After dropping in on a Project CARS 2 stream on the eve of the game’s release, Slightly Mad Studios’ CEO Ian Bell has hinted at what’s next for the specialist driving game developer – and it sounds like something considerably different to the simulation-focused Project CARS.
Bell joined Australian YouTuber SpotTheOzzie (via Eurogamer) for an extremely lengthy chat about Project CARS 2, but also touched on what else the studio is up to.
“Guess what the latest Need for Speed is doing, and have a think about which Hollywood film they're copying,” hinted Bell during the conversation. “And then, I can tell you that we have a six-year deal with that major Hollywood company to make games that will beat what Need for Speed is currently doing. For the next six years.”
Bell stressed he couldn’t discuss exactly what it is (“We’re probably two, three weeks away from being able to mention that,” he said) but maintained, “it’s gonna be absolutely awesome.”
Slightly Mad Studios is the developer behind two previous Need for Speed games (Need for Speed Shift and Shift 2: Unleashed) but some of Bell’s remarks later in the discussion, which lasted several hours, make Slightly Mad’s apparent upcoming collision course with the EA franchise a particularly interesting one.
“We have no respect for EA,” said Bell, alleging EA cancelled Shift 3 two weeks before they were due to start on it. “I’ll never do a deal with them again.”
Elsewhere in the talk Bell explained the studio nearly licensed Australia’s V8 Supercars series but it would cost too much to create all the local tracks the license required, and that Slightly Mad pitched for the F1 license with new F1 owners Liberty Media last week but F1 has reportedly re-signed with Codemasters for three more years.
In the meantime, Slightly Mad’s latest game, Project CARS 2, is out this week and it’s very good.
Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.
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