Black Creator Working On New FPS

Environmental destruction expected.

Published 15/02/2010 at 20:15.
By Lee C [Kovacs].

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Stuart Black – the lead designer on Criterion’s famed destruction heavy shooter Black – is working on a new FPS with Codemasters using their EGO engine. Attracting a loyal following when it first appeared on the PS2 and Xbox back in 2006, many thought Criterion would return to the scenery-chewing franchise when the current generation of consoles came around. For reasons probably best known to themselves, however, they decided to focus on the Burnout franchise instead, leaving Black to stand alone as a once-off title that, though thrilling many, was destined to remain a standalone game without any form of follow-up. Until now.

Of course, Stuart Black is not confirmed to be working on a bone fide Black sequel, the FPS title being just one of the many (like Dungeon Keeper, Alien Odyssey, Urban Chaos and Viking) games he’s worked on. But with the news that the Guildford studio are working on a new FPS, and taking into consideration Black’s most renown game (to us at least), well, we’re going to go out on a limb and say “Black 2 is coming!” Just kidding.

Or are we? The taster section which highlights what’s coming next month in the current issue of OXM UK claims a “world exclusive reveal of the shooter that everybody asked for …’

Stuart will be joined by Tom Gillo (executive producer) and Andrew Wilson (senior producer), industry stalwarts who have previously worked at SCE’s London Studio and Blackrock Studios respectively.

Gavin Cheshire, VP of Codemasters, has commented on the appointments by saying:

“Codemasters’ Guildford Studio is key to our overall development strategy, and this year has opened further positions across its design, programming and art teams. With Stuart Black directing the vision for our new IP in production, deployment of EGO and key development figures heading up a highly skilled team, our Guildford facility offers great potential for development talent based in the South East who want to join a growing studio and work on original titles.”

And no, the irony that a guy named Black made a game called Black is not lost on us. Some jokes are just too easy.

Source: C&VG

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RadioactiveMouse | 15/02/2010 20:24
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It’s almost like every game is developed in or around Guildford yet walking through the “city” you’d never realise it :O
TheShepanator | 15/02/2010 20:29
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I sure hope its a sequel to black!
- Boomshanks | 19/02/2010 16:22
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  So do I. That game was amazing
Lorcan | 15/02/2010 20:35
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I loved Black when it came out!
The story was as confusing as hell though. And it got a bit tricky towards the end. Other as that though, it was great!
colmshan1990 | 15/02/2010 20:38
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So he made a game called Black, the same as his name, and he is working on the EGO engine? Very, very ironic.
- Cjdamon042 | 15/02/2010 22:13
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  I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed this haha
scavenga | 15/02/2010 20:55
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Must… resist… temptation to write in all caps…
Hhhhnnnnnnnngnngh…

….aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAfudgeitWOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! :D
Spotter5 | 15/02/2010 20:58
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Oh I loved Black, one of the best games on the PS2
Winkle | 15/02/2010 21:59
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Cant see this is going to be a Black sequel as Criterion would own this wouldn’t they? I was hoping the OXM announcement was for a Perfect Dark sequel.
hazelam | 15/02/2010 22:23
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is the guy who made black and is called black, actually black?
just thought, maybe they named the shooter after him, so the name wouldn’t be such a coincidence then.
i would love to see a new dungeon keeper game.
whatever he’s making i suspect it will be black 2 in all but name.
- Winkle | 15/02/2010 22:30
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  I just hope that CM do a better port of a shooter for the PS3 this time as the OFP DR port using the Ego engine was piss poor compared to the others.
  - hazelam | 16/02/2010 10:45
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    i’ve always been crap at acronyms, so i’m just gonna ask.
    OFP DR?
  - Winkle | 16/02/2010 10:46
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    Operation flashpoint dragon rising
- Amphlett | 16/02/2010 08:42
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  Hurray, someone who can see that a guy called ‘… Black’ creating a game called ‘Black’ as being coincidence rather than Alanis Morissette’s definition of irony!
- Kovacs | 16/02/2010 09:09
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  Mr. Black is of the Caucasian persuasion.
TSBonyman | 15/02/2010 23:41
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I liked Burnout 2 and 3 but not Paradise. Black was an awesome game on PS2, shame it glitches on ps3. A sequel could be great!
- Amphlett | 16/02/2010 08:43
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  Does it?
Person678 | 16/02/2010 00:04
BOOM! Headshot!
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Shouldn’t it be African American 2?