeze Studios,” said David DeMartini, vice president and general manager of EA Partners.
“Starbreeze’s pedigree is undisputed and we could not be happier to welcome them to the EA Partners family. The team is creating an incredibly innovative take on a classic property and EA Partners is poised to deliver a blockbuster launch on the global stage.”
“EA Partners gives independent developers like Starbreeze access to EA’s unrivaled global publishing infrastructure, letting us focus our energy on what we do best – making incredible games,” said Johan Kristiansson, CEO of Starbreeze Studios.
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“We’re already deep in development on Project RedLime and the team at EA is giving us the time we need to perfect our vision. We’re excited to bring a new perspective and gameplay innovation to this beloved fiction.”
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Need For Speed: Road Challenge?
Thats wishful thinking I guess...I miss the good old NFS games from back on the PC...With commentry and vids of each car the person who voice acted the comments about each car did it perfectly.
Re: Need For Speed: Road Challenge?
Syndicate, Desert Strike... no wait... James Pond it is.
Re: Need For Speed: Road Challenge?
Road Rash maybe>...or did they see the rights to THQ?
Re: Need For Speed: Road Challenge?
James Pond was Millenium (Now part of SCEE along with Psygnosis) originally - EA just did the ports to the consoles. Can i be really weird and ask for a new Deluxe Paint? lol
Re: Need For Speed: Road Challenge?
Zany Golf. Big, big franchise on the Mega Drive. I'm not serious.
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