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Dennis Scimeca
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EA is doing nothing with the Wing Commander franchise, so there's no reason why they wouldn't let Chris Roberts take the helm again if he had a good proposal for a project; and as I tried to make clear at the end of the profile piece, the environment feels extremely ripe for a new Wing Commander game.
I may have one more feature to write from the interview, from more of a tech/design perspective (G4 being a consumer-facing outlet means certain content wasn't appropriate for them), in which you may get to hear Chris talk about how the current technology fits into the potential for new space combat flight sims, which would also play into this equation.
In terms of EA taking a risk on what essentially might function as a new IP in the current marketplace, perhaps you noticed they acquired PopCap recently for $650 million? That suggests to me that they certainly have the finances and the will to keep expanding into new territory.
I may have one more feature to write from the interview, from more of a tech/design perspective (G4 being a consumer-facing outlet means certain content wasn't appropriate for them), in which you may get to hear Chris talk about how the current technology fits into the potential for new space combat flight sims, which would also play into this equation.
In terms of EA taking a risk on what essentially might function as a new IP in the current marketplace, perhaps you noticed they acquired PopCap recently for $650 million? That suggests to me that they certainly have the finances and the will to keep expanding into new territory.