E3 06: Al Lowe a player once more

Leisure Suit Larry designer cofounds iBase Entertainment, new studio working on Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure for 2007 release.

LOS ANGELES--After an extended leave of absence, Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe is returning to the game business. Lowe and former Mindscape producer Ken Wegrzyn today announced the formation of a new development studio, iBase Entertainment, and a new game: Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure.

The game is described as an action comedy. The main character, Sam Suede, is a wannabe private dick who must solve a murder at the Mystery Week Fantasy Camp on Ecstacy Island. iBase said the gameplay will incorporate puzzle, stealth, and action elements.

As for what brought Lowe back into the game after years of inactivity (he was not deeply involved in the development of Vivendi Universal Games' 2004 game Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude), Lowe said he needed a reason to leave behind his "strenuous life of pina coladas and golf."

"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," Lowe said. "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."

Sam Suede is set to arrive in 2007. It will be targeted for gamers in their teens and older, and will appear on consoles, handhelds, and PCs.

20 Comments

  • Guib

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 10:16 am PT

    Right on!! Can't wait to get my hands on that (I'm talking about the GAME, here fellas...)
    You should check Al's site, it's full of jokes and tips for running old school games on XP (http://www.allowe.com/)

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:16 am PT

    really impressive

  • Nulike

    Posted Jun 18, 2006 9:59 pm PT

    Now we need Jane Jensen or Roberta Williams back on the business and it'll be total bliss xD

  • Nulike

    Posted Jun 18, 2006 9:30 pm PT

    HELL YES. AL LOWE IS BACK.

    For all those there who hail LSL games, try Torin's Passage. Even though you might think it's way too kiddy... it's a ****** Al Lowe game. Meaning it has some of the most awesome punchlines ever.

  • jeremygordontx

    Posted May 11, 2006 2:30 pm PT

    AL LOWE IS A MAN OF VISION! Vivendi Universal is foolish for letting the Larry franchise be destroyed by those who lack vision - Al Lowe couldn't even get the recent incarnation his blessing. For that matter, they are idiotic for letting all the Sierra franchises dwindle instead of evolve.

    For those of you who never played it, do yourself a favor and get the Liesure Suit Larry Collection that will be released by Vivendi Universal soon that they announced recently. Al Lowe's brand of humor in Leisure Suit Larry 6 is worth the price of the whole package! (Pun intended.)

  • strahd01

    Posted May 11, 2006 1:14 pm PT

    w00t Al Lowe back in the seat! awesome! Vivendi didn't even want him to elp with his own games hince why I never bought LSL:MCL whats leisure suit larry without Al Lowe and Larry Laffer I am so happy

  • NeoJedi

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:13 pm PT

    If it's as good as the original Leisure Suit Larry's, it'll be a blast.

  • BurningWreck

    Posted May 10, 2006 1:02 pm PT

    B**bies!

  • gibb1

    Posted May 10, 2006 12:01 pm PT

    good game, i like it.

  • homsuplo75

    Posted May 10, 2006 11:37 am PT

    It's about time Lowe put down those drinks and golf clubs. He should always have been the only one making LL games. Can't wait

  • orangebrat

    Posted May 10, 2006 11:26 am PT

    He's not making an adventure game, and he had nothing to do with the last Larry game, so I don't know why the article suggests he did.

  • decebal

    Posted May 10, 2006 10:57 am PT

    Hopeuflly it will be better than the last few ones. I really liked the first ones. But then it got all silly...

  • bossjimbob

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:46 am PT

    Welcome back, Al.

  • wolfman63

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:42 am PT

    dig it

  • The_Weekend

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:16 am PT

    Al Lowe is back !!! Long "last" the KING ! *if you know what i mean* heh heh

  • dpisacane

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:13 am PT

    The most exciting news of E3!!!!! Al Lowe is back!

  • Ikzai

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:04 am PT

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  • lageasy311

    Posted May 10, 2006 8:50 am PT

    What's wrong with that tergeoglou?? lol

  • tergeoglou

    Posted May 10, 2006 8:42 am PT

    this should be great, the leisure suit larry series is always good for a laugh. the older titles were actually pretty good too. like kings quest but all perverted.

  • NeoDreamAddict

    Posted May 10, 2006 8:40 am PT

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