Chair's Ender's Game Video Game Series Put On Hold

Yeah agreed. I'd much rather see a Shadow Complex 2 than Ender's Game. Unless Ender's Game was going to be a side-scrolling Metroid-vania style shooter. In which case I would take either of those.  
 
Or better yet just make a new IP and cut Card out of the loop. I love Shadow Complex probably more than the next guy (It's my only S rank) but the story was laughably bare-bones. I don't see why Chair couldn't just make up some nonsense story on their own. And they'd definitely get a lot less flak.

Loved this book as a kid, however I don't see the battleroom being a good vidya game,

" The battle school thing is something you'd have to put a lot of time and a lot of money into getting right.  To date, no one has pulled off zero-g movement to any effective or accurate degree.

I thought Shadow Complex was one of those games.

Huh...EG is a great book and could have been a great game...but they probably would have just fucked it up.

I love Ender's Game, but I think it would be a.really niche game. So much of the stuff there is about spatial disorientation (The enemy's gate is down) that without the physical cues of motion, it would be even harder to keep track of orientation. At the same time, as a physics sandbox for people to experiment, I think the potential for people to come up with their own clever solutions to the scenarios thrown at Ender is really intriguing. I mean if people can jump Warthogs...

I have never read any of Orson Scott Card's novels and have no real interest in them. I did buy Shadow Complex though. People are able to separate an artist and his work, I'm not going to stop listening to Wagner because he was a horrible anti-semite, he still wrote great music. James Brown and Ike Turner still recorded great music which I am perfectly able to enjoy despite the fact they would beat their wives. I'm a liberal, pro gay rights and pro gay marriage, but I am still able to appreciate Jamaican reggae and dancehall by some deeply homophobic artists. If you want to boycott Orson Scott Card then fine, but it doesn't mean those who do buy his books are necessarily supporting homophobia. Besides you can always buy his books on ebay if you really want, putting no money in his pocket.

And you loved the Hangover, and residuals from that go to convicted rapist Mike Tyson. You live in a world of arbitrary double standards, its fine dude. Nobody takes you seriously anyway.

" @knightlyknave said:

" @patbaer said:

" While the book means alot to me, I hope a game never comes out. Any money in the pocket of OSC could get used to further his homophobic agenda. Fuck Orson Scott Card. "

Wow, I had no idea about that. How can anyone who writes sci-fi be so closed minded? "

It's quite sad.  I never knew he was that much of a nutjob until later, and while I still love Ender's Game and have some affinity for the rest of the series, I'll never purchase another of his books again. I was worried about Shadow Complex, though Chair successfully removed any political overtones from the story that OSC wrote.  Keep your politics out of my video games. "

" @LumpyTheCook said:

" @ryanwho, @ArbitraryWater: Who said anything about being "politically correct" or "liberal"? Liberal and conservative don't necessarily apply here - what does apply is who, in this time of economic and political uncertainty, is deathly afraid, for whatever reason, of dudes marrying dudes. So which are you, hrm? "

How does this apply to the article? It doesn't. The comments page is full of people who know this man from a well publicized statement instead of his award winning novel because they're a generation of illiterates addicted to tabloid. I wonder how many of these people ban Jackie Chan movies because of his stance on racial casting. Probably not many, because they're actually familiar with his body of work and can separate the two. But if you're just some fucking clueless kid, you see any thread related even vicariously to Card and talk about some shit not at all relevant. "

" I'm glad one of my favorite books isn't going to be shat on after all. "

The battle school thing is something you'd have to put a lot of time and a lot of money into getting right.  To date, no one has pulled off zero-g movement to any effective or accurate degree.  Dead Space tried, but really all they did there was have you jump from wall to wall in a straight line.  
 
Also, regarding Card, the fact that he's a jackass should in no way deter you from reading his books, especially the ones from early in his career.  Being a jackass doesn't make him any less a fantastic author. 

" @ryanwho, @ArbitraryWater: Who said anything about being "politically correct" or "liberal"? Liberal and conservative don't necessarily apply here - what does apply is who, in this time of economic and political uncertainty, is deathly afraid, for whatever reason, of dudes marrying dudes. So which are you, hrm? "

Regardless of what Orson Scott Card's views are (are they really relevant to this article, or do you just like showing how politically correct you are?), I don't think he's a good author, and I don't think Ender's Game is very good source material.

I'm glad one of my favorite books isn't going to be shat on after all.

" @nicklott said:

" I read Ender's Game a long time ago, it's a great book but the man is so repugnant I don't want to touch anything else he's involved in. I felt weird buying Shadow Complex but figured what I give to the organizations like the Human Rights Campaign should off-set that fraction of the 15 dollars he gets many times over.  "

Why is he "repugnant"??  Shit, now that OSC is off of their games, I gotta say, their own "unique IP" to save a few bucks will probably be the Chair's sirens call.  So fuck'em.  They should sell the OSC IP to Cryptic.  We'd be better off.  At least none of this namby-pamby "we don't do  great IPs" bullshit. "

" I read Ender's Game a long time ago, it's a great book but the man is so repugnant I don't want to touch anything else he's involved in. I felt weird buying Shadow Complex but figured what I give to the organizations like the Human Rights Campaign should off-set that fraction of the 15 dollars he gets many times over.  "

" @ryanwho, @ArbitraryWater: Who said anything about being "politically correct" or "liberal"? Liberal and conservative don't necessarily apply here - what does apply is who, in this time of economic and political uncertainty, is deathly afraid, for whatever reason, of dudes marrying dudes. So which are you, hrm? "

I read Ender's Game a few years ago and I didn't think it was as good as the people say it is.

" Bummer. I love Ender's Game. "

I love learning about a new game and hearing about its demise in the same day...

Ender's Game was really amazing sci-fi, especially for a book that came out in 1977. I doubt the video game would (have) focused on the more philosophical debates of using the weapon (forgot its name) and the side story about his sister and brother and Ender's complete mental breakdown, although I would have been really interested to see their attempts to include those details in the video  game. I also suppose it would take some elements from Dead Space regarding the space setting and the zero-g elements. Eh, wishful thinking. 

Maybe they should hold off calling it a series after the hype they put into Advent Rising.

Regardless of what Orson Scott Card's views are (are they really relevant to this article, or do you just like showing how politically correct you are?), I don't think he's a good author, and I don't think Ender's Game is very good source material.

I remember that when I finished reading Ender's Game so so many years ago, the first thought that came into my mind was "this would fit perfectly in a videogame". Too bad it's probabl not going to happen.

A lot of people want to harp on something completely irrelevent to flex their politically correct muscle. We get it, you're on the internet, you're liberal.

I was kind of shocked to hear about OSC's homophobia a while back. Ender's game has a bunch of homo-erotic moments(soapy shower fight anyone?). I guess the stereotype of the self-hating homophobe is true. 
 
 
Ender's Game game was one of the greatest scifi books ever. The sequels were not so great. I do not know if the book would translate well into a game though. I movie would be awesome if they  ever figure out how to portray zero-G well.

right now the closest thing I played to a Battle Room game is Undertow (also a Chair game). It just replaced 0 gravity space with water and stun guns with spear guns

There already is a game based on Ender's Game. Its called Battle Tag and it's made by ubisoft (Zero-G enviroment not included)

" @knightlyknave said:

" @patbaer said:

" While the book means alot to me, I hope a game never comes out. Any money in the pocket of OSC could get used to further his homophobic agenda. Fuck Orson Scott Card. "

Wow, I had no idea about that. How can anyone who writes sci-fi be so closed minded? "

Heard of scientology? "

I really want to know what his "amazing design" would be. I also think that developing the book into a game would be challenging, but if they've had a design for a while and are confident in it that gives me hope, considering they are pretty damn good developers. I really want to see even what the basic designs are.

" @patbaer said:

" While the book means alot to me, I hope a game never comes out. Any money in the pocket of OSC could get used to further his homophobic agenda. Fuck Orson Scott Card. "

Wow, I had no idea about that. How can anyone who writes sci-fi be so closed minded? "

Just a reminder: Orson Scott Card is a bit crazy.  Thanks.

" @patbaer said:

" While the book means alot to me, I hope a game never comes out. Any money in the pocket of OSC could get used to further his homophobic agenda. Fuck Orson Scott Card. "

Wow, I had no idea about that. How can anyone who writes sci-fi be so closed minded? "

" While the book means alot to me, I hope a game never comes out. Any money in the pocket of OSC could get used to further his homophobic agenda. Fuck Orson Scott Card. "

Bummer. I love Ender's Game.

I hadn't heard about this but I'm glad it got canceled. This book is far too internal to be put into a medium like a video game, especially considering they were planning on focusing on the Battle Arena part.

Take turns between Shattered Horizon and Homeworld, it'll be all the fun without the weird pedo undertones 

Ender's Game (the book) is awesome. I'd like to see the game finished (even though most video game adaptations are crap.)

They are probably making so much money on Infinity blade that they've devoted all staff to developing more unreal games for the Iphone.

If you haven't read Ender's Game, you haven't read alot of scifi. It's that good.   
 
The sequels, not as much. 
 
It's a little dated, but highly, highly, highly recommended.

:(

Ender's Game would've made a pretty cool point-and-click adventure game (maybe with some light combat a la Quest For Glory), but there's no going back to that book after reading Orson Scott Card's mad ramblings. I wish I could separate the two, but it colors everything that happens in the book.

Good now they can focus on the game we sequel we all want. Undertow 2.

" I love Ender's Game and have read the book more times than I can remember.  And I think it would likely make for a terrible video game. "