7/21/01 - Latest News

FOTR update
DarthCaeser @ 7:07 pm EST

Well, better late then never. Voodoo Extreme posted an update on the development of the WXP game, the Fellowship of the Ring. Posted it over a month ago, doh! I've received some more recent info on the development of FOTR, which I'll be posting as soon as I can get some details. This will have to tide you over until then, just a bit of a warning, the Voodoo Extreme article contains some not-so-nice language.

"Work on Fellowship of the Ring is coming along great. Everyone at WXP is putting in 110% effort to make FOTR totally kick ass -- it going to be worth buying an XBox for, just to see how stunningly gorgeous this game is! Everything from the grassy knolls of Hobbiton to the darkest depths of Moria just oozes atmosphere. The characters are coming along nicely too -- in fact we just finished testing our facial animation technology and Frodo has sprung eerily to life. In addition to lip sync, he can express a full range of emotions and reactions to his environment, and the realism is almost scary.

On top of all the art stuff, the Design team has really come through in the gameplay department. From the minute you pick up the controller and start running around, the game is going to be fun. Although there's tons of stuff to do in the world, even just running around and interacting with the environment will be a treat. It's tricky to capture that "console feel" where you pick up the controller and it instantly feels good, but we're well on our way to putting the final polish on it. Wish I could say more at this point, but we're all incredibly busy -- we've got a killer game to make!" [More]