Was it a project? A division? A windowless room in the basement of EA HQ? Whatever "Blueprint" was, it is no more. All corporate employees of
EA Blueprint were lost in the recent
layoffs, transferred, or simply quit, reports
Variety. The somewhat mysterious experiment, known as Blueprint, was established in mid-2007 as an effort to support a development process populated by individuals and small, independent teams working together virtually. Blueprint was best known for
striking a deal with Armature, the studio founded by several former
Metroid Prime developers, and for managing EA's trio of Spielberg games, of which
Bloom Blox was the first.
As it turns out, a sequel to
Boom Blox is currently underway, spearheaded by original developer EALA. The project is being shaped by many hands, though, co-created from various locations around the world. "Everybody is integrated, regardless of whether they're in the same physical location," an ex-Blueprint employee told Variety. "It's truly the spirit of what Blueprint was going to be."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wiinterfang @ Nov 19th 2008 12:48PM
Blow those chickens up!!!! that's how you cook a chicken PETA.
SKI @ Nov 19th 2008 12:52PM
Good, Boom Blox was one of the few amazing 3rd-party offerings.
Mr Khan @ Nov 19th 2008 1:05PM
Good to know. Boom Blox was one of those games that could have jumped up to a higher level with a few tweaks
I wonder if head-tracking will make it back in
Kevin @ Nov 19th 2008 1:11PM
Jeff Green's project!
Lewigi @ Nov 19th 2008 1:13PM
this article is so confusing. is it boom blox as the title suggests, or bloom blox and the article says?!?!
I'm so confused!!!!11!!!1!
Nigeria @ Nov 19th 2008 1:22PM
It's Blox Boom Bloomingdales.
sicsided @ Nov 19th 2008 1:56PM
Damn, that sucks for the people working there, especially since this is the first time in a long time EA has gone out on a limb with tons of new IP.
D_Average @ Nov 19th 2008 2:34PM
Looking to finally score Boom Blox for $20 at Target on Black Friday
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 19th 2008 2:36PM
I will admit that I as well, sadly ignored Boomblox. But I'll definitely look foward to playing the first and its sequel.