Beren
08-01-2005, 06:47 PM
Steve Purcell, a former employee of LucasArts who now works at Pixar, who is known for title such as <i>The Secret of Monkey Island</i> and <i>Sam and Max</i> was recently <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6021">interviewed</a>. When asked about Sam and Max 2 he had the following to say:
<blockquote>"While at Pixar I was consulting on Sam & Max 2 after hours. I got word that it was cancelled from the team but the subsequent fan backlash was an unexpected side effect. Thirty thousand people signed the online petition protesting the decision. I had no idea there had been that level of anticipation for the game."
Finally, Steve concludes his comments with equivocation about whether his involvement in the game industry is completely behind him: "Would I get back into games? Sure. The (Sam & Max) license is back in in my hands now so we'll see what happens in the near future."</blockquote>
So while we lost the original Sam and Max 2 in March last year, it is possible that we may yet get some Sam and Max love. If Steve Purcell needs recruits I am here for him :)
<blockquote>"While at Pixar I was consulting on Sam & Max 2 after hours. I got word that it was cancelled from the team but the subsequent fan backlash was an unexpected side effect. Thirty thousand people signed the online petition protesting the decision. I had no idea there had been that level of anticipation for the game."
Finally, Steve concludes his comments with equivocation about whether his involvement in the game industry is completely behind him: "Would I get back into games? Sure. The (Sam & Max) license is back in in my hands now so we'll see what happens in the near future."</blockquote>
So while we lost the original Sam and Max 2 in March last year, it is possible that we may yet get some Sam and Max love. If Steve Purcell needs recruits I am here for him :)