February 2006
Game Developers Choice Awards
Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath has been nominated at the Game Developers’ Choice Awards 2006 in the ‘Character Design’ category.
Oddworld.com games pages updated
Oddworld.com’s games section has been updated. The pages of Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee and Stranger’s Wrath have been re‐done, nice work!
G.A.N.G.
The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) has announced the finalists for its 4th annual G.A.N.G. Audio Awards. Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath is nominated in the ‘Best Dialogue’ and in the ‘Best Cinematic/Cut‐Scene Audio’ categories.
So You Want To Be An: Artist
Lorne Lanning is one of the game artists interviewed by GameSpot for their feature: ‘So you want to be an: Artist’, an intresting read about artistic approach to videogames. Thanks to Angalok for the head up.
Sources: Angalok
Oddworld statues on eBay
toxicallpro reported an amazing find on the Oddworld Forums. Someone on eBay is selling the 6 feet tall custom made statues of Abe and Munch who were used as advertisement at a previous E3 expo. If you live not too far from this guy don’t hesitate too much.
Sources: toxicallpro
Outside the Shadows
Lorne Lanning as member of the AIAS Board chatted with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido on stage at the D.I.C.E. summit 2006. They both worked on Ico and on Shadow of the Colossus and gave during one hour a look how truly great games are created. Gamespy was there and made a report on ‘Outside the Shadows: A Conversation with the Creators of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus’ session of the D.I.C.E. summit 2006.
VES Awards
Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath has been nominated by the VES Awards in the category ‘Outstanding Pre‐Rendered Visuals in a Video Game’. Results will be known 15th February.
Into The Pixel
The submission for the 2006̻s edition of Into The Pixel are now open. Lorne Lanning is member of the jurors of this event like last year.
working‐title interviews Lorne
Working‐Title.de made an interview with Lorne Lanning where he confirms they are working on a CG film and that he doesn’t ‘want to see any new console based Oddworld games until after there is an Oddworld film.’