Stray Bullet's first game chambered

Shadowbane developer's new home announces first project, an MMO based on an original IP.

Curious George--with attitude!

When a developer from the then-recently shuttered Wolfpack Studios announced the formation of Stray Bullet Games last May, he said the company's first new game would not be a sequel to Wolfpack's Shadowbane, but more likely it would be an original offering.

That has finally been confirmed, as Stray Bullet Games announced that it has begun development on a new massively multiplayer online game based on an original intellectual property. No specific platforms were announced for the game.

"With this new project, Stray Bullet is committed to creating a fully realized, ongoing online conflict that combines furious action with tactical and strategic game play," the company said. "In the game to come, characters, guilds, and global factions will engage in meaningful, exciting, and fun mass combat."

Stray Bullet has said it won't release more details on the game for a while, but it did say it would not be creating its own game engine; instead, it would rely on middleware to get the job done whenever possible. For an idea of where Stray Bullet is headed with this game, check out the conceptual art pictured above.

42 Comments

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:10 pm PT

    neato

  • JoeSSJ3

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    Sweet, its Sci-Fi too judging from the concept.

    Kinda looks like a twisted world of planet of the apes. Definitely going to keep tabs on this one.

  • digitalheadbutt

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:26 pm PT

    Wasn't a big fan of ShadowBane what with all the lag and connection issues but i am always happy to see new games surfacing. I hope MMo's go out of fashion soon I want more decent single player games for my PC. With all the resoucres available they could make the most baddass Xwing vs. Tie Fighter game ever.

  • Dantes_Monkey

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:35 pm PT

    could be interesting

  • Re_ensurer

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:47 pm PT

    Doesn't sound too interesting as of now.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:48 pm PT

    another mmo? there seems to be too many these days

  • shade1978x

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:58 pm PT

    I just hope the game brings something new to the table. MMOs are notoriously similar to each other. I can't see how these developers can expect to get new subscribers if they can't make a game that isn't exactly like WOW or every other MMO.

    I don't play any and probably won't play another MMO but it seems like a lot of studios are trying to mix it up a bit. The new Conan, Age of Hyboria seems to have a large degree of innovation, for instance. I hope more companies try to be more inventive with the MMO genre.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 3:35 pm PT

    Oh noes, more MMO.

  • oliverh

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    Well as they say "They wont give any more infomation for a while", but now the picture I just saw it say's to me "UNKNOWN" or very weird.

  • DirtyRotten

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:03 pm PT

    Wasn't Shadowbane one of the worst MMO games?

  • Gmacrusher

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    Well MMO's are okay...but too much will kill you!!

  • kilaan

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:27 pm PT

    Shadowbane had the potential to be one of the best MMO's ever. But due to bugs/balance issues it crashed hard.

  • niptuckSean

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:39 pm PT

    "kilaan" - Pretty much every game has the potential to be the best game ever, such a meaningless word potential has come to be.

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:07 pm PT

    whatever i'll track it. screenshot doesn't tell me anything cool about the game

  • Doolum

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:29 pm PT

    looks great.Lets see how it turns out to be in the end

  • fierro316

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:30 pm PT

    What a great surprise, I loved Shadowbane.

  • TryMe01

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:53 pm PT

    any news is good news, right? i'll just let time tell to see if this game is worth my time

  • Quezakolt

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 5:57 pm PT

    might be good. Shadowbane had the soul but lots of technical problems. this might be good.

  • DeathmageMokey

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 6:30 pm PT

    Hmmm... I hope that the game is good, jsut because of the scope of Shadowbane.

  • BloodMist

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 7:40 pm PT

    Hopefully it doesn't suck as bad as Shadowbane did.

  • Santas_Hitman

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:21 pm PT

    lol another MMORPG. If they keep this up there will be more MMORPGs than there are people to play them.

  • BassMan

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:46 pm PT

    That concept art seems to borrow a lot from God of War.

  • Cloud737

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 2:32 am PT

    So many MMOs announced lately. I wonder how many of them will fail.

  • datniccah187

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 2:42 am PT

    Stray Bullet? Never heard of it.

  • SpecterX3

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 4:20 am PT

    *prays for no fees*

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 6:59 am PT

    Original IP ?

  • Hellbounder

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 8:04 am PT

    Hype level 1 - No content. "Hey where are going to do SOMETHING!". I'm so hyped I can fly out of the window.

  • okassar

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 9:04 am PT

    The art above looks nice,that's a "ghetto" beast right there.But,a little more information would help the sales of that game later as more hype will build up,as long as it turns out good.....Gears of War lived up to all its hypeAnd what do you know,it sold over 2 million and in the long run,probably 4 million.I want to see more games do that,its good stuff.

  • pred890

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 9:19 am PT

    Yay yet another MMO.... Seriously there are getting to be more MMO's than there are people to support each one.

  • namdar

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 9:46 am PT

    Meh... DONT BELEIVE DONT DONT DONT BELEIVE THE HYPE

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 10:11 am PT

    MMOwesome

  • LessThanMike

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 11:50 am PT

    this sounds like one that i'll have to see first, before anything else

  • ObiKKa

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 10:44 pm PT

    I won't even read this one. This one is too boring. Shadowbane didn't get good reviews like some other MMO games, so why should I care about this one?

  • ObiKKa

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 10:52 pm PT

    digitalheadbutt
    "Wasn't a big fan of ShadowBane what with all the lag and connection issues but i am always happy to see new games surfacing. I hope MMo's go out of fashion soon I want more decent single player games for my PC. With all the resoucres available they could make the most baddass Xwing vs. Tie Fighter game ever."

    Frak, yes! Why isn't MMORPGs turning into a fad yet? I want absolutely quickie MMOs for cheapie fees just like how you spend your average time on singleplayer & multiplayer gaming per day. However WOW is the best thing to have happened to Vivendi, as they're extremely well supported to be able to support their own developers to have lengthy development times for their "non-MMO" (emphasis) games!

    Yep, agree with you on your last sentence...

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 7:29 am PT

    MMOs... If I don't hear the word MMO once a day, the Earth will stop spinning.

  • gozalo

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 7:29 am PT

    Here we go again.

  • fahad2mail

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 11:02 am PT

    ohh no. not again!

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    well as long as it's good, that's all that counts

  • ketsuatama

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 10:44 pm PT

    Sounds highly original..........not!!!!

  • BelmontMaster

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 7:54 am PT

    Not making your own engine? Sounds like you only want to go half way on it to me.

  • goddessakasha

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 9:47 am PT

    "In the game to come, characters, guilds, and global factions will engage in meaningful, exciting, and fun mass combat."

    ... lol.... how many times have I read some form of this sentence when developers are describing their latest MMO???

    Please, more adventure games, less MMOs????

  • Gryphon700

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    Yesss more adventure games like Dreamfall!! I agree

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