New Soulstorm screenshot

[Xavier]

New picture on OWI's Twitter

We're working away on Oddworld: Soulstorm and won't be publicly showing at E3. In the meantime here's something for you... pic.twitter.com/RAPK3Daoqj

— Oddworld �� (@OddworldInc) June 7, 2017

[Nicky Ali]

Is that a body bag?!

Wow.

This is really dark.

[Gladiatus13]

god damn Vykkers...

[Vlam]

Great!

won't be publicly showing at E3.

Just like last year. OWI stays consistent.

[MeechCrunchies]

I've kind of given up on seeing anything more than a screenshot any time in the near future. Might as well just forget it exists and then be happily surprised when I see it on PSN or Steam. But just like a donut shop or a bad ex, you find yourself being unwarily dragged back in every time you so much as have a single thought about them come lazily floating back in your mind. >_>

[Vanilla ✜]

While I've not found anything "hidden" I'm just gonna cope paste my findings from the discord.
"so I've gone through all the main images we've had so far and written down all the employee numbers I could find, while there hasn't been an exact match, there's a fair few of 011011 or 110110s in the batch,
These are also the first numbers we've come across that don't have the letter B at the first, their all Es"
"so from looking at the "report" on the right it looks like the guy in the bag "production" was so good that it looks like it over worked him and killed him or, is going to kill him".

[Gunnr]

Well at first glance: O god a mudokon being zipped into a body bag a vykker! Second a few words are misspelled with a "k" where a "c" should be such as "subjekt" and "reaktions". Not sure if this is part of a code to discypher or just stylized such as with Ratz and Clakkerz (z for s).
Then there's the words ".proving fatal" in the bottum right. Things are just getting worse and worse for these unfortunate mudokons

[Vanilla ✜]

Second a few words are misspelled with a "k" where a "c" should be such as "subjekt" and "reaktions".

I think this report was written by a Slig as we've always known them to make spelling mistakes like this, where as the Vykkers seem to spell everything correctly.

[Michael]

Great!

Just like last year. OWI stays consistent.

Perhaps I'm just being hopeful, but would 'no public showing' be referring to the ability to demo the game at the convention, or speaking in general? OWI will be at E3 behind closed doors it seems, according to another tweet.

Perhaps we might still get a teaser or a trailer? Wishful thinking.

[K100]

Do you think OIIOIIed is the Ed from the ARG ?
"enhanced disobedience" "paranoid"
Look like it's him.

[Vanilla ✜]

Do you think OIIOIIed is the Ed from the ARG ?
"enhanced disobedience" "paranoid"
Look like it's him.

I think it is, it does sound like him. I always assumed Ed was the mud in the center of the first image, not sure why though. Seeing this "report" on Ed it seems like they're keeping a watchful eye on him.
Edit: Not sure if this was on purpose or not but I found a hospital called FUDA that specialize in treatment of weird growths and cancer.

[OWI_Alex]

Perhaps I'm just being hopeful, but would 'no public showing' be referring to the ability to demo the game at the convention, or speaking in general? OWI will be at E3 behind closed doors it seems, according to another tweet.

Perhaps we might still get a teaser or a trailer? Wishful thinking.

We're absolutely there, yes, just not showing anything to the public.

[Xavier]

I will look for you, I will find you, and I will... slip behind those closed doors.

[Vanilla ✜]

I really wish I could go now but flights are about £500 and I can't afford that

[Gunnr]

Do you think OIIOIIed is the Ed from the ARG ?
"enhanced disobedience" "paranoid"
Look like it's him.

I was thinking that this might be Asset 98 in the body bag. He was helping Ed after all and with brew addictions I think paranoia may be a common side effect from it.

[Vanilla ✜]

You may be right, I think the report on the right is a report of the body we see and how the poor mud died as it mentions that his productivity was really good and seemed like a valuable asset to tear production but cause he did so well they "over worked" him on the xtractor to the point where it was "proving fatal".

[OWI_Alex]

I will look for you, I will find you, and I will... slip behind those closed doors.

[Vanilla ✜]

Other than the report and numbers, I'm not sure if anything is "hidden" in this image like a code or word to put in 1029.io.

[V_O_T]

We're absolutely there, yes, just not showing anything to the public.

Not to pry or anything but would it be alright if you guys could elaborate on what happens during those closed door sessions without giving away info on the game? Is it to get interest from investors and/or market research to gauge reactions of a specific demographic? Just curious on the practice, considering E3 is such a visually teasing event with a ton of content, but pockets of hidden stuff all around it seems.

I still remember New n Tasty at E3 and how crazy the crowd went compared to all the other titles that got shown in that line up segment lol.

[OWI_Alex]

Not to pry or anything but would it be alright if you guys could elaborate on what happens during those closed door sessions without giving away info on the game? Is it to get interest from investors and/or market research to gauge reactions of a specific demographic? Just curious on the practice, considering E3 is such a visually teasing event with a ton of content, but pockets of hidden stuff all around it seems.

Without being specific about Oddworld's plans, yeah, the above is all true in a lot of cases, I'm sure. A lot of games are playable on the 'show floor' but a lot of stuff happens away from the main areas in the meeting rooms and so on, especially with games that aren't playable elsewhere yet.

I still remember New n Tasty at E3 and how crazy the crowd went compared to all the other titles that got shown in that line up segment lol.

At Sony's press conference in 2013? Yeah that was cool - but the conferences aren't technically part of E3, they're just before.

[Michael]

At Sony's press conference in 2013? Yeah that was cool - but the conferences aren't technically part of E3, they're just before.

Gotcha- so we won't see anything publicly at E3... but we might still see something publicly at the conferences! (I jest, clutching at straws )

[STM]

Is it to get interest from investors and/or market research to gauge reactions of a specific demographic?

investors

[Crashpunk]

Well according to Urban Dictionary. F.U.D.A stands for Fat Upper Dick Area.

SoulStorm is going to be a much different game than I originally thought.

[Gunnr]

Well here's a new so1029 tweet:


"the time draws closer with each passing day. The storm is coming. #wewillrise"

[Yokai]

Well according to Urban Dictionary. F.U.D.A stands for Fat Upper Dick Area.

SoulStorm is going to be a much different game than I originally thought.

And that's why we don't rely on Urban Dictionary when doing research.

[Vanilla ✜]

I think something is afoot.
https://twitter.com/edmudokon/status/877548801308971009

[tmakz]

So any update for image 5 yet?