David Perry has penned a new Director's Letter for Acclaim's "Top Secret" project. The project is not a secret, this is just the name of the community driven development that the company is trying. It's like American Idol for game development. Perry directs and hundreds of thousands of people use the boards to define the game. Most the heavy lifting is done by an internal Acclaim studio.
Recently, it was announced that the game would be an MMO racing game.
Top Secret is Rocking!
The Top Secret Project is underway, and it's starting to heat up. We've got a dedicated group of artists, writers, thinkers, designers and visionaries all contributing to create the first publicly designed, democratically developed video game in history.
Our team just decided on the art style for the game, but there's a ton left to do. If you're not already involved, what are you waiting for? Letting everyone else have all the fun - and collect all the glory? We have plenty of creative challenges left.
Right now the team is designing the Hooks for the game. you know the thing that we will do that every other game designer will want to imitate? Look here http://phpbb.acclaim.com/topsecret/viewtopic.php?t=3044. We're just about to close the Hooks design task, but it's not too late for you to help us pick the best Hooks out of the submissions we received. And we have TONS more to do! It's definitely not too late to get started with the project. Next, we will design vehicles for the game, tracks and much more. It's still early. Come on and join us. Be part of this great project. Get creative and get involved! It's fun!
Whether you want to be a professional game developer or you just love games. think how cool it would be for your ideas to end up in a game played by millions of people all over the world! So, roll up your sleeves and dive in.
David Perry
Director - Top SecretP.S. If you haven't quite gotten started in the Top Secret Forums, or you want answers to your questions, here's a great place to start: http://phpbb.acclaim.com/topsecret/viewtopic.php?t=3141
