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The president of Stardock , Brad Wardell, has offered the first details regarding the revival of the classic Star Control series , born in the early 90s and one of the major figures 4X space strategy after acquiring the rights to it makes only a few months .

From that moment, explained in an interview with Ars -Technica website , contacted the team that gave life to the original games , and also the Skylanders series , to see what level of involvement they would like to project. "I talked to them a little about the level of involvement they would like to have with this new game. The biggest problem is that Toys for Bob is owned by Activision now, and as a result can not officially involved , "said .

That said, Wardell assured them it would be " very friendly " with the original, but the fact is that will bring changes in its gameplay mechanics . In this sense , he continues, the new Star Control bet more on the gender of the adventures 4X the traditional style of the main series .

"In our heads, Star Control is an adventure game ," he explains . " The new game definitely shares the same mold as Star Control 2" , but Wardell stresses that for them the series is not limited to the genre of space strategy 4X . "We are very familiar with developing games set in space and we have assembled a team of Star Control fans to ensure that we remain true to the series.

A plot level , on the other hand , the game will be a prequel to Star Control 2 . " Morally, we did not feel it was right to impose our own vision for this science fiction universe " without the support of their original creators, explains . Therefore , he adds, this title will not have any kind of connection to Star Control 3 .

Finally , Stardock claims that this new Star Control hit the market at the earliest in 2015, and will in PC, Steam Machines , One Xbox and PlayStation 4 . It will have a main campaign and various multiplayer modes.