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The Legend Returns: Veteran Game Designer al Lowe Un-Retires!
Company: IBase Entertainment
Date: 10 May 2006
Humor returns to video games!
Lowe teams with Mindscape vet to create new company and new game
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 10, 2006 – Al Lowe, famed creator of the Leisure Suit Larry® franchise, has renounced the leisurely lifestyle of the retiree for a return to the video game industry. Lowe and veteran software producer, Ken Wegrzyn, formerly of Mindscape and McGraw-Hill, today officially announced the formation of iBase Entertainment, a boutique development studio that is slated to release an all-new Lowe-created title in 2007 – Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure™.
Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure marks the dawn of a new genre that iBase is calling “Action Comedy.†Created with Wegrzyn, the game is set in a sunny, tropical locale with a story that incorporates Lowe’s incomparable sense of hu-mor with puzzle, stealth and action gameplay elements.
“I needed a good reason to abandon my strenuous life of pina coladas and golf, and this is it,†said Lowe, Chief Creative Officer of iBase Entertainment. “Ken and I are creating a game that’s big on humor, and provides the fun and exploration lacking in many of today’s games. I’ve always wanted to play a game about a common man thrust into extraordinary circumstances and surrounded by beautiful women. Sam Suede is that game.â€
What are the odds? While main character Sam Suede attends Mystery Week Fantasy Camp on Ecstasy Island, the resort’s owner is murdered and Sam be-comes involved in a real mystery. Sam faces innumerable challenges to the truth before he finally solves the mystery and becomes a real detective.
“Al and I noticed how easy it is to find action comedy movies, but not action com-edy games,†said Wegrzyn, CEO of iBase Entertainment. “And thus was born the Action Comedy genre, with our first project Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure.â€
Game Features
• All-new genre – an “Action Comedy†aimed at filling the gap in modern games with funny, sexy, action-oriented gameplay
• Modern humor from Al Lowe – the creator of Leisure Suit Larry® returns to deliver hours of laughs!
• Relatable main character – Sam Suede is an average, everyday guy turned wannabe detective out to solve an intriguing mystery
• Stunning graphics – realistic characters interacting in beautiful, tropical environments
• Broad appeal – targeted for teens and up, the title will be playable on con-soles, handhelds and PCs
Lowe teams with Mindscape vet to create new company and new game
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 10, 2006 – Al Lowe, famed creator of the Leisure Suit Larry® franchise, has renounced the leisurely lifestyle of the retiree for a return to the video game industry. Lowe and veteran software producer, Ken Wegrzyn, formerly of Mindscape and McGraw-Hill, today officially announced the formation of iBase Entertainment, a boutique development studio that is slated to release an all-new Lowe-created title in 2007 – Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure™.
Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure marks the dawn of a new genre that iBase is calling “Action Comedy.†Created with Wegrzyn, the game is set in a sunny, tropical locale with a story that incorporates Lowe’s incomparable sense of hu-mor with puzzle, stealth and action gameplay elements.
“I needed a good reason to abandon my strenuous life of pina coladas and golf, and this is it,†said Lowe, Chief Creative Officer of iBase Entertainment. “Ken and I are creating a game that’s big on humor, and provides the fun and exploration lacking in many of today’s games. I’ve always wanted to play a game about a common man thrust into extraordinary circumstances and surrounded by beautiful women. Sam Suede is that game.â€
What are the odds? While main character Sam Suede attends Mystery Week Fantasy Camp on Ecstasy Island, the resort’s owner is murdered and Sam be-comes involved in a real mystery. Sam faces innumerable challenges to the truth before he finally solves the mystery and becomes a real detective.
“Al and I noticed how easy it is to find action comedy movies, but not action com-edy games,†said Wegrzyn, CEO of iBase Entertainment. “And thus was born the Action Comedy genre, with our first project Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure.â€
Game Features
• All-new genre – an “Action Comedy†aimed at filling the gap in modern games with funny, sexy, action-oriented gameplay
• Modern humor from Al Lowe – the creator of Leisure Suit Larry® returns to deliver hours of laughs!
• Relatable main character – Sam Suede is an average, everyday guy turned wannabe detective out to solve an intriguing mystery
• Stunning graphics – realistic characters interacting in beautiful, tropical environments
• Broad appeal – targeted for teens and up, the title will be playable on con-soles, handhelds and PCs
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