Oddworld has been top priority for OWI until now, but until now they've never had anything else to produce. I also don't think OWI are afraid of working on Citizen Siege after Oddworld has brought them so much success. Lorne Lanning has commented on how the videogame industry seems to strive on familiarity and that it's hard to bring out new IPs when publishers (such as Microsoft) are so happy to bring out new games that rely on the same old characters and gameplay over those that features new casts and settings (such as Stranger). When Lorne made these comments, he may have had more on his mind than just Stranger's Wrath.
On the other hand, it is just a developer's idea at the moment, and there's been nothing said on the viability or certainty of the project. Lorne often hints at what the future will bring for Oddworld and OWI, and the sequel to Stranger was just such an example. As far as I'm aware, EA said nothing on the matter, but Lorne hinted that concepts for a Stranger 2 were being discussed with them. I hope Lorne doesn't one day get bitten on the behind, metaphorically, for these predictions. I've already found people who think that ‘Squeek’ was just an early name for ‘Steef’.
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