Speedball 2

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We've seen in-game shots from Frogster's Speedball 2 remake before, but the latest batch is by far the best – click on the Images tab and see for yourself. Frogster says work on the player models (shown in the screenshots) has made significant progress and that Kylotonn, which is actually developing the game under the watchful eye of The Bitmap Brothers' Mike Montgomery, "spends up to 400,000 polygons at the same time for a full 3D arena and all present characters." Enjoy the

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Frogster Interactive is proud to announce the impressive development team for the production of Speedball 2. The line-up now includes the legendary Bitmap Brothers, founders and owners of the famous Speedball licence and the French studio Kylotonn Entertainment as developer and co-producer. Publisher Frogster Interactive and the five-years-old software company based in Paris have gathered a range of highly competitive middleware partners for the forthcoming future sports game. The Artificial Intelligence of Speedball 2' will be led by SpirOps, Motion Capturing is done by ATOPOS and for multiplayer connectivity the RakNet Network Middleware from Rakkarsoft will be used. Another high-profile partner for the ambitious game-center with worldwide ranking, league system and an online-marketplace will be announced by Frogster shortly.

Frogster Interactive is set to remake the Bitmap Brother's classic Speedball 2. Scheduled for a release on PC this summer the new game aims to create a high-speed online sports spectacle.

Friday 29 September 2006 Remakes of Speedball 2 and The Chaos Engine, two legendary games from British super-developer The Bitmap Brothers, are planned for release on PC next year - although details are scarce on enhancements or changes that will be made to the classic old-school romps. Speedball 2 was a top-down sports game, inspired by 1975 flick Rollerball, that emphasised violent tackles over sportsmanship and gave you a metal ball to hurl around the courts - or into other men's