A handful of folks left jobless in the wake of EA Chicago's closure last November have banded together to form their own independent development studio, Robomodo. The company was actually -- and quiet stealthily we might add -- formed in January 2008 by a number of EA Chicago vets, including Robomodo president and director Josh Tsui, who revealed to GameDaily that the fledgling studio has already been tapped by Actiblizzard to create a new title based on one of the publisher's IP.
As for what exactly Tsui and company are up to, the team isn't talking specifics, saying only that it is a "high-profile extreme sports title," familiar territory for developers who worked on such franchises as Fight Night, Mortal Kombat and Def Jam. Given the group's experience with these sorts of titles, coupled with Tsui's admission in a separate Gamasutra interview that a "good chunk" of those working on the project also helped create Fight Night Round 3 for EA, we wouldn't be at all surprised if Robomodo's plans include trying to go toe-to-toe with their former employers in the ring.
Stay tuned tomorrow for an interview with Robomodo's Tsui and Michicich.
Reader Comments (9)
Posted: Sep 30th 2008 9:45PM (Unverified) said
Is it asking too much for a giant robot fighting game, from a studio called 'Robomodo'?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 10:00PM cuteSAVAGE said
I don't care what kind of games they make, whether they are good or not, or the fact they are working for Activision and beginning with an unoriginal IP...
That logo is the epitome of awesomeness!
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That logo is the epitome of awesomeness!
Posted: Sep 30th 2008 11:10PM Captain Underpants and the Bring said
Don't you mean Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 10:13PM (Unverified) said
In all seriousness though, I think this may turn out to bite EA in the ass. Though Icon sucked, it looked real good,Fight Night was bangin', so I expect good thing from these dudes.. Good Luck!
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Posted: Sep 30th 2008 10:22PM (Unverified) said
"it sucked but it was pretty"
I wish i could say the same about my last girlfriend.
It'd also help if she were real
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I wish i could say the same about my last girlfriend.
It'd also help if she were real
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