Avalanche keen on Just Cause 3

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 30 March, 2011

Two "huge" licensed games due in 2013.

Swedish developer Avalanche Studios has just announced a downloadable PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network game called Renegade Ops – its first foray into the digital download space. But does this mean the company has turned its back on big budget games?

Not a chance – in fact it's working on two "huge" licenses due out in 2013.

"I wouldn't say instead of, I would say we'll do both," Renegade Ops senior producer Andreas Thorsén told Eurogamer.

"We will continue to do hardcore triple-A games and downloadable games."

In March last year Avalanche launched the Square Enix-published open world action game Just Cause 2.

Eurogamer enjoyed it very much indeed, awarding an 8/10.

So what about Just Cause 3 then?

"I can't see that Avalanche wouldn't want to continue on the Just Cause series," Thorsén said. "We love that franchise."

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The newly announced Renegade Ops' logo.

Avalanche founder and original concept creator of Just Cause Christofer Sundberg explained to Eurogamer that while the Stockholm-based studio does not own the Just Cause intellectual property, it remains intrinsically linked to it.

"I can't really comment on the future of Just Cause," he said, "but as we created the IP there is an attachment to the studio even though we don't own the IP."

"We are not finished with traditional boxed retail games by far. We have two huge licenses that we work on to be released in 2013.

"Can't say anything about them at this point."

One of those "huge" licenses is thought to be an action game based on the upcoming flick Mad Max 4: Fury Road.

In September last year Eurogamer revealed that God of War II director and writer Cory Barlog was working with Avalanche on an unannounced game.

"I can't comment on the projects we are working on," Sundberg said at the time, "but Cory is working here with us in Stockholm as you have probably read on his Twitter recently."

But what's the other "huge" game?

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About Wesley Yin-Poole

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Comments (19) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • mrblonde #1 1 year ago

    Lets hope they use that amazing just cause2 engine for at least a few more titles this gen. IMHO the best open world engine developed this gen so far, better than rockstars GTA/RDR.

  • Spekingur #2 1 year ago

    As long as Just Cause 3 has a proper drop-in drop-out multiplayer then it will be awesome enough. Been rediscovering Just Cause 2 on my PC, having loads of fun.

  • Ultrasoundwave #3 1 year ago

    Just Cause 2 was excellent - if they hire a good writer and good voice actors, JC3 could be even better!

  • Grievous1976 #4 1 year ago

    Just Cause they can.

  • Olemak #5 1 year ago

    "We will continue to do hardcore triple-A"

    That sounds really painful.

  • DSR3 #6 1 year ago

    One of the more overlooked games last year, sure the campaign wasn't anything spectacular. But just messing about in free-roam was brilliant, try grappling the hot air balloon to a jet while standing on top and you will see what I mean.

  • Eraysor #7 1 year ago

    BOLO SANTOSI

  • Anciegher #8 1 year ago

    We will do another one, just 'cause we can.

  • Muddtallica #9 1 year ago

    @Ultrasoundwave - Man, what? Hiring good voice actors would strip out half of what I love about Just Cause 2 so much. Leave the quality storytelling to BioWare and the like, I say, and keep Just Cause as a shining bastion of Seagal-style cheese.

    I'd be very hyped for Just Cause 3, but I know it'll let me down, because it most likely wouldn't be set in South-East Asia any more, which in turn would mean no more Singaporean accents, which is (objectively speaking) the funniest accent in the world. Don't believe me? Ask Bolo Santosi.

  • coldfoot #10 1 year ago

    I completely agree with Mudtallica, JC2 wouldn't be a great game without Bolo Santosi and her accent.

  • beastmaster #11 1 year ago

    What mrblonde said. One of my top 5 GOTY from last year and I game I won't trade in for a long time to come .

  • richyroo #12 1 year ago

    Im quite happy parachuting all day across the whole map. Keeps me happy cos its done so well

  • Spuzzell #13 1 year ago

    Just Cause 2 was BRILLIANT. I've never got enough time to play the stupidly large backlog of games I keep bloody buying, but I spent an entire week just going from village to village to military base to airbase to oilrig in JC2 along the coast just to clear them all. I've never been that sort of completist gamer before.

    The most fun I've ever had in a sandbox game ever. I'd be all over Just Cause 3.

  • ExplodingClown #14 1 year ago

    That engine was fantastic. Wonder where they'll set the next one? Africa maybe? There's a whole world of crass racial stereotypes and terrible voice acting just waiting to be explored!

  • evnewell #15 1 year ago

    "Lets hope they use that amazing just cause2 engine for at least a few more titles this gen"

    Totally agree. One of the prettiest and best performing (most stable, not to mention) engines I have seen. Most people forget that they're looking at an open world game when looking at JC2 on PS3. Too bad about the tearing on the 360.

    that said, they need to improve their cutscenes. their storytelling could use a boost too.

  • coomber #16 1 year ago

    Yep, I'd love more of this series. The 'mysterious island' mission was just pure insanity - genius. Need to sort out the bugs though (the weird sound glitch when being given missions was annoying) and a greater range of missions would be good.

  • stryker1121 #17 1 year ago

    Got a solid 50 hours out of this one before moving on to something new..the world is gorgeous and the stunts are fun, but the missions get way repetitive. I loved the cheesy voice acting and story, so no problems there. However, it would be cool if Rico could upgrade the grapple as a weapon to say electrocute/burn enemies. It's not like those additions would kill the realism of the game or anything!
    Edited by stryker1121 at 31/03/11 @ 00:22

  • oceanclub #18 1 year ago

    Am still amazed that they haven't licensed out that engine to other companies. Utterly amazing draw distances with high framerates on mid-range PCs.

  • Cherub007 #19 1 year ago

    JC2 is like my little South East Asian wife. I may cheat on her with other games and go off for weeks at a a time without even calling, but it's always her I come back to. I'm back in her loving arms at the moment, grappling shit to other shit and watching it all kick off.