EYE ON RED 5

When I flew back home from Vancouver, one of the first companies I looked into was Red 5 Studios and Carbine Studios. I had never heard of them before but there was a nice article in The OC Register about two new upstarts in Aliso Viejo and most of them were former Blizzard employees. I thought hell, this is awesome! Two brand new studios with talented people to back it up and all within about a 20 minute drive from home.

I applied and I applied again. I don't remember how many times but fact is, I never heard back from Red 5. I heard back from Carbine but Red 5 remained mysteriously silent. I finally just gave up with them assuming my art style is not what they're looking for.

So why so silent? That's a good question. Well, since the last time I saw what Red 5 was up to, I know from their website that they have moved to a different location, back to familiar Blizzard territory in Irvine, Ca. They had some recent management changes and they are getting ever so close to making an announcement on their first major project. But what is it? World of Warcraft meets Star Wars? It's supposed to be some type of fantasy MMO but who knows? Maybe it's not that at all. They aren't saying anything and as far as I know of, there have been no leaks about the "exciting ideas" they've been working on. Oh speculation...

If you're interested in trying to dissect this interview Red 5 gave to Gamasutra leave a comment and tell me what you think.