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In alt.games.x-com, article <361639f4...@news.demon.co.uk>, Julian 
(jul...@mythosgames.com) wrote:
> I must admit to some mixed emotions when reading about X-com these
> days. The original X-Com was coded and designed by myself and my
> brother, with a couple of guys from MPS doing the artwork. It's great
> to see the game become something of a cult classic after 15 years work
> in the games industry, especially when MPS nearly canned the project a
> couple of times. TFTD was done by MPS after licensing our engine.
> Apocalypse was an extremly fraught development, suffering from some
> kind of crisis of expectation. Towards the end of Apocalypse we sold
> the entire rights to the X-Com Universe to MPS. I didn't expect them
> to use the license with a space sim and first person shooter - but
> then games publishers are somewhat mesmerised by technology these
> days.

But it can't be denied that Interceptor and Alliance aren't innovative 
games - and IMO worthy of the X-COM name. As for X-COM 6, Microprose's 
team will have a hard time beating Apocalypse.


> Anyway, since we parted company with MPS it is unlikely that
> they will be able or willing to produce anything similar to the
> original. I would certainly like to do so, but this seems legally
> impossible at the moment. 

I for one am eagerly awaiting Magic and Mayhem - any more info on that?



> >Mark Rich <7133...@compuserve.com> wrote in message ...
> >>Lee,
> >>
> >>The next game in the XCOM series will be Alliance due next year.
> >>There are no plans to "remake" any of the old games in the series.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Mark Rich/MicroProse-Europe
> >>(micropro...@compuserve.com)

Don't worry, everyone, we all know that X-COM 6 is starting development. 
I think he's just saying that it won't be an exact remake of UFO, but a 
different and new game.

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