That’s right, BioWare is working on Rage. No wait, that can’t be right, but a little over a month since id Software’s post-apocalyptic shooter with Road Warrior tendencies hit it’s the first thing that comes to mind when I see a vehicle of some sort colliding with another vehicle in a shower of shredded metal and dust clouds.
What do we know so far? Not too much. Formerly referred to as simply ‘New Project’, Game Informer‘s Jim Reilly refers to it as a new franchise, meaning it’s not tied to BioWare’s former properties. Dammit, and here I was hoping for Jade Empire Combat Racing.
We’ll find out more next month, with this new franchise making its debut at the Spike Video Game Awards on Saturday, December 10 on Spike TV, MTV2 And Spike.com at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
That leaves us only a month and change to speculate. We’d better get busy.
First Look Of BioWare’s New Franchise [Game Informer]
ZenMarx
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 8:24 AMSigh… I know it’s only one picture, but it looks to me like another Fallout/Borderlands/Rage clone… Has BioWare lost it’s originality?
I was hoping for a second Jade Empire… or a third singleplayer KOTOR.
Strange
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:41 AMHow is more Jade Empire or KOTOR original?
Anyway, I think a new IP from Bioware was inevitable because they’ve said from the beginning that Mass Effect was going to be a trilogy. So they’ll need something to fill the ME shaped void.
ZenMarx
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 2:17 PMTouche, but to be honest I meant more of an original theme, rather than IP. I just feel there has been an oversaturation of the post-apocalyptic setting with deserts and bandits and ramshackle towns… I trully hope that thats not what this will be.
Cameron
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 8:38 AMKnights of the Old Wasteland.
James Mac
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:06 AMHas that guy broken his legs, or are they just really concaved?
Gog
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:24 AMKinda looks like he has a horse’s leg/hoof for his left leg….
lambomann007
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 1:07 PMIt looks like he has a boot on and there’s a bit of debris near his toes.
TheLastQuestion
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:29 AMInteresting.
Matt Dive
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:45 AMHmmm. Y’know, looking at that screeny doesn’t make me think “post-apocalypse”. Especially the poor flying man’s attire. I think Bioware are making a modern world game.
lichbane
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 9:51 AMI thought the same. Or some modern spy RPG?
James Mac
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 10:05 AMAlpha Protocol… done to a fuller extent?
Mr Waffle
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:02 AMOh gods I hope so, Alpha Protocol made by someone who actually tests their games would be fantastic.
James Mac
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 12:25 PMI didn’t find Alpha Protocol to be too bad.
It just felt under realised.
Matt Dive
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1:05 PMI liked Alpha Protocol, bugs and all. If Bioware reckons they can go one better, more power to ‘em.
Matt Dive
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1:51 PMWait, didn’t they hint at something like this earlier in the year? *checks archive* Yeah, here:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/bioware-may-gasp-do-something-other-than-fantasy-or-science-fiction/
Pakka
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 10:55 AMTo be honest BioWare haven’t exactly been known for their originality with the themes of their games and I love them to death.
Star Wars isn’t their own, Mass Effect is Star Wars. And most of their other games are inspired from another role playing game.
So I don’t know people are getting their knickers in a knot over this. I just look forward to whatever BioWare are putting out cause it will probably be awesome.
ripperhugme
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 12:14 PMWow the Dakar has been getting really intense lately, hasn’t it?
DCB
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 4:08 PMSo post-apocalyptic is the new WW2 I take it?
thxultra
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 1:08 AMDef. looks nextgen/high-end PC