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Maxis co-founder confirms work on new Oddworld title photo

Speaking at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, Maxis co-founder Jeff Braun confirmed involvement in an upcoming Oddworld sequel. 

"They're such a talented group of people," he said of the series' creator, Oddworld Inhabitants, "and I really trust their ability to create compelling content."

This would be the first game since 2005 Xbox title, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, but don't go trying to pre-order the game just yet. Braun admits the game may not ship for "years." I'd be happy if the game ships at all; I certainly miss the quirky sensibilities of Oddworld Inhabitants, and I'd love to see what they could do with next-gen hardware.

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blehman's Avatar
blehman at 05/22/2008 13:23
Two words: Hell yes.
ShinAmano's Avatar
ShinAmano at 05/22/2008 13:24
OMG...I thought OWI closed their doors forever...YES!!!!!
Shin Oni's Avatar
Shin Oni at 05/22/2008 13:24
Oddworld is awesome. I remember playing the original on PS1. At that time, I had no idea why the game was a side scrollerish but I loved it. The first Xbox one was pretty fun too but I only played the Kiosk versions and never got that far.

I personally wouldn't mind them having a mix of both the 3d roaming along with some of the old school 2.5d platforming. Of course, that's if this game ever makes it out.
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Cowzilla3 at 05/22/2008 13:24
I love my XBox tile. I've got it all over the floor of my kitchen and bathroom. The thing I love about it is it's so easy to clean up spills.

DO WANT, by the way.
CALkulon's Avatar
CALkulon at 05/22/2008 13:26
YES YES YES YES
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 05/22/2008 13:26
@ Cowzilla3:

Twat. (Fixed.)
Nordstorm's Avatar
Nordstorm at 05/22/2008 13:27
I'm interested to see if it focuses on puzzles like the
first few games, or is it an action game like Stranger's
Wrath. Probably the latter. I'm happy either way.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 05/22/2008 13:29
Sorry that was just too good to pass up. Though now I'm wondering if there would actually be a market for that. There's gotta be plenty of people who would design their bathroom around an XBox theme, right?
Nordstorm's Avatar
Nordstorm at 05/22/2008 13:30
Oh, and DO WANT!
Shin Oni's Avatar
Shin Oni at 05/22/2008 13:38
@Cowzilla

find me someone who can model my bathroom after the PS2's blue and black theme and we're talking cashcow.
hicks's Avatar
hicks at 05/22/2008 13:42
I want more of those impossible to capture nubcakes that get owned by Scrabs; Just watch them die and lol!! SO FUN!!!!
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 05/22/2008 13:45
I love the tag...also, good news
kadosho's Avatar
kadosho at 05/22/2008 13:46
Great to see the team together again. Oddworld Inhabitants is a fun, talented, creative bunch. Can't wait to see what's ahead for this project.
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brainderailment at 05/22/2008 14:00
Sounds cool, but the wait sounds uncool.
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Joseph Leray at 05/22/2008 14:05
One of my favorite series of ever. I'm really glad this is going to exist eventually.
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galagabug at 05/22/2008 14:11
any game with a button designated to gas passing is ok in my book.
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Matthew Blake at 05/22/2008 14:18
Until I am certain that Lorne Lanning and Co. are back, I shall withhold any "hellsyeah".

...Alright, maybe just one.

HELLSYEAH!
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urbanyeti at 05/22/2008 14:24
Yes, yes, Y-E-S. My childhood was chalk full of Oddworld memories, and even the idea of more crazy fun gets me excited.
Iolaus's Avatar
Iolaus at 05/22/2008 14:39
Is this going to be an Xbox exclusive title?
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 05/22/2008 14:44
YEEESSSSSS
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luoxiang22 at 05/22/2008 14:44
I only ever played Stranger's Wrath but this is really exciting.
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king3vbo at 05/22/2008 14:49
Fuck. Yes.
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Upgrayedd at 05/22/2008 14:54
Sweet! I remember the manual for the first one mentioned that it was planned as a five game series, so I was bummed when Lanning called it quits after the fourth.
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bleep at 05/22/2008 14:55
I'd be interested I always liked Oddworld's style!
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Craig Lewis at 05/22/2008 14:57
This is awesome news. The oddworld series were great.

It'd be cool if they were working on the "Oddword: Hand of Odd" RTS game they canceled, that sounded interesting.
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Glorm at 05/22/2008 15:12
Hopefully this wont be another FPS. It would awesome if they did retro XBL release like they are doing with Bionic Commando.
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Sky-Face at 05/22/2008 15:13
I thought they closed the studio!? Im so so so so happy they they didnt! Abes exodus and muches oddessy were some of my favorite games of the past. fuck yes indeed.
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liam2015 at 05/22/2008 15:40
Fucking sweet. I had the first game for the PS1. My dad is gonna be excited about this.
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yaisuah at 05/22/2008 16:02
Oddworld Inhabitants never actually closed, they just said they weren't making any more video games and were working on a cg movie. I love their games to death, but they definitely payed the price for abandoning their fans and going with the XBOX.
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PaperBowser0 at 05/22/2008 16:13
Freaking amazing! I also had the first game for the PS1 and now...I just came.
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar
BlackSunEmpire at 05/22/2008 17:54
I'll likely pick this game up, awesome.
Elrando's Avatar
Elrando at 05/22/2008 18:41
Strangers Wrath was highly underrated.

Do want.
spas's Avatar
spas at 05/22/2008 19:12
Strangers Wrath amazing and you can just tell that OWI will do great no matter what they do on next gen hardware.

I AM SO HAPPY!

But so long to wait!
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 05/22/2008 19:32
If they make the new one like the first two, I'm down. I never tried Stranger's Wrath, though I hear it was pretty good. Munch's Oddyssey was so bad that it turned me off from the games though.
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Murumasa123 at 05/22/2008 19:37
Really? Fucking Hell!
I gotta tell mi little brother he loved the original oddworlds and they hve a special place in our hearts the same as "The Dark Crystal" Yay FIZGIG!
I do wish though theyd put strangers wrath playable on xbox 360.
TurboSpaz's Avatar
TurboSpaz at 05/22/2008 21:37
Oh shit yes! Mmm, I wonder what happened to the movie they were planning on making (after all, oddworld was originally going to be an animated movie before they decided to make it into a video game)?
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar
Too Much Coffee Man at 05/22/2008 23:18
Oddword was always one of my favorite games.

I'd love to buy a new HD one. They haven't let me down so far.

The only one i was skeptical was was Stranger's Wrath because of it's FPS style.
But it won me over, was tons of fun.


Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 05/22/2008 23:49
Is Lorne Lanning really going to go back to games??? I thought he gave that up for good?

Oh, and Strangers Wrath is the best single-player console FPS... ever?
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 05/23/2008 04:16
let's hope it actually comes out...

and yes Stranger's Wrath is indeed a highly underrated game
wonky360's Avatar
wonky360 at 05/23/2008 06:15
Strangers Wrath was the best game on the xbox, there - said it.
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micro44 at 05/23/2008 15:39
Very happy!!!

I was a HUGE fan of Munch's Oddysee, but never got to play Strangers Wrath because my original Xbox died before I got a chance to check it out and I don't see it listed on the backward compatibility list on xbox.com so I guess it is not worth tracking down a copy. Hopefully they will add it sometime soon.
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