There’s a new interview with Stewart Gilray, CEO of Just Add Water, by Christian Donlan at HookShootInc.com
He talks about 3D and Move support for Stranger HD, continuing struggles with the Xbox port, and what’s next for Munch’s Oddysee HD.
Read about it here.
GameCityNights has uploaded a full video recording of their conversation with Oddworld mastermind Lorne Lanning, which took place in April last year.
The irrepressible Lorne Lanning joined GameCity live from Oddworld Inhabitants HQ in Berkeley, California for ‘From The Desk Of…’ in which he examined the Oddworld legacy, the future of Oddworld Inhabitants and the HD remake of his critically acclaimed game Strangers’ Wrath. Oh, and the ‘weaponisation of pop media’. It was powerful stuff.
Filmed at GameCityNights, Nottingham, UK
April 28 2011
Eurogamer.net and Digital Foundry has posted an excellent interview with Stewart Gilray as well as taken an in-depth look into the changes JAW decided to make when remaking Stranger’s Wrath for the PS3.
Video and screenshot comparisons bewteen the original Xbox version and the new HD remake are made while Gilray explains the challenges JAW had to overcome in order to get the game running smoothly in 720p and 60fps. It’s a bit heavy on tech, but a great read nonetheless. Other interesting tidbits include the MIA Xbox360 version and JAW’s optimism towards finishing the rest of the Quintology.
As part of the Steam Holiday Sale, The Oddboxx is offered for a mere $3,74 until the 2nd January. Alternatively you can get each separate Oddworld game with a -75% reduction. To make a fair comparison, that’s Abe’s Oddysee for less than a cheeseburger, but nutritious enough to substitute carrots and tomatoes for 2 weeks, metaphorically speaking.
Don’t miss this insanely cheap opportunity to complete your Oddworld collection or gift some friends! Heck I’d gift this to my enemies!
Game developer ADEPT Games, known for its puzzle game Trixel which is available on the AppStore, has announced a partnership with Oddworld Inhabitants on Trixel and Oddworld related content.
It brings us great pleasure to announce that we’ll be collaborating with our good friends at Oddworld Inhabitants on special Trixel and Oddworld-related content, to be detailed in the near future.
We’ll announce specifics about the project in the next couple of months. In the meantime, Adept Games’ Creative Director Daniel Boutros had this to say about the upcoming collaboration:
“I’m a big fan of the Oddworld universe games and team, and I’ve been wanting to work with them on something a little different for quite some time. I can’t wait to show people what we’re cooking up.”
Stewart Gilray of JAW LTD / Oddworld Inhabitants, had this to say…
“At Oddworld we’re always looking at new and interesting ideas in getting the universe out there. When Adept came to us with their ideas and thoughts for a tie in, there was no way we could say no.”
ABOUT TRIXEL
Trixel is a unique logic puzzle game built by Adept Games; a small crew comprising of games industry veterans and new blood alike. Trixel earned 8/10 and above critic review scores across the board, has gained numerous accolades since release, including a Best App Ever 2nd and 3rd place finalist in Puzzle and Family categories (2009) and many “game of the week” accolades from Metro UK, T3, WhatTheyPlay and others.
The New Media Film Festival 2011 discussion panel covering the award winning video game documentary Moral Kombat, is now available in video form on youtube. The panel features the documentary’s director Spencer Halpin and Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning, and touches upon topics such as the making of the documentary and issues surrounding video games as a free art form.
2011 New Media Film Festival Q & A session with Expert Game Creator Lorne Lanning, Director Spencer Halpin and Producer Ramy Katrib.
Moral Kombat takes a look into the controversial subject of violence in video games and examines the conflict between the game developers rights to create and its potential impact on children.
Lorne Lanning at SXSW 2011
The SXSW ConceptArt.org panel which took place in March 2011 and featured speakers such as Lorne Lanning of Oddworld fame and Jason Manley, co-founder of ConceptArt.org and The Art Department, has now been published online in audible form. Topics discussed, amongst many others, include the rise of conceptart.org, virtual schools compared to traditional curicculums, and the struggles the modern-day artist face while trying to survive the ever-accelerating changes taking place in the industry.
If you’re a digital artist or traditional illustrator looking for information on how to market yourself to the world, this session is pure gold, don’t miss it!
The Venice Biennial, one of Europe’s major contemporary art events, have since June 4th been showcasing a large collection of prints from the Oddworld games in a special event dedicated to the art in video games entitled “Neoludica. Art is a Game 2011-1966″. The event takes place in two locations, one in Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre, focusing on commercial console games and video game history, the other in Sala Laneri focusing on the work of independent artists. You will be able to catch the Oddworld prints as well as other playable console games in Mestre.
The event can be visited until November 27th.
Lorne Lanning along with Spencer Halpin (Director of the violent video game documentary Moral Kombat) will be holding a Q&A session at the New Media Film Festival where they will be discussing their work as well as violence in video games. The festival takes place in Los Angeles during May 20-21.
Lorne Lanning (Co-founder of Oddworld Inhabitants) along with Jason Manley (President of The Art Department) will be holding a panel about creative inspiration at SXSW (South By Southwest) this Sunday, March 13. If you have planned to attend the festival, make sure not to miss this panel!