According to some reports, the original developers of the Xbox series of Oddworld were supposed to make 5 games in the series for the Xbox starting with . They decided to drop from the video game industry after a fallout with either Microsoft or EA over the direction of the series.
Microsoft bought the series to be exclusive to the Xbox but only published Abe's Odyssey and EA wanted their game to be heavy in 1st person shooter while the previous Oddworld games were more heavy in puzzles and action.
The remake that is being made is meant to either restart the series that never got finished or expand it beyond just the original Xbox. The remake will be the exact same game but in HD and some type of Move support and extras.
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