NEWS - Monday, May 14, 2001
Loose Cannon on Xbox ?
UbiSoft has picked up the pink slip to one of Digital Anvil’s old game titles, Loose Cannon a racing game that will "give players a unique gaming experience." Microsoft was helping Loose Cannon make it’s way to the PC, but that idea was shot down. Now with UbiSoft planning on making games for the Xbox, there is a good chance that Loose Cannon might have a new home. Here is a clip from the press release. (Pay no mind to the other title "Conquest: Frontier Wars" in the press release, it’s for the PC)
PARIS, France - May 14, 2001 - Ubi Soft Entertainment has signed a deal with Digital Anvil Holdings to publish Loose Cannon and Conquest: Frontier Wars worldwide. With this agreement Ubi Soft acquires the rights to publish Loose Cannon on all platforms, and the rights to publish Conquest: Frontier Wars on PC. Ubi Soft’s objective will be to expand the Loose Cannon brand by developing it on next generation consoles.The two projects were originally handled by Digital Anvil, an Austin, Texas based company founded by Chris Roberts. Roberts is one of the stars of the development world, best known for the wildly successful Wing Commander series. Eric Peterson, the original producer of the game, has opened his own development house called Fever Pitch Studios, Inc., to finish work on Conquest: Frontier Wars, which is slated for release in the 3rd Quarter of 2001. Sinister Games, Ubi Soft’s highly talented studio in Raleigh, North Carolina, will finish development on Loose Cannon, which is slated for release in the 1st Quarter of 2002.
Loose Cannon, created by Tony Zurovec, is pure action-adventure that combines an intense mercenary-style driving game with a shooting game. The year is 2016, and players take the role of bounty hunters in a country plagued by crime. Driving around cities from San Francisco to New York in a car equipped with weapons, players will hear police calls on the radio and choose whether to intervene in bank robberies, muggings and other crimes in progress. Two years of development and five million dollars have already been spent on the game. Loose Cannon uses the very latest technology to give players a unique gaming experience.
Conquest: Frontier Wars is a 3D real-time strategy game that takes place in solar systems around the galaxy. Aimed at RTS players aged 18 to 35, the game-play is reminiscent of tactical situations faced by the U.S. and Japan in the Pacific theater of World War II - but now those events are played out on the modern battleground of space.
Both games are in line with Ubi Soft’s strategy of acquiring strong brands. They expand the group’s adult offerings. "With these product acquisitions, Ubi Soft solidifies its strong commitment to the PC market," said Ubi Soft President and CEO Yves Guillemot. "Loose Cannon and Conquest: Frontier Wars are both incredible games that are going to revolutionize their respective genres."
Highlights of Loose Cannon, Conquest: Frontier Wars and the rest of Ubi Soft’s impressive product lineup will be shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on May 17-19th.
Big thanks goes out to Caligari!
Source: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
