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Is Outernauts Insomniac's Next Game?

Looks like the developer behind Resistance and Overstrike has another project under its EA Partners deal.

An Internet sleuth on NeoGAF discovered the studio recently trademarked "Outernauts" and also purchased the domain names Outernauts-Game.com and Outernauts-Game.net, etc.

Additionally, a website for EA Partners was discovered called "EAP Marketing FY13 Home Page" apparently created by Phil Marineau, director of marketing at EA. The website, which has since been edited, listed the following EA Partners projects:

  • The Secret World
  • Overstrike
  • Populous
  • Outernauts
  • Respawn

The Secret World is being developed by Funcom while Insomniac Games is currently working on Overstrike and Outernauts. Respawn is of course developing its unannounced project. The last game on the list is a new, unannounced Populous game, which as NeoGAF points out, could be a Facebook/iOS title instead of a console release.

In March last year, Insomniac started a new division within the company called Insomniac Click to focus on mobile and social games. Outernauts could be for those platforms.

We've contacted both EA and Insomniac for additional details. We'll update this story when we hear back.

[Souce: NeoGAF]

Comments
  • Interesting... Didn't Insomniac state awhile back that they wanted to try their hand at Facebook games? That could be Outernauts. Or perhaps it's a new IP from their second studio, who knows?

  • Insomniac is by far my favorite developer, so I will blindly buy anything they throw at me.
  • That icon reminds me of psychonauts...

  • Could it be that that they are going back to there Rachet and Clank roots?!? I'd personally rather see a new traditional Rachet and Clank than a new IP. but as long as they're not screwing up what they already have coughFinalFantasycough.
  • STOP with ____nauts names! I just want my Psychonauts...
  • Lets just hope EA doesent acquire them

  • they sure do love their space. oh come on, Outernauts definitely sounds like some space stuff
  • When I saw this at first I thought it had something to do with a Psychonauts sequel. Sigh. Oh, well. At least Insomniac is working on something that isn't Resistance.
  • Hmmm, sounds like Psychonauts.

  • Psychonauts... :(

  • I thought of a Psychonauts sequel but then I remembered Double Fine made that, not Insomniac.

  • i don't see why there aren't any diablo, or gauntlet style facebook games.  

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    As great as I'm sure Overstirke is going to be, I'd absolutely love to see a new Insomniac platformer go multiplatform. Man that only reminds me I need a PS3 for their R&C games. I've been missing out.
  • (Crosses fingers and jumps up and down like a little girl) New IP! New IP! New IP!...

    Please.

  • I want a new ratchet and clank game not all for one but a real one

  • Cool, I don't think it has anything to do with Psychonauts? And seeing Respawn again makes me curious as to what they have under their sleeves; haven't heard from them in a long while

  • Respawn? That reminds me, when is respawn entertainment's new game going to be unrevealed.
  • What is Overstrike?

  • Whatever it will be, Insomniac makes some damn great games. To be honest, Ratchet and Clank is probably their best IP created.

  • I know this is like that this is like wishing for world peace but... spyro just ONE more time.

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