Jason Rohrer: Spielberg's 'LMNO' project probably cancelled

by JC Fletcher { Jun 26th 2009 at 9:45AM }

Before it was known as Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's puzzle game project was known as PQRS, and it was revealed alongside an Xbox 360/PS3 action game, codenamed LMNO, about a former secret agent on the run with a dynamic AI character.

Boom Blox, of course, was released to great critical acclaim, but LMNO hasn't been so lucky. In fact, the last thing we heard about it were rumors that the team had been laid off (which Spielberg denied) and the project put on hold.

In an interview with Edge, Passage creator Jason Rohrer revealed that he had been involved with the project. "On top of (odd programming jobs), I did some consulting work, most recently for EA on the Spielberg LMNO project," he told Edge. "My understanding is that project's pretty much been canceled now, what with the changing economy, but I'm not sure."

[Update: EA responds, telling Kotaku: "The rumor is incorrect. EA remains deeply committed to its collaboration with Steven Spielberg and projects we are developing together. LMNO was a code name for a project in development at EALA. While the project continues to develop at EALA with Steven, we no longer refer to it as LMNO. We have no further details to reveal at this time."]

Tags: ea, jason-rohrer, layoffs, lmno, passage, steven-spielberg

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Christopher Grant @ Jun 26th 2009 9:49AM

:-(

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 26th 2009 10:09AM

Commence the backup project "LMAO."

sicsided @ Jun 26th 2009 10:15AM

I really wish it could see the light of day. Jason Rohrer probably brought some interesting stuff to the equation.

Matt @ Jun 26th 2009 10:31AM

LMNO= Laugh my nob off?

Random G @ Jun 26th 2009 11:32AM

Laugh My Nuts Off

ohyeahcola @ Jun 26th 2009 12:15PM

lick my nuts off

cuteSAVAGE @ Jun 26th 2009 10:58AM

I really hope I'm not the only one who thought "Elemeno" was a letter when first learning the English alphabet.

This is unfortunate though if true. I didn't know Rohrer was involved in the project. Could have (still could?) turned into something genuinely interesting.

It's called Passage, by a guy named Jason Rohrer. http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/

I learned about it at http://autofish.net which is probably one of my favorite all time sites on the internet. Not because it's something totally different, but because I relate to the guy who made it a lot.