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Insomniac Announces Outernauts

by Matthew Kato on May 09, 2012 at 09:17 AM

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The latest developer to get into social gaming is Insomniac Games (Resistance, Ratchet & Clank), who have just announced Outernauts for Facebook.

The game casts you as a member of the Outernauts, an elite force created by United Earth to capture and train alien beasts in the Outernauts battle against space pirates, evil corporations, and the mysterious "Ancients."

Says Ted Price, founder and president of Insomniac, “We see a huge opportunity to reach an entirely different audience of gamers through Facebook. As we have demonstrated for nearly 20 years in the console games space, we’re confident we can help evolve the definition of a game experience on Facebook. With Outernauts, we are delivering a deep story with real RPG strategy, coupled with Insomniac’s signature sense of humor.”

The game is currently in closed beta, and will go live this summer.

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Filed under: News, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Insomniac Games, Outernauts

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by OptimusC Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:30 AM

exxtreeeeemmeee.....thppppppppp..... =P
by ZTribal Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:31 AM

The new info is nice, but didn't they announce this game a long time ago?
by Kefka-takes-a-toke Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:32 AM

COOL! Now make a real game.
by 3nd3rth3 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:34 AM

Really guy?! You went from Resistance to this? "Reach a different audience" is the new excuse for selling out.
by marcjb1890 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:38 AM

Ugh all I know is that I will not be playing this.
by GoldvsSilver Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:38 AM

Outernauts sounds similar to another game they may have announced. That, or Psychonauts. Anyways, that's nice I guess. Most likely means I won't be playing it...
by rbarclay77 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:45 AM

A social Facebook game? blah. I thought they were better than that. Oh well
by Chromashadow Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:52 AM

I, for one, am only excited that one of the world's best developers is exploring the new types of games of recent years. I mean, for God's sake, people! It's an RPG by Insomniac!
by davida1572 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 09:54 AM

Insomniac is becoming another MEH developer. I used to like them but after this... nah, I'm over them.
by Bradamantium Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:01 AM

I wouldn't have a problem with it if Price hadn't framed it as a way to get to an entirely new audience. What about the old audiences? We can still play the game and all, but it's not what we've come to expect from a much-respected developer. Not to mention it'll probably have the same microtransaction problems as most other Facebook games.
by KayoDot Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:14 AM

Oh boy. Insomniac's talent is going to be wasted on Failbook.
by scorpgul Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:21 AM

LMFAO so a great developer who made ratchet n clank and Resistance now makes games for casual *** audience?

EPIC FAIL
by Darth J46 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:55 AM

I am not sure if I am going to play this game. On one hand, there is my love of Insomniac, on the other, my dislike of Facebook.
by somebodyissilent Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:56 AM

Come on guys you are better than this better than EA and a hell of a lot better than Facebook.
by Darth-Carbonite Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:03 AM

I. Hate. Facebook. Games.
by 4scoreand7 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:10 AM

so many studios being misused. i understand EA wants to develop for facebook, but why would you put one of your most decorated console developers on the job?
by KamHo Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Irony.
by Senor Ding Dong Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Well that was boring.
by Black Rook Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Where are Overstrike? I am disappoint. On a different note, thanks to it being a (probably) not complicated and quickly made game, it won't take that long for them to do another project (If they actually are only concentrating on this.)
by backspacer Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 11:31 AM

Sorry, not interested at all.