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.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.Reader Comments (13)
Posted: May 21st 2008 12:44AM (Unverified) said
OK, neat. But what about, my lord and savior, George R.R. Martin?
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Posted: May 21st 2008 12:48AM (Unverified) said
Gonna have to wait just a little longer for A Song of Ice and Fire game I'm afraid ;)
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Posted: May 21st 2008 1:50AM (Unverified) 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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Posted: May 21st 2008 4:24AM (Unverified) 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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Just remember;
The enemy's Gate is Down.
Posted: May 21st 2008 6:36AM Deezul AwT 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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Posted: May 21st 2008 2:48PM (Unverified) said
There's an Empire movie being made?
They're also making an "Ender's Game" movie (technically it's combining the story of "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow", what with something like 60% of each book being internal monologue)
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They're also making an "Ender's Game" movie (technically it's combining the story of "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow", what with something like 60% of each book being internal monologue)
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