Orson Scott Card games from Undertow devs
by Terrence Stasse 
{ May 21st 2008 at 12:30AM }
In a move that came out of the blue, but somehow feels right, Epic games (of Unreal and Gears fame) has acquired Chair Entertainment, the developers of Undertow for XBLA. Undertow was one of the earlier games to experiment with using Unreal Engine 3 on the Live Arcade and the fact that they are now owned by the makers of said engine seems to sit right. Chair Entertainment will still be known as such, and they are currently at work on two new projects, both of which have no announced platform (though XBLA is likeliest). The two games' titles are Empire: Alpha Complex and Ender's Game: Battle Room, both of which are based on properties of the novelist Orson Scott Card. Nothing else is known, but given the titles and properties that they correspond to, color us intrigued.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chase @ May 21st 2008 12:44AM
OK, neat. But what about, my lord and savior, George R.R. Martin?
Terrence Stasse @ May 21st 2008 12:48AM
Gonna have to wait just a little longer for A Song of Ice and Fire game I'm afraid ;)
heavensent @ May 21st 2008 1:15AM
ender's game is my all time favorite book :]
thefreshmaker.matt @ May 21st 2008 1:50AM
Let's not forget that Chair was what came out of Advent Rising. A great game that just didn't get what it deserved in so many ways.
haukke @ May 21st 2008 2:29AM
the game had a really good story and i have wished for it to be continued on the 360.....maybe someday....maybe.the controls were a little funky but i really loved that game.
E.J. @ May 21st 2008 3:14AM
If it weren't for the glitches, this game would've fared better. Actually, if you check out the PC version, a lot of the glitches that crippled the console version were fixed.
Deck @ May 21st 2008 1:56AM
Loved the books, hopefully it comes out well. These could be a lot of fun!
Tony @ May 21st 2008 2:20AM
There was some screens of one of those games from a scan in a magazine. Really small, but it kind of seemed like a Flashback or Prince of Persia style game.
JohnHeist @ May 21st 2008 4:24AM
Heard about the Battle Room game back when Undertow went free, should be interesting.
Just remember;
The enemy's Gate is Down.
Deezul @ May 21st 2008 6:36AM
Technically, Empire is not an original OSC property - he was asked to write the story to go along with the video game. If you've read the book, it reads like a movie adaptation.
xenocidic @ May 21st 2008 8:21AM
gorram it i was just about to come here and nitpick about this very thing!
Sean @ May 21st 2008 9:56AM
What a coincidence... it is being made into a movie.
Royale @ May 21st 2008 11:33AM
Regardless, the book is awesome. I'm looking forward to the video game. I think it's great that big authors are being asked to help out in video game design. I think it really helps out the story.
JohnHeist @ May 21st 2008 2:48PM
There's an Empire movie being made?
They're also making an "Ender's Game" movie (technically it's combining the story of "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow", what with something like 60% of each book being internal monologue)