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EA Looking At Classic Bullfrog Titles, Though Not For “Remakes”

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Some of you may be too young to remember this, but back in the mid-90’s, Bullfrog were kings. Theme Park, Magic Carpet, Syndicate… everything Peter Molyneux’s former studio released turned to gold. More »

Syndicate Remake Looking More Likely

11:00AM Luke Plunkett | Way back in October 2008, we first heard talk that Starbreeze were working on a remake of Bullfrog’s classic Syndicate. Was nice talk, but talk nonetheless. Today, that talk has resurfaced. More »

EA Working On New Syndicate Title

12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Cast your minds back to February, and you’ll remember some excitement surrounding the revelation Starbreeze had been tapped by EA to work on one of the company’s “classic” franchises. Some comments by EA boss John Riccitiello made it seem like that franchise was Road Rash, but CVG now say that – according to a “secret agent” – it’s not. It is instead Syndicate, which EA didn’t develop (Peter Molyneux’s Bullfrog did), but which they do own the rights to. Exciting news, if also a little terrifying, since the chances of another studio capturing the feel of the original are – as we’ve already seen – slim. EA at work on new Syndicate [CVG] More »

The Syndicate Games That Never Were

4:30PM Luke Plunkett | Syndicate fans, this one’s for you. After posting a little something on former Bullfrog boss Peter Molyneux’s love of the series, we were contacted by a former Bullfrog and EA UK employee. This guy was nice enough to let us know that a new Syndicate game wouldn’t be anything new. Indeed, over the years he says there have been “quite a number of attempts to get a new Syndicate game into production”. More »

Molyneux Says He Was A Bit Of A Prat

5:30PM Luke Plunkett | A few weeks back, EA boss John Riccitiello was all about admitting mistakes. Like the way EA bought three of PC gaming’s best developers in the 90s – Origin, Westwood and Bullfrog – and ruined them. And he was upset! Made it sound like it was all EA’s fault! There there, John. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Peter Molyneux, former head of Bullfrog, says he’s as much to blame: I was a bit of a prat back then, to be honest. To be fair, I think [EA] didn’t do anything bad. I was just very immature, and I was coming to terms with not having 30 of my friends but instead having 200 strangers around me. That was difficult, and I made life difficult for them. You mischievous little scamp! Still, bit of public repentance never hurt anyone. Peter Molyneux: I Was A Bit Of A Prat [1UP] More »