Al Lowe returning to the industry?

[TribeHasSpoken]

The following comes from Adventure Europe:

According to an article in Gamasutra, Al Lowe might be returning to game development. The article states that a mystery invitation for a press conference during the E3  issued last week stated:

"Alloweha," says the invitation. "A new company with a new game is Launching at E3 under the watch of a Legendary game designer known for creating Outrageously fun games that feature hi-Larry-ous characters With an undeniable knack for Entertaining millions of people..."

The press invitation had a logo saying: Mystery Island Ecstasy Week which might mean that Al Lowe might be heading a new development studio. More should be revealed during the E3 next week.

[Deloria]

Personally, I'd be thrilled. He did say something in C-J3000.

[Oldbushie]

Surely it's a different Al Lowe... 

*is looking forward to the news*

[dark-daventry]

Well, there is a new Leisure Suit Larry... Maybe he's working on that? Or, it could also be a practical joke... But if this is true, then it means that Roberta might also... Supposedly...

[TribeHasSpoken]

That project was cancelled in January

Link

[Deloria]

Thanks goodness, The so called "LSL8" was a pathetic "tribute" to the entire series. Like MoE to KQ, just worse, since that hd some (albeit, not very amny nor any good ones) puzzles. MCL didn't have anything.

[dark-daventry]

I saw the article months ago, but first, that was a rumor, second, this isn't the only site that has it! This is amazon, and this is Target!

Those pages still have it listed, and they have not been canceled since, so I'm not so sure that that was true. Besides, it was just a rumor...

EDIT: Check This out!

[copycat]

It seems that veteran adventure game designer Al Lowe, famous for his Leisuire Suit Larry series of graphic adventures, has been lying low(e) for a while now, planning his return to the video game industry. Today that return was made official, as Lowe's new studio iBase announced its own creation, and the introduction of a new video game protagonist from Lowe: Sam Suede. The first game starring the new character is entitled "Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure." It is the first in a genre Lowe calls "action comedy."

"I needed a good reason to abandon my strenuous life of Mai Tais and golf, and this proved to be it," said Lowe, Chief Creative Officer of iBase Entertainment. "Ken and I are creating a game that's big on humor, and provides the fun and exploration lacking in many of today's games. I've always wanted to play a game about a common man thrust into extraordinary circumstances and surrounded by beautiful women. Sam Suede is that game.

...    "Al and I noticed how easy it is to find action comedy movies, but not action comedy games," said Wegrzyn, CEO of iBase Entertainment. "And thus was born the action comedy genre, with our first project Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure."

The developer's official site specifically states that Sam Suede is "not an adventure game." Rather, "Sam is an action game that has laughs where other games use violence." Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure is set to ship for PC in 2007.

http://www.ibaseentertainment.com

[dark-daventry]

I posted an article on this in the previous thread, just to let you know...

[TribeHasSpoken]

Al's new game is called "Sam Suedeâ,,¢ in  Undercover Exposure®"

Link

[dark-daventry]

I wonder what it's rated...

[TribeHasSpoken]

Sorry, dark-daventry, I didn't see that you'd beaten me to it.

[copycat]

I posted an article on this in the previous thread, just to let you know...

Just so you know, I don't have time to browse through all the sections of the forum and this is one of the many sections of the forum I totally ignore, so excuse me for  not doing a search to find other Al Lowe-threads.
PS: The only reason why you edited a mere 5 hours before I officially knew about it is the fact I'm in another time-zone, and thus I had access to that infomation later.

[dark-daventry]

I posted an article on this in the previous thread, just to let you know...

Just so you know, I don't have time to browse through all the sections of the forum and this is one of the many sections of the forum I totally ignore, so excuse me for  not doing a search to find other Al Lowe-threads.
PS: The only reason why you edited a mere 5 hours before I officially knew about it is the fact I'm in another time-zone, and thus I had access to that infomation later.

It's alright! I forgive you! I feel sad when in Japan, they get a press conference before it comes over here! It's really annoying!

[TribeHasSpoken]

Gamasutra has posted an interview with Al Lowe about his new project:

Link

[dark-daventry]

Thanks! I'll read it in a little while.

[Zelly]

Thanks for the link.

[copycat]

Gamasutra has posted an interview with Al Lowe about his new project:

Link

There's even an audio-interview. I won't post the direct link, just go to ibaseentertainment.com and click on 'Press', and you'll see a whole lot more articles. Ofcourse, several of those articles are the same over and over again, only in a slightly different order.

[Zelly]

Awesome!!!!!!

I always prefer audio interviews to written ones, I can't do much else when reading.

[copycat]

I always prefer audio interviews to written ones, I can't do much else when reading.

I can't do anything elese when reading, but then again, I'm a man. *notices yet another change and decides to go and find the nex 'Forum suggestions'-section*