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Square Enix teams up with Just Cause developer for new project - Report

Avalanche Studios reportedly working on multiple current- and next-generation console projects.

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios has reportedly teamed up with Square Enix to develop a new action game.

What could Avalanche be working on next?
What could Avalanche be working on next?

In email correspondence with Eurogamer, Avalanche reportedly confirmed it is working with Just Cause publisher Square Enix on a project it described as "ground breaking."

The developer also reportedly revealed that it has multiple current- and next-generation console projects due out in the next two years.

In February, Avalanche teased three new projects, to be completed by 2014, the first of which the developer said would be announced before July. The surge in activity has been attributed to the opening of a new development house in 2011.

It remains to be confirmed whether the new Square Enix project will be for the current generation of consoles.

Avalanche is best known for its well-regarded open-world action franchise Just Cause; its most recent instalment was launched in March 2010. In September, the company released Renegade Ops, a vehicular dual-stick shooter, which received a favourable critical reception.

More information on Avalanche's goings-on can be found through its newly launched website.

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Edited By illuminatirexx

Avalanche has one of the most interesting titles (such as Just Cause 2)...waiting for more fun titles to come out.

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Edited By lextexrex

Didn't anyone notice the giant Square-Enix logo at the beginning of Just Cause 2? Nothing new. Though I am excited to hear about these projects.

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Edited By NuclearNinja115

@lextexrex I know what you mean but i think the main point is that we might have a just cause 3, Includeing they registered the trademarks for just cause 3 and 4 recently

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Edited By Bhargav_pvs

I really hope to see a multi player in Just Cause sequel and i guess we won't see some next gen consoles for quite some time.

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Edited By vivalatour

i am going to play die hard , I like my PS3 and feel no need for a PS4 ? NONE

what so ever ! PS3 has shown me all I ever need in a console and I don't respect

the future so called high tech. all they did with cars was to add gadgets and more things to go wrong ! you will want to get extended warranty because this is another

part sony will expect to pick up more cash ! I am not a critic this is my personal feeling about the future of anything ? ..

oh by the way with these two companies working together , whatever it is should be

great !

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Edited By jedediahpelland

Just Cause 3 with up to 4 player co-op or just plain multiplayer mode is what I am dearly hoping for!!!

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Edited By NuclearNinja115

@jedediahpelland same here man.. same here, I can't tell you how long i've waited for that... It would be pure kickin' ass and takein' names.

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Edited By scratchisme

JC 2 was honestly one of my favorite games of this console generation. So much fun to be had.

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Edited By GunnyHath

JC3 with multi please.

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Edited By jagcivtec

JC 2 was excellent in many ways. Huge fun. No wonder they continue their relationship. Any game these guys make I will have high expectations for.

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Edited By GallifreyDog

I really just want a multiplayer Just Cause. Grappling hook stunts are awesome in this game, and the compilations by Waken4Productions would be even more amazing with two people.

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Edited By stailcookie

SE team up with JC dev... AGAIN... should be the headline... If they were a US company, they would own the JC company by now...

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@stailcookie they would buy it then close it within a year saying they didnt make enough money.

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Edited By Game__Raider

Maybe one day I will opena Square Enix article and they will announce Kingdom Hearts 3. *sighs* How could they abandon such a great series? And no I DON'T count handheld spin-offs.

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Edited By johnson206

Hmmm... we'll shall see.

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Edited By DeSchweppes

Man every time I see an article with "Just Cause" I squeal like a little girl!One of these projects better be Just Case 3 or something of that sort.

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Edited By SomePlayaDude

So i'm predicting it's going to be an action RPG shooter sandbox thing. A Borderlands with Just Cause gameplay? That would be awesome.

(don't feel like doing Yahtzee's cheesy Just Cause! joke for now)

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Edited By hunter8man

Just Cause 2 was fun, but I seriously hope they get rid of the bugs that plagued the first game. It lost my saves and I had to start it over twice.

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Edited By moviequest14

Another Action game? Now that's a shocker! xD I do hope they keep the open-world design though.

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Edited By true_gamer007

man! SE is flourishing quickly.

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Edited By x-2tha-z

I'm looking forward to this. Just Cause 2 was amazing, it's definitely the best OTT open world game I've ever played.

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Edited By CRAPCOM1926

Just cause was a boring game, i dont have a good feeling about these, After all Square enix is the Puppil of Capcom. And I still waiting for the damm FF versus.

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Edited By aj_marquez

All games are "ground-nreaking".

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Definitely looking forward to the next Just Cause game.

On a side note, I'd like to see that game engine used for an Action RPG. It would be great.

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Edited By syafiqjabar

justcause3.com is owned by a cybersquatter, so I wonder if they are just going to be goofy and go straight to Just Cause 4.

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Sqaure Enix recently got rights to the 'justcause4' domain.... now they team up with the makers of Just Cause..... well, this seems predictable.

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I prefer Squex doing RPGs

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Edited By syafiqjabar

@franzito They are also a publisher, not just a developer. The reason they bought Eidos is so that they can have access to several popular IPs that are not just RPGs (Tomb Raider, Hitman, Legacy of Kain etc).

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*sigh*

What about finishing Final Fantasy versus XIII and Final Fantasy XIV before working on new things??

The constant delays and total lack of news are really annoying!

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Edited By syafiqjabar

@ManatuBeard Publisher, not developer.

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Edited By ManatuBeard

@syafiqjabar True, but giving us some info wouldn´t hurt!

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I'm really looking forward to the next just cause game. It can only get better I suspect.

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Yawn...consoles.

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Edited By moviequest14

@billlabowski Hey , the pc elitist party is a couple articles back , I'm sure you would have fun there.

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Edited By parrot_of_adun

Well they were "all up in Eidos' business" before anyway, so now that Squeenix owns Eidos, this is hardly a surprise.

...Also, when it comes to games, "ground breaking" means nothing. Game advertisers have used hyperbole to such an insane extent that no adjective sounds impressive.

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Oh boy oh boy oh boy, my excitement knows no bounds!

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Let's hope that SE is actually going to do something right this time.... I'd hate to see whatever they're thinking up be a total failure. Sad to say, but this company was stronger when it was actually two separate entities competing against each other.

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@FallenOneX Well, at least they published Just Cause 2 without faults. :)

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Edited By twistedprince

both would be kool or a remake of ff7 action based would be really kool i think

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Who do I have to kill to have an action Final Fantasy in a huge open world like Just Cause's?

I have big hopes for the Avalanche engine's future, there's a lot of potential there.

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just cause 3!

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