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***Nate*** · #31 09-15-2015, 09:35 PM

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Exoddus is in the planning stages. We have nothing more to announce.

Is the 'We' in this case OWI or JAW?

***Xavier*** · #32 09-16-2015, 12:18 AM

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owi_alex : will Truant Pixel be part of AE's remake ?

Vlam, according to their site Truant Pixel are two artists and one programmer. They could perhaps help out with a little art but I don't see how their involvement would change the AE remake dramatically.

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Is the 'We' in this case OWI or JAW?

My understanding is that Alex now works for OWI, so I would say OWI.

V_O_T · #33 09-16-2015, 07:56 AM

@Vlam, OWI has recently outsourced the Exoddus remake to EA games. I believe there is a company acquisition taking place. Some new features EA included are paying to open a bird portal to gain Mudokon points to spend on the new in game spooce garden that grows in real time.

Varrok · #34 09-16-2015, 01:28 PM

That's so like Lorne.

***Nate*** · #35 09-16-2015, 11:18 PM

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My understanding is that Alex now works for OWI, so I would say OWI.

OWI doesn't have a development arm any more, so Alex's employment status isn't entirely relevant.

The subtext of my question was whether JAW would make the AE game or if that relationship had cooled and OWI intended to work with a different dev.

Nepsotic · #36 09-17-2015, 01:12 AM

That would make the two games kind of inconsistent. AE is supposed to be like disc 2 and 3 of Oddysee.

kjjcarpenter · #37 09-17-2015, 02:06 AM

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The subtext of my question was whether JAW would make the AE game or if that relationship had cooled and OWI intended to work with a different dev.

I've noticed a distant lacking of news out of both JAW and OWI. Is there any evidence to suggest their relationship isn't as solid as it was, or are we just in a "downtime" period as OWI decides how to move forward with Exoddus HD? I would have thought, if everything was peachy, there would be at least some news by now, besides that one announcement confirming they will actually make Exoddus HD.

Vlam · #38 09-17-2015, 02:16 AM

Yes, if it is true, shouldn't one be worried about Oddworld's future ?

By the way, do you guys remember "Stranger Arena" ? What happened to it ?

Manco · #39 09-17-2015, 02:26 PM

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That would make the two games kind of inconsistent. AE is supposed to be like disc 2 and 3 of Oddysee.

Nah, it’s more like a completely optional side story.

Varrok · #40 09-17-2015, 02:48 PM

AE is, like, the sequel to AO

Vlam · #41 09-17-2015, 04:16 PM

He means that AE isn't suppose to be part of the quintology.

***Nate*** · #42 09-17-2015, 10:44 PM

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I've noticed a distant lacking of news out of both JAW and OWI. Is there any evidence to suggest their relationship isn't as solid as it was, or are we just in a "downtime" period as OWI decides how to move forward with Exoddus HD? I would have thought, if everything was peachy, there would be at least some news by now, besides that one announcement confirming they will actually make Exoddus HD.

No evidence beyond the fact that JAW are working on other projects. Which might be a result of the downtime period or might not. That's why I asked.

Holy Sock · #43 09-19-2015, 12:08 PM

Well I know Stewart Gilray isn't involved in Oddworld anymore since he said as much on Twitter a while back.

Crashpunk · #44 09-19-2015, 02:25 PM

I dunno. There's no evidence of JAW and OWI not working with each other. JAW's Twitter still actively retweets OWI, and OWI is still listed as one of their clients on their website. Plus I don't see a reason to. I think it's safe to say NnT was a success.

It's probably just a gap of no news to report.

Varrok · #45 09-19-2015, 02:30 PM

Such sarcasm

Edit: I see CP has toned down the sarcasm.

Vlam · #46 09-19-2015, 02:34 PM

Now the "AE's remake is planned" of OWI_Alex makes sense : they haven't found a new company to make the game yet.

Is it also why the guys of JAW suddenly disappear from OWF ?

Crashpunk · #47 09-19-2015, 02:38 PM

God I hope your wrong...

Nepsotic · #48 09-19-2015, 03:49 PM

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Now the "AE's remake is planned" of OWI_Alex makes sense : they haven't found a new company to make the game yet.

Is it also why the guys of JAW suddenly disappear from OWF ?

Alex posts regularly.

Vlam · #49 09-19-2015, 04:03 PM

Yes, but apparently he works for OWI, not JAW.

kjjcarpenter · #50 09-19-2015, 05:37 PM

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Well I know Stewart Gilray isn't involved in Oddworld anymore since he said as much on Twitter a while back.

You don't happen to know when he posted that do you, Holy Sock?

I remember a long while ago when Gilray said there were no plans to work on anything Oddworld for the immediate future, but I assumed he was just waiting to see how well "New 'n' Tasty" performed before moving ahead with anything new.

Shade667 · #51 09-19-2015, 08:39 PM

In game development u dont just start the next project as soon as one is finished. Id wager up to a quarter of the development time is just planning itself. Devs experiment alot during the planning stages.

Holy Sock · #52 09-20-2015, 12:55 AM

This was shortly after NnT's release mind you.

@oldmario no, I don't work with Oddworld anymore
— Stewart Gilray (@stewartgilray) August 27, 2014

@HolySock @oldmario I moved onto non-Oddworld projects at the end of July here at @jawltd, don't worry, it's all good
— Stewart Gilray (@stewartgilray) August 27, 2014

Shade667 · #53 09-20-2015, 01:03 AM

He does only mention himself though.

I dont know how big JAW is as a whole but even indie devs have been known to tackle multiple endeavors at once.

Manco · #54 09-20-2015, 01:24 AM

JAW has been split between multiple projects in the past. They’ve recently been working on the PS4/Vita ports of Volume and the PS4 port of I Am Bread. That doesn’t mean they’ve left Oddworld, just that Stewart and part of the team are working elsewhere right now.

***Xavier*** · #55 09-21-2015, 05:57 AM

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This was shortly after NnT's release mind you.

@oldmario no, I don't work with Oddworld anymore
— Stewart Gilray (@stewartgilray) August 27, 2014

@HolySock @oldmario I moved onto non-Oddworld projects at the end of July here at @jawltd, don't worry, it's all good
— Stewart Gilray (@stewartgilray) August 27, 2014

So who's been handling the Xbox One version of Alf's Escape and the WII U version?

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Alex posts regularly.

Not anymore...

Vlam · #56 09-21-2015, 08:05 AM

FrustratedAssassin · #57 09-21-2015, 12:09 PM

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Not anymore...

Yeah, I wonder why...

*cough*vlam*cough*

Nepsotic · #58 09-21-2015, 01:35 PM

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Not anymore...

Only since like a week ago. Don't tell me Vlam genuinely hurt their feelings?

Crashpunk · #59 09-21-2015, 02:20 PM

vlam is tearing Oddworld apart. He must be stopped.

Havoc · #60 09-21-2015, 03:03 PM

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Only since like a week ago. Don't tell me Vlam genuinely hurt their feelings?

Not everyone has it in them to put up with our constant bullshit. I've been here for 12 years and you guys... you're just evil sometimes.