Wideload working on XBLA games
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 13th 2007 at 2:25PM }
With Hail to the Chimp coming along quite nicely, Alex Seropian admits they are working on Xbox Live Arcade "games." Speaking with Gamasutra, Seropian says they have two teams now at Wideload Games. One is working on HttC and the other is on games for "digital distribution." When pressed, he admitted they were for Live Arcade. Wideload Games seems be looking toward the future of digital distribution and learning the ins and outs of XBLA. Hail to the Chimp, despite being a retail product, plays like an arcade game. It's quite obvious how Xbox Marketplace could add to the coffers of Wideload if they sell extra battlegrounds and animals for the game. There's no word yet on what the actual XBLA games they are working on are.
Seropian also talks about Hail to the Chimp using the Unreal Engine 3 and his experience with the controversial engine. He says it's a "great toolset, it's a great engine, and you have to be a little careful about what you want to do with it." He says the engine was designed to make Gears of War, so it's been a challenge getting it to work, but that's it's been "really good" for them.
Seropian also talks about Hail to the Chimp using the Unreal Engine 3 and his experience with the controversial engine. He says it's a "great toolset, it's a great engine, and you have to be a little careful about what you want to do with it." He says the engine was designed to make Gears of War, so it's been a challenge getting it to work, but that's it's been "really good" for them.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stevo @ Aug 13th 2007 2:32PM
With Seropian working on XBLA-- I think we can expect some sweet stuff for the future.
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 13th 2007 2:33PM
The truth is out there.
Brucie B @ Aug 13th 2007 3:38PM
Cool...
Word of the street. @ Aug 13th 2007 5:15PM
Is just me or the xlive not only beat the Vc but is now being a reason to play the XLive daily?.
There is going to be a point where there are going to be more Xlive than Xbox 360 games.
colin @ Aug 13th 2007 9:15PM
agreed.
a lot of times i turn on my 360 just to escape in some puzzle games (cough lumines, cough). but the vc has those sexcellent nintendo franchises that xbla will never get.
Word of the street. @ Aug 13th 2007 5:16PM
I meant playing the x360 daily up there.