AbeMudokon

[Wil]

The mystery continues! And as it rolls along, a following is accreting.

AbeMudokon is a Tweeter who has started generating a lot of interest around the Internet. Video game blogs and forums are reporting on his latest tweet (see below), but it remains to be seen whether the account is official (being updated by a member of OddMobb or a friend thereof) or not (being updated by a cheeky fan with no connection to OddMobb).

Generally his tweets are cute comments implying he's still a worker at RuptureFarms, saying how he's just been made Employee of the Year or wondering what's in New N Tasty. Except… it doesn't exactly scream authenticity. Inconsistent grammar, even with Oddworld terms, is noticeable, but then Mudokons aren't exactly the most eloqent or educated workers. He definitely likes saying hello to other Tweeters and getting them to follow him (pun probably intended).

A select few of AbeMudokon's tweets come across as though he knows what to expect in the near future. One exchange has it that he's "thinking about" a 2.5D... well, the word "game" isn't actually used. Another tweet has him claim a new Oddworld.com is coming soon, although our confirmed official source on the Forums never identified the address of the upcoming "New Oddworld site", opting instead to give us an estimated release date.

His latest tweet (that's not an @reply)…

In less than 48hrs, the truth will start to come out.... Sssssssssh #Oddworld

…suggests an imminent announcement. We'll see. If nothing else it's caught the attention of a lot of people.

Digital Spy's Liam Martin, CVG's Tom Pakinkis, PlayStation Universe's Mike Harradence, That Videogame Blog's Jamie Feltham and Xugo Gaming's William Carpenter have all seen fit to report this "news". Meanwhile, dedicated Oddworld news source has mysteriously neglected to do the same.

What do you reckon? Viral marketing or convincing imposter? Lame fanboy or endearing floor waxer first class?

EDIT: Stewart Gilray, the managing director of Just Add Water, has confirmed that the AbeMudokon account is theirs. So that clears that up.

[Mikaeel]

Yea I heard this today!

Here's something else to look at, Abe 2.5:
http://www.made2game.com/2010/06/29/...possibly-2-5d/

[Jordan]

If this turns out to be some stupid joke...

[Alf Shall Rise]

I don't know what to think right now, if he's connected with OddMobb or not. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what happens with this.

[kao_kao]

I really hope that AbeMudokon is "valid".
Just saw this http://www.jawltd.com/?p=546

EDIT: "Whilst we cannot go into specifics right now, we can tell you that over the coming weeks and months we will be announcing these exciting projects starring all of your favourite Oddworld characters." ..so are these guys working on the Oddbox (or something bigger)? Makes me wonder ;O

[Alf Shall Rise]

I've never heard of this JAW company. Are they indie game developers?

[Taco]

Has it been 48 hours yet?

[PuddiinLOL :]]

Awsome.

Hopefuly somthing good comes from this guy

[Phylum]

Has it been 48 hours yet?

Just over 24.

Does anyone else find it unlikely that Oddmobb would tweet from an iPhone?

[Sekto Springs]

Abe would need some seriously large keys to accommodate his typing.

[Abeguy]

Abe on Twitter. Best use of "Follow me" yet.

[MarsMudoken]

I'm back, and Oddworld may be too...soon anyways. Let us be patient.

[Xavier]

Here's something else to look at, Abe 2.5:
http://www.made2game.com/2010/06/29/...possibly-2-5d/

Love the fact that they think the "coming soon" sign on Oddworld.com actually means something.

[ColgateCat]

haha that image has been there for something like 4 years? they are not that "up-to-date"

[ODDWORLDisTHEbest!]

yeah, even if its not official, im still really excited, oddworld may be coming back! i mean, not to like munch's oddysee or strangers wrath or anything, but ABES OLD PS1 GAMES!! it probably wont be on the ps1 though, ooo i hope its on the xbox!

[Xavier]

We've got a hint he is from official nature and that he is probably someone working at Just Add Water:

http://www.jawltd.com/?p=546

[Scraby]

lol anybody can babble stuff like that ¨something new will come tomorrow¨ and then all ppl that are crazy start,omg omg somethings comin tommorow something is commin tommorow..... and if something coinicaly happens ppl start to think this guy is a genius,except that guy only babbled ****

[Josh]

What?

[Bullet Magnet]

Abe would need some seriously large keys to accommodate his typing.

That or a dedicated dialling wand. Going cheap since the bottom fell out of the Glukkon dialling wand market.

[ODDWORLDisTHEbest!]

anyway even if he isnt official, i followed him, and he took me to a bird portal! im now in sweet forests with the wind in my h... head tentacle.

[moxco]

lol anybody can babble stuff like that ¨something new will come tomorrow¨ and then all ppl that are crazy start,omg omg somethings comin tommorow something is commin tommorow..... and if something coinicaly happens ppl start to think this guy is a genius,except that guy only babbled ****

I sort of (but not entirely) agree with what he is saying. Allow me to try and turn it into legible english.


TRANSLATION

It requires no particular skill to claim you are an employee, or representative for any particular organisation. Therefore it would not be hard for anyone to make a twitter account and impersonate any OddMob/OWI personal.

It is possible, that through our disappointment in lack of OddWorld news we have become gullible and overexcited as a result of something which very well could prove out to be a hoax.

Now even I am having trouble understanding what the next part is supposed to fucking mean;

If by some sheer coincidence that something spectacular does happen as AbeMudokon predicted; we will all believe he is indeed genuine when that may not at all be the situation.?

Now, was that so hard?

[Crashpunk]

I hope he isn't just a Fan playing us on...

[Wil]

Stewart Gilray, the managing director of Just Add Water, says that the AbeMudokon account is theirs. So that pretty much clears that up.

[Nath]

cool. good to know

[ColgateCat]

*read MoxCo. Executive post*
ooouh i get it
by the way if those tweets are actually true this means that we will have a new Oddworld episode with 2.5D engine? now that looks promising, i didn't like MO that munch
(but i actually like SW)

[Jordan]

I'm hoping they'll keep the same art style as AO/AE. I want to see more of those backgrounds.

[GlukkonGluk]

Is the new game going to be part of the Quintology? It'd make sense- that was the idea, right? Five games each starring Abe and a new character each time, right? So if Abe's in it, then perhaps it's that third installment of the Quintology even if it's not, it'll just be nice to hear the comforting fart of Abe in distress, am I right?

[ODDWORLDisTHEbest!]

yeah, i love abe!

[Jordan]

I have a feeling this game won't be a part of the quintology, I reckon it will be a Abe's Exoddus sort of thing, with it having the same characters yet won't be a part of the quintology. I'm saying this only because it's supposed to be a digital product. I could be wrong, but I reckon Lorne would want to save the big quintology games for disc releases.

[Scraby]

the 2d alive engine is no more :'( im so sad....