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On 9/10/2012 5:45 PM, noman wrote:
> The creator of Wing Commander, Strike Commander, Privateer and
> Freelancer is about to announce a game he has been working on for more
> than an year. The website <http://robertsspaceindustries.com/start/> has
> a countdown timer currently set to end on October 10.

> "With the power of today’s computers and the reach of the internet I
> finally feel I have the tools to build the connected experience that I
> always dreamed of. A world that would be more satisfying and richer than
> any film I could work on.
> [snip]
> 
> My name is Chris Roberts.
> 
> And if you would indulge me I would like to create a world for you."

Some more details about his vision for the game can be found in this
Gamespot article.
<http://www.gamespot.com/news/wing-commander-creator-talks-new-project-6397488>

"....... Roberts said that the project's visuals may be slightly ahead
of what next-generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony will offer, and
this visual prowess has always been an aim for the developer.

"I want to get back to the roots of what I did in the old days with Wing
Commander, which was, if you've got a really badass PC, this is going to
show it off," he said.

One way in which Roberts' new game will leverage current technology is
through its use of an online component. He said his new game will allow
the community to connect in ways that Wing Commander or Freelancer
players never could.

"In the old days of making games…you built everything, put it on discs;
it went out and shipped to a store. You hoped people liked it. Then they
played it for a month or a week and then you're off for another three
years making a game. Right now is a really good time to re-enter because
I feel like there's opportunity now that maybe there wasn't even a few
years ago," he said.

Roberts' new project will also leverage its online presence to boost its
story-telling. He explained that his new game will not mirror other
online games in only offering one or two updates a year, but rather it
will release a host of "micro-updates" on a frequent basis............"
................

Seems to me that besides the updated visuals, he might be looking at
some Demon's Souls style online components, if not a full fledged online
game. His focus is definitely on PC, and the statement below is encouraging.

".........I don't want to do a mobile game. I don't want to do a social
game. I'd shoot myself. And I know people are getting paid to do it, but
I like to do these big splashy,
jaw-to-the-ground…get-lost-in-the-fantasy-of-it-all [type of
games]........."

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Noman