Sony Liverpool, the defunct studio credited with working on the WipEout series, may have closed its doors but some former developers from the company are back at work with a new studio, R8 Games. The indie studio has released a short video showing off its upcoming project called Formula Fusion, a futuristic racer. Over at WipEout Zone forums, the developer said about the clip:
Whilst it is mainly a visual prototype – rather than a fully balanced gameplay example (at the moment) It was actually created (in a few months I might add) to stir things up with publishers, to generate interest and also to provide funding opportunities – in the same way a ‘pilot’ may be used for films with investors. It is a ‘Huge’ project and not one that we can do without help – so we are being brave and aiming high.
R8 Games also said that “very few” publishers consider AG Racing to be a “valid” next-gen genre.
I personally wouldn’t mind playing a next-gen WipEout-style game, so good luck to the studio in its endeavors!
[Source: WipEout Zone]
