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11-12-2008, 02:51 AM
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz (http://www.gamesindutry.biz) Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley let slip that the company has numerous ideas for original XBL, PSN and WiiWare titles but that they won't ever stop making boxed games.
"I'm also very keen on the studio maintaining a certain output of original things, so we're looking at the smaller-scale platforms - the XBLA, PSN, that kind of area. The trouble is, I can't find any spare resource to actually do them, so every time we come up with some ideas, we realise we don't have any coders or artists free - they're all working on other projects.
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But if that change happens, it won't spell the end of boxed product developments at Rebellion: "At the same time our biggest clients are traditional boxed product clients, and they sell hugely, in vast numbers," he revealed. "The Simpsons Game sold hugely well, and all the other titles have sold well, so we're not going to turn our back on those, because it's brilliant.
The article also hints at a possible 2000AD MMO right here. (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rebellion-digital-distribution-is-fascinating-opportunity)
"I'm also very keen on the studio maintaining a certain output of original things, so we're looking at the smaller-scale platforms - the XBLA, PSN, that kind of area. The trouble is, I can't find any spare resource to actually do them, so every time we come up with some ideas, we realise we don't have any coders or artists free - they're all working on other projects.
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But if that change happens, it won't spell the end of boxed product developments at Rebellion: "At the same time our biggest clients are traditional boxed product clients, and they sell hugely, in vast numbers," he revealed. "The Simpsons Game sold hugely well, and all the other titles have sold well, so we're not going to turn our back on those, because it's brilliant.
The article also hints at a possible 2000AD MMO right here. (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rebellion-digital-distribution-is-fascinating-opportunity)