Warren Spector to develop Episode Four?

[Pi Mu Rho]

Let's talk a bit about Junction Point Studios. The company has been founded about 1.5 years ago, but it's been pretty quiet until now. What have you been doing so far?

JPS currently has about 20 people. We started out working on a pretty epic game with a supportive publisher but, through no fault of our own, the deal got cancelled after about 9 months of work. Since then, we've been working on some stuff with Valve (can't talk much about that), doing concept development for some folks (can't talk at ALL about that, sadly!) and pitching some new game ideas. We're keeping plenty busy!

...

 

[Sparta]

Nah i doubt that, it'd be a new game franchise i reckon. Valve have spoken about how they wanted to make a tactical FPS/RTS or whatever. Maybe its that?

 

[Kouler]

TF2!

 

[wildchild730]

Tf2!!!

 

[Tamer17]

Why Episode 3? if anything JP will make the 4th episode with the standalone plot.

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

That's what I meant

 

[Deleted member 56031]

It probably wont be called episode 4 because it is not related to the other 3 episodes.

 

[Asuka]

Interesting..

 

[pomegranate]

Not to diss Half-Life, but I think Warren Spector's talents would be kind of wasted on the franchise. Not that HL is 'beneath' him or anything, but clearly his talents lie in developing a subtley different kind of game.
That is, unless, Valve would be looking turn the series into a more Deus Ex/Sys Shock style RPG/FPS game. Which would... suck. Even though I love those games, probably more than HL.
But to start a new franchise using Valve's polish and filmic appreciation, and Spector's particular talents - that would be very cool.

 

[Asknoone]

Mhm...that'd be...interesting.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

...

Deus Ex: Source