[LawnChairFire]

Well folks, I recently got my hands on my two-week advanced(I make it sound haughtier than it is) copy of GameInformer...
And to my surprise, it turns out Maj is publishing the next Oddworld game, simply called "Fangus."
To quote:
"The game takes place in the forested hills of a land known as Fangustan. Our new hero is Fangus, a shepherd that dutifull fends off predators and leads the beasts under his charge to popberry fields - until one day when Invaders arrive and thrust Fangus into the role of savior for all the nations of Oddworld. Fangus has his own personal race against time; he must thwart the Invaders' plans before the madness of rabies engulfs him."
It also says in the article that Maj is predicting the game will get an M rating due to its extremely dark content. Gamespeak returns along with 1st/3rd person action.
It's slated for release on Xbox next year; the cover of the article has a very nasty looking hulk of a beast, wielding smoking guns with an army of demonic sheep around the perimeter, as well as what appear to be Glukkon/Sekto zeppelins in the background.
And though Stranger was a bit of a bust for me, who has been playing Oddworld games for seven years, I hope this one will take the game back to its darker and more serious roots...