Bulletstorm and
Painkiller developer
People Can Fly is
working on two projects, one of them a AAA first-person shooter to be announced
in 2017, and the other a smaller project to be unveiled later this year. This
news comes from
Gamepressure.com, where
they spoke to CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski about what the company has been up
to since it
was emancipated from Epic
Games. Though they are not discussing details about the game for a while,
they say they have already secured a publishing deal for their shooter, and
Wojciechowski tells them: "I assure you that the mere fact of acquiring a
publisher at such an early stage is a testament to our vast experience. And
that's what we’re using in the development of the game."
There's a
Sunset
Announcement on the Project Spark forums announcing plans to shut down the
experimental Windows and Xbox game on August 12th, and adding that it is already
no longer available to new users. This drops the other shoe on the endeavor
following the
announcement last autumn
that it was transitioning to a completely free game. The good news is that this
will involve no layoffs, as the development team was already redistributed, but
that also means there are no longer any resources in place for continued patches
and support. Here's more:
Despite this news, we want to celebrate the
accomplishments of our team and community of creators and players. Our team
released 46 content packs, thousands of assets and 16 updates since launch
(averaging more than one update every two months). We produced hundreds of
livestreams and videos to educate and celebrate our community. In turn, our
passionate fans have then gone above and beyond supporting “Project Spark” by
uploading hundreds of thousands of creations and dreaming up millions of
objects, behaviors, and experiences. Outside the game, they created fan sites,
tutorials, forums, apps, and more! We thank everyone who has played or created
anything within “Project Spark,” as it would have never existed without you.
As mentioned earlier, for players who purchased and redeemed the “Project Spark
Starter Kit” sold in retail outlets will receive a credit to their Microsoft
account. If you purchased and redeemed the code inside a retail copy of “Project
Spark” after Oct. 5, 2015 and before today, you will receive a credit that can
be used to purchase content in the Xbox or Windows store. Credits will be
granted automatically to eligible customers. For more information, please visit
http://xbox.com/spark.
I don't go to the theater much anymore, usually preferring to see movies at
home. The positive notices for the new Avengers flick are pretty compelling,
though, and the MCU movies tend to be pretty great, so this may be enough to
force the issue. I'm not positive, but I'm saying it's more than likely I will
actually make it to see it over this weekend. Excelsior!
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