Bitmob did a interview with Lorne Lanning, the father of the Oddworld franchise, where he revealed some exciting stuff for Oddworld fans. Numerous things were discussed in the interview, but the most interesting bit of news is that the Oddworld franchise will be hitting the PlayStation Network and Steam soon.
First up, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee and Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus are getting re-released on to the PSN. Lorne actually just signed the contract this past week to get these games on the network and we can expect them pretty soon.
Steam, and some other digital distribution sources, will also get the first two games as well as Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee and Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. The four pack, called The Oddbox, will be out this Winter.
It’s great to see the return of these classic games, but what about a new Oddworld game? We’re going to have to just keep on hoping as Lorne puts it:
“Regarding new material, we hope to have an announcement soon, but I’ve been saying that for awhile now so I’ll just shut up and hope for the best.”
Just keep on hoping, kiddos.
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3:00 AM on 10.09.2009
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Thanks Destructoid! Now I'm going to be kinda happy and kinda sad all day!
Been too long Abe, been too long.
I am glad to see sony doing this, the Abe games play like a dream on a PSP with P.O.P.S :D
second
also about damn time
The original games would be perfect for PSP.
i was just thinking a few days ago how much i loved abe and whether i should try tracking down a way of playing it again, for the lil kid in me that was a HARD game!
WOOOP!
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54452
More people need to put out news like that, rather than raising false expectations. Can't fault him for honesty.
Also, I'd given up hope that the 3D Oddworld games would make it to PC, since there's been silence on that front for a while. I'm quite excited -- I wonder if they'll be straight ports or if the graphics will be polished up a bit.
'Cause profits were grim.
Paramites and Scrabs
Had been turning up thin.
But Molluck was cool.
He had a plan.
This new kind of meat - it was us!
But this is still good news! More incentive for me to get a Steam account, I guess.