X-COM creator working on 3DS title
Sneaky
p>Julian Gollup, the man who created the X-COM turn-based strategy game.
Gollup made the announcement in the comments section of a Gamasutra interview with 2K's Jonathan Pelling the man in charge of the new X-COM FPS title.
Gollup said: "I am now working on a turn-based tactical RPG which will be a 3DS launch title. Thanks to Advance Wars, Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics it seems turn-based games are not totally dead - at least for Nintendo handhelds. I would argue that Pokemon has a lot of parallels with X-COM in its game system, despite being classified as an RPG."
He has been spending his time working at Ubisoft Bulgaria meaning that his 3DS title could be the Ghost Recon game. Earlier in the comments stream he admitted to have been working on an Valkyria Chronicles-style strategy title in 1999 that was never released.
He added: "Actually, I was developing an X-Com style game called Dreamland back in 1999 - turn-based but 3D (actually very similar to Valkyria Chronicles in the way it worked). Sadly, it didn't see the light of day."
