Long Overdue Update
Wow! Such a long time and no blogging from us Ruffians despite some very very exciting things happening here in Dundee. First of all the most exciting of which is that we have bought a some new sofas. Here is one of them looking fabulous.
fig(i) A rather spiffing sofa
Some people may have said they make the studio look like a victorian drawing room or something out of Corrie. Obviously this is a side effect of an under developed aesthetic function and in no way reflects on the quality of our new furniture. Being the magnanimous sort of chap I am my reaction is tending towards pity rather than ire. Anyway. New Sofas. Your studio should get some like these too.
What else has happened?
Oh yes. It was announced at E3 2009 that we’re developing Crackdown 2 exclusively for X360. I knew there was something else 
If you’ve been following our story in anyway you’ll know there’s been a lot of speculation about what we’re up to. There’s been rumours and accusations in forums, blogs and press statements. All the while we’ve had to keep schtumm and focus on the work in the hand. I’ve got to say that now everything is all official it’s a massive weight off of our shoulders.
Is there a lot more we can say now? Not really 
Well not yet.
We watched the announcement live in the studio, streaming the keynote and projecting it onto the back wall of the studio. And it was great, a really nice atmosphere enhanced with a few drinks for the troops. Hearing the orb sound chime in at the start of CD2 trailer and the roar that went up in the studio was one of the best moments of my professional life. This is a great studio You can see a few pictures from our night of glory on Flickr right here.
fig(ii) Ruffians all agog at the E3 Crackdown 2 reveal
There was a lot of stuff in the MS keynote, the received wisdom is they “won” this years E3 and it was packed to the gills with a lot of great new games. We seem to have held our own even among such intimidating company as Project Natal, Left For Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2 and many others. In fact someone made a pretty awesome graph showing the number of posts in the NeoGaf MS Keynote thread over the duration of the keynote.
fig(iii) A marvellous graph
See that flurry of posts right there in the middle? That’s Crackdown 2 that is! Click on the picture for a a larger version. Yeah, yeah I know it doesn’t actually prove anything but it’s nice to see there’s some buzz with the super core players of the rather excellent NeoGaf forums
Now it’s all out in the open we should see the end of some of the more scurrilous press we’ve attracted. If I’m completely honest some of the wilder speculation will be missed. Our lager filled fridge getting it’s very own new story on VG247 was particularly funny and excellent. Cheers Pat
fig(iv) The most famous fridge in game development
Exciting days Now on with the work.
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Congrats on the Crackdown 2 announcement, hearing that agility orb sound effect during MS’s conference put a silly grin on my face
Crackdown 2 made E3 for me, good luck with the work ahead guys! Can’t wai to see some gameplay footage!
Cheers!
Garth
Awesome. More crackdown. This is one of the best news (apart from the new FF’s) I heard during the E3.
Can I have your fridge btw?
[...] on a great title called Crackdown 2 with Microsoft no less. You can read more about that on our company blog right here. Everyone is super chipper about the enormously good hearted reception we have received and [...]
Very much congradulations on the announcement. i’m stoked to see more new about the game in the future and would be honored to raid your fridge. by the way, maybe you could take the ruffivan to a public appearance at the midnight release whenever that will be.
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