E308: South Park XBLA to launch in 2009

by Xav de Matos { Jul 18th 2008 at 12:15PM }

Remember that epic trailer showcasing the new South Park game for Xbox Live Arcade? All 2.4 seconds of it. No details were dropped regarding what type of game it would be but the South Park Studios official site is already trying to fuel the hype train.

A posting moments after it was unveiled at the conference reads: "A brand new South Park game is coming to Xbox Live in 2009. That's all we've got for now, but stay tuned for more details over the next few months. Let the speculations begin!"

We don't have any guesses on what it will be but we hope it has nothing to do with that awful first-person shooter or the terrible kart racing game or that laughable mini-game collection or ... wait, are we supposed to speculate on whether or not it's going to suck? Who do we send our guesses to?

Tags: e3-08, e3-2008, e308, south-park, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tony @ Jul 18th 2008 12:22PM

At least Acclaim is dead... in that form, anyway. That's a positive sign.

marklar @ Jul 18th 2008 12:22PM

i hope it will be coop so i can play with my accountabillabuddy...

Etchasketchist @ Jul 18th 2008 12:22PM

It should be a fighting game. A cripple fighting game.

ZEBRA NINER @ Jul 18th 2008 12:32PM

Fighting game! hahaha! You could fight a midget! w00t!

Jeff @ Jul 18th 2008 12:27PM

Would love to see something along the lines of the old Simpsons arcade game, or maybe they could go the Penny Arcade Adventures route and do an RPG. The latter would be pretty hysterical, since they could work in Darth Chef as a boss and have the boys use the outfits from The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers. This stuff practically writes itself!

The most important thing, of course, is that it's not as shitty as all the South Park games by Acclaim. But I remember Matt & Trey saying how bummed they were about those games and that if they ever did another one, they'd want to have a stronger hand in its creation. Here's hoping they will!

Neuromancer @ Jul 18th 2008 12:33PM

Yeah I was just thinking, an adventure game kind of like the old Monkey Islands would be awesome. Each level could be like an episode on the show or something.

boxmyth @ Jul 18th 2008 5:20PM

Huzzah to that idea. I'd love to see a TMNT Arcade-style South Park game.
Or a Treasure-developed, South Park-licensed shump.

joey @ Jul 18th 2008 12:29PM

I hope I get to play as Carmen playing WOW.

LordPaul @ Jul 18th 2008 12:45PM

It's been going for 11 years now, it's CARTMAN!

The only good thing about that first game was the cow gun, but the game itself sucked!

JSBeckerist @ Jul 18th 2008 1:15PM

I actually liked the game on the N64...but apparently I was the only one?

It felt like Turok with funnier sound quips and weapons...

Oshi @ Jul 18th 2008 12:43PM

But... I *liked* the FPS on N64...

agons @ Jul 19th 2008 8:21AM

Me too!

superklye @ Jul 18th 2008 1:17PM

I hope it ends in a climactic battle with a zombie wereprechaunpire.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 18th 2008 1:25PM

I would like to fight Manbearpig or the woodland Critters.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 18th 2008 1:24PM

Fans will like it the rest will ignore it as simple as that but who isn't a fan of South Park?

Kevin @ Jul 18th 2008 2:07PM

There is a South Park game for the iphone/ipod touch in the app store on itunes. I'd say it is a port of this.

craig64 @ Jul 18th 2008 2:31PM

They should just remake the N64 game with controls that worked and shiny new graphics...

Demolition Elmo @ Jul 18th 2008 3:24PM

Here's hoping for a heroin hero mini game....

djbuhhda @ Jul 18th 2008 3:46PM

wow umm i actually really like the south park games on N64. the story mode for the FPS sucked but the multiplayer was fun. South park rally was really fun and had unique was to unlock characters. and the mini games were kinda fun. why do you have to hate on my childhood