Just before E3, Ratchet and Resistance creators Insomniac Games revealed that they are working on a multi-platform title in collaboration with the EA Partners scheme. Many assumed that the pre-show announcement was so the headlines weren’t stolen from their new game, to be shown at the big event. Clearly that didn’t happen, but the studio has now begun teasing an announcement of their next project at the Penny Arcade Expo in early September.
Last week, Insomniac replied to a query about their plans for the expo via Twitter with “we have very exciting plans for PAX we are going to announce soon!”, before later tweeting (in response to Irrational Games’ August 11th press event) “Sounds like the other IG (Irrational Games) is revealing their next game in [sic] August 11th… Makes us want to get in on the fun!”.
Then yesterday the studio pretty much confirmed a PAX reveal for their next title with two tweets. After announcing the announcement of the announcement (“Want to know when we’re announcing our next game? Find in our new newsletter this Friday!”), they also revealed that the aforementioned newletter would reveal their plans for PAX (“The Friday newsletter will also be exciting for those of you going to PAX, and who might want to see us. All the details on PAX panels!”). Man, those guys love their exclamation marks.
Okay, so maybe it’s not a concrete confirmation that the new game will be at the show, but when looking at that bunch of tweets together it seems highly likely. So what is the studio likely to reveal? We could see that multi-platform EA title, Resistance 3, or something entirely different. Although that billboard that originally teased the alien-blasting sequel was on the set of upcoming movie Battle: Los Angeles, which is currently set for a March 11th release, so unless that was some very early product placement, an announcement would likely be quite soon.
Either way, the Penny Arcade Expo is being held from September 3rd-5th, so we’ll find out then.
Source: Twitter, via PlayStation LifeStyle
Boomshanks
Wait, I’m a bit slow today. Will this be their announcement for Resistance of their new multiplatform game?
Kovacs
That’s the point. No one knows!
Well, OK, some people know … I’m assuming Insomniac know.
:)
cc_star
Either way that’s big news
that, not the announcements of the announcement, obviously.
Boomshanks
Well here’s hoping for Resistance 3 then. Insomniac used to put out one game every year but the odds of that happening seem pretty low
Topgearsam
resistance 3 please
but ill look forward to anything insomniac put out
Topgearsam
but i dought well see the multiplatform game this early on next e3 probally
DrNate86
Having just literally finished Resistance 2, if I don’t find out what happens soon I will actually die.
BigCheese
Exactly how I felt when I finished it, exactly how I still feel now :D
T-82
Something without guns please, at least the protagonist should be gun-less.
Bilbo_bobbins
A new game from them sounds cool. Multiplatform though? Does it mean less time dedicated to the PS3 version? That would be a shame.
Jackarseboyz
Cant wait for this! Insomniac games are my favourite developers. I just hope that the new IP can live up to the spyro, resistance and RaC series
Charmed_Fanatic
R&C is awesome, so will look forward to this
JoshHood
Looks like it is indeed going to be Resistance 3 (or at least a “PlayStation 3 project”, and it’ll actually be announced before PAX, but shown and demod there. So my headline still totally stands!
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/30/insomniac-to-announce-new-game-before-pax-demo-it-there/