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Respawn website launches with teaser art

New online destination for studio founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella goes live with blurry game shot; <i>Harry Potter</i>, <i>Star Wars</i> concept artist on board.

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When Jason West and Vince Zampella--the embattled Infinity Ward cofounders--opened Respawn Entertainment last year, they did so without uttering a word about their new project. Now, the studio's website has launched in full, teasing what the shop is currently creating and who will be creating it.

Here's a first look at Respawn's new game.
Here's a first look at Respawn's new game.

One of the most intriguing bits of the just-launched www.Respawn.com is a blurry image of what appears to be a first look at the studio's development debut. The image shows what appears to be a landscape, with what looks like a building in the foreground. Earlier this month, EA Games boss Frank Gibeau hinted that Respawn's game might be a sci-fi shooter.

Also on the website is a detailed directory of Respawn employees. One of the biggest names attached to project is Iain McCaig, who will be working as a concept artist on the studio's first game. McCaig's credits include Hollywood blockbusters Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the Star Wars prequels.

Most Respawn staffers have previous experience on Call of Duty games, and six have contributed to Sony's God of War series, specifically God of War 2 and God of War 3.

The Respawn Entertainment logo visible on its website is just a placeholder image, according to the studio's community manager. "We're still working on creating something that represents the studio and our game," the staffer wrote.

As for the ongoing litigation between West and Zampella, Activision, and Electronic Arts, that case is headed to court, where up to $400 million is at stake for the involved parties.

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@XanthosAcanthus then someone in IW needs to get their facts straight cause i watched an interview and he said Unreal 3....soo BLAH to him...n cheers for letting me know :D

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@pierrey22 The cod engine is a heavily modified quake engine, not unreal 3.

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@PNOIDSCHIZ im not saying that activiton didnt do anything wrong, they did, but the CoD engine is a modified Unreal 3, soo its not their engine, intyerly. more what they did was take their baby (CoD) and being arrogant about it, but point still stands, they are being TWOTS!!

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With this much talent under one roof, it makes me want to boycott Activision until this whole thing is settled. I hate when developers have to keep stuff on the DL. DRIVES ME BANANAS!

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I will stay cautious (not to get my hopes up), but I'll follow the updates on the matter. Thanks for the news anyway.

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And I hope they win their lawsuit.they deserve it. In slang terms, activision pulled a serious "jack" move on those two guys .Activision u took their engine, and ur arrogant about it as well.

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Guys just to remind you this is the clearest picture I've found I did not do it merely found it on a forum so credit goes to the genius who made it. here it is (: << LINK REMOVED >>

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I sharpned a bit the pic to make it clearer : << LINK REMOVED >> And here is with outlines about what I think is what : << LINK REMOVED >> If you look, the ""giraffe" some people might see, is probably a building with orange lights inside, and the tall shape is probably some kind of chimney or smoke, the top of the building looks like it's greenish and not really futuristic. You can see a road coming out of the that building going toward the tower. The building on the left looks like a tower.I think just right of where I wrote "Building" there is another one there. Well anyway, just my 2 cents. Edit : << LINK REMOVED >> Maybe this picture shows better what I think is hidden behind the blur. Saving the pics and scrolling between them quickly in your picture viewer helps a lot.

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@burtonboy05 The game that would return Lucas Arts in their former glory would be IMO a sequel to Jedi Academy,I loved that game,and I always wanted to see a sequel,mostly because of the awesome ending.

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god of war, gears of war and cod developers involved? good.

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Gears of Duty: Modern Combat Evolved... sweet!

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"Most Respawn staffers have previous experience on Call of Duty games, and six have contributed to Sony's God of War series, specifically God of War 2 and God of War 3." With this said, Whatever it is, i have a feeling its gonna be something special.

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@Monkeypukefight - yeah agreed some sort quality SW game would be sweet. I'd take a revamped Xwing or Tie Fighter game, Battlefront, you name it. Lucas arts has fallen off the pace badly and need some redemption. How about an indepth game based on the life of Boba Fett? Almost hit man like in that you have numerous ways to catch or kill your mark depending on the contract? Requiring investigation techniques, building gadgets/weapons, Intertwine that with some space travel/combat in slave I or II and i'd be stoked. Even cover the time line from where Jango died - all the way through to the Legacy of the Force series. That is a stretch but I'd be happy with multi games if they were up to scratch covering differnt eras and enemies from Jedi to Vong........i'll keep dreaming lol

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@ nezza08 thanks!, This looks more interesting ill stay turned for this

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i dont think putting a blurry picture will appeal to many gamers...

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WOW the graphics are amazing...

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Looks like an old stealworks.

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Contacts of Duty: Modern Optometrist. Revolutionizing the modern tactical eye exam.

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this could be interesting.... knowing the history of the employees, this could be fantastic. lol @Evz0rz

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feels like elderscrolls game to me lol

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It looks a bit like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to me.

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Enhance the Quality!!!

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some post-apocalyptic themed game maybeh :/

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starwarsstarwarsstarwarsstarwars.................

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oh my god!!!!!!!!!! star wars call of duty-style!!!!!!!! i would kill for a star wars battlefront on adrenaline like that. i heard some rumours it was gonna be a sci-fi shooter. now i hear people previously working on star wars titles are working with them. it all makes sense... pleaaaaaaaaaazzzzzeee make this happen.

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It's actually a partner program for independent studios...oh wait, Bungie just did that.

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I wish them best of luck. COD was resfreshing and COD4 is still on of the best multiplayer experiences Ive had. Wasnt a big fan of MW2 but glad to seem them doing somethnig different now. Oh and Jason West's bio is funny.

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What the F! I am embarrassed for being slightly excited over a picture as horrible as this.

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@warhawk-geeby Oh crap I don't wanna take the credit I got it off the forums with a little bit of searching didn't do it myself. Sorry if it came across that way, just wanted to show people it since it was quite interesting tbh but I agree it is bloody awsome! (:

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@areszues92 Just out of interest.. I bet you don't live in Manchester :P

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This is obviously a sign that EA bought the rights to Blur and Respawn is making Blur 2

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@aermeus Amen. (It makes you wonder... why did they make an entirely new series, rather than giving Jedi Knight a fresh coat of paint?) Anywho... As Jamesinho said, a fantasy shooter would be... interesting. Though, Fantasy elements go hand-in-hand with RPG elements. (Not that that is a bad thing, but I know that many fans of West and Zampella's previous work would likely prefer a straight-up shooter)

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An FPS and one of the major names on the project previously did stuff with Star Wars...maybe we are looking at something along the lines of Star Wars Battlefront 3...god knows Lucas Arts needs to license the IP to a game developer that can do it some justice because they are killing it with stuff like Force Unleashed II

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All I'm asking for is a single player experience that lasts longer than 5 hours! I know it'll be awesome, I just want to stay in that awesome for a while!

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Want adrenaline they had in their MW game and longer campaigns

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after seeing the clearer but still blurry image from nezza08 i'm wrong about the Diplodocus but looks more like a typical fantasy image than a sci-fi one.

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i mean the right

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it's one of them pics that you see what you want to see i mean to me it looks like the neck and head of a Diplodocus in the middle with green field and mountains in the background possibly a volcano on the left.

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@carp93 No spheres you notice? Only grayish sky? Look again, notice the curves. Plus, EA confirmed that Respawn is working on a sci-fi shooter.

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@nezza08 You work for CSI, don't you? Can we see the number plate of the car inside the building by the palm tree? :D

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I'd love a fantasy shooter. Something completely different from the usual World War 2/modern warfare/Sci-fi lazer guns that have been done to death. Here's a chance for a studio to set a new standard.

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Is this some RPG? I will ROFLMAO

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@nezza08 Dude. That's just awesome.

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This is clearly aimed at all those gamers who masturbate too much.. Look it up folks.

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im guessing if its some kind of non descript image then it is either going to be iconic to the game or giving away more than we will first think! my money is on some sort of familiar theme or game and possibly a remake, seeing as the games industry is following hollywood suits! that is all!

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Here's an enhanced picture (: << LINK REMOVED >>

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Damn even Crysys 2 looks less blury.

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Here is the problem with this industry. Journalist keep posting crappy news and developers/publishers actually think that releasing a crappy abstract and blurry image will win them some points with the fans, consumers, or mass market, NOT! I hate teasers, but this one, I don't know what to make of it because by the time I wake up I'll have forgotten about this blurry image.

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This is such a giant teaser :|.Damn u blurry image, DAMN UUUUU!!!

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