Variety spills Boom Blox 2 development
by JC Fletcher 
{ Nov 19th 2008 at 10:00AM }
A sequel? From Electronic Arts? No way.In an otherwise pretty sad story about the closure of EA's shadowy, innovative Blueprint division, Variety mentioned that one of the titles being developed in the style of Blueprint (development distributed around the world, coordinated online) is a sequel to their wonderful puzzle-action game, Boom Blox. It's been mentioned before, but this is the first direct acknowledgement of work being done on a followup.
Even though the Blueprint project is no more, the idea of collaboration between remote studios continues to be embodied in the ongoing work being done on the sequel. ""Everybody is integrated, regardless of whether they're in the same physical location," a former Blueprint staffer told Variety. "It's truly the spirit of what Blueprint was going to be."
The EA corporate philosophy stuff is neat, but to focus on what's important: yes, more Blox will be Boomed in the indeterminate future.
Gallery: BOOM BLOX
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Nov 19th 2008 10:07AM
Awesome news.
...but I REALLY hope this one is a bit more reasonably priced when it's released. $50 bones was pretty hard to swallow, even though I thought the first one was fantastic.
Brucie B @ Nov 19th 2008 10:26AM
All I have to say is - ONLINE PLEASE!!!
Make it happen!!
igorponweed @ Nov 19th 2008 11:01AM
Only if it has Wii Speak!
Roto13 @ Nov 19th 2008 12:16PM
Give me a better level editor!
Looking forward to this, though. I'm glad it did well enough to get a sequel.
HappyFunBall @ Nov 19th 2008 12:24PM
I never bought the original because of the price. It just didn't seem like a $50 (or even $40) game to me. I think I'll pick it up for $20 at Target after Thanksgiving.
SoshiKitai @ Nov 19th 2008 12:30PM
After Thanksgiving shopping! WHOOO!!!
I would kinda' agree on the $50, but I completely disagree on the $40 part.
If it had more options on the level-editor, I'd make it $50... but other than that, it was at LEAST $40 if you had a good enough imagination/LOVE puzzles.
...that game got so frustrating at times. :( Stupid cows...
:D Glad they're (hopefully) making a sequel.