
Microsoft drops OW4?
My computer has been suffering tremendously, so I’ve not been able to update as regularly as I’d like. I also apologise in advance if I’m late delivering other news stories. Unfortunately for Oddworld fans, OWF seems to be undergoing difficulties all of its own, and in several different forms. Bandwidth and speed is being sucked up by spammers using the server to send mass emails, while Abe Babe’s using the server to host her Final Fantasy–related ephemera seems to be resulting in many images being replaced, including banners, avatars, the page headings and the background, which frequently can be seen as an endless repetition of, say, a Meetle grub or the angry emoticon.
Source: Abe Babe.
Likewise, OWI looks set to be hit by the rumour bug, as reported by soulstorm49 in this topic. It seems EGM asked Ed Fries in an interview to comment on the rumour that Oddworld Inhabitants have scrapped their next game. Ed determinedly denied this was true, which is fortunate for us who frequent the Forums, but all rumours have a source, and it could likely spread.
Sources: Abe Babe and soulstorm4