By Jim Rossignol on March 9th, 2010 at 8:20 am.
Allan Blomquist, Kyle “2D Boy” Gabler, and Kyle “Henry Hatsworth” Gray have announced the formation of their new indie studio, Tomorrow Corporation. A very important press release stated the following information:
“For years, giant corporations have been hurt by scrappy indie studios hogging the limelight with titles like Crayon Physics Deluxe, Braid, World of Goo, and Super Meat Boy. To those tiny, un-American, indie developers, Tomorrow Corporation would like to deliver a message: Your reign of terror ends… Tomorrow!”
No game revealed yet, but it’s completely expected. More on this tomorrow at some point.
09/03/2010 at 08:23 robrob says:
What does all this mean? Are 2D Boy no more?
09/03/2010 at 09:11 The Sombrero Kid says:
2D Boy are an indie developer, Tomorrow Corporation are a Ultra Mega Publisher Corp.
It’s a way for them to filter their money to other Indie developers or themselves and also I think help focus peoples attention on promising indie games.
09/03/2010 at 09:51 faelnor says:
@TSK
Uh, no, it’s a dev studio.
09/03/2010 at 09:56 faelnor says:
@robrob
Kyle (Gabler) said “We’re both at GDC this week, so we might be a bit slow returning mail for a few days. What? One of us got devoured by a large corporation? It’s probably another fun side project, much like Indie Fund. If you’re at GDC this week and see us wandering around say hello!” in 2DBoy’s latest news.
09/03/2010 at 10:54 robrob says:
That allays my fears. Thanks, faelnor. Thaelnor.
09/03/2010 at 12:52 The Sombrero Kid says:
whoops, i assumed it was a more official version of the indie fund.
09/03/2010 at 08:35 Blue says:
Kyle and Kyle! A beautiful symmetry! It’s like John Flansbergh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants, my favorite band. I CAN ONLY HOPE this company will also become a favorite. I am craving what their minds could accomplish. World of Goo was an awesome idea, and Henry Hatsworth (despite being punishing like a BASTARD) was great big buckets of fun. I am already hungry for more revelations, Rossignol! Fail us not with the speedy informations!
09/03/2010 at 11:21 devlocke says:
Coincidentally, I’m seeing TMBG on Thursday. I’m quite looking forward to it; I’ve missed them every time they’ve come around, to date, so I’ve had years of anticipation.
09/03/2010 at 08:46 Demon Beaver says:
Just looking at the image on my RSS reader immediately made me yell out “2D Boy!!!”.
Good news, I hope for a lot of bland AAA titles from this new corporation!
09/03/2010 at 08:46 Eggy says:
This is the single greatest thing that has ever happened to me
09/03/2010 at 09:21 Flimgoblin says:
Tone’s a bit odd in places, wasn’t sure if it was a parody site at first ;)
Probably be more immediately obvious it’s a studio once they have more stuff up there.
09/03/2010 at 11:11 sfury says:
so… “World of Tomorrow” ?
09/03/2010 at 11:26 MarkSide says:
Possibly one of the coolest websites ever.
09/03/2010 at 12:10 stone says:
what game will be announced? Ed’s No quarter?
09/03/2010 at 15:08 jsutcliffe says:
Why am I more excited by the idea of Pontifex III (linked on the Cryptic Sea website) than what Tomorrow Corp is going to announce? There’s something wrong with me.
09/03/2010 at 15:23 Sjors says:
Maybe you have a thing for bridges?
09/03/2010 at 15:29 jsutcliffe says:
Yes. Very much yes. Which is why I enjoyed World of Goo so much. ;)
09/03/2010 at 13:45 Brumisator says:
Taht catchphrase made me smile, God speed, boys!
09/03/2010 at 13:47 Stense says:
Ooooooh, my curiousity is raised.
09/03/2010 at 14:02 Mario Figueiredo says:
Hmm… Indie goes public.
09/03/2010 at 14:08 Sjors says:
Our Employees are Valuable to Us, and So Are You ™
Truly magnificent!
09/03/2010 at 16:57 Wulf says:
I know it’s a joke/parody, but the official site still makes my skin crawl. D:
*shudders.*
09/03/2010 at 17:05 Wulf says:
WAIT! My ARG senses are tingling!
This is a side project, it’s as creepy as hell, talk of sinister practises (for fun) and whatnot…
It has to be part of an ARG, and if it is, well played, chaps, well played.
09/03/2010 at 17:09 Tom O'Bedlam says:
eh? Isn’t it more likely that its an indie publishing studio, with a website making fun of itself? Much like the world of goo factory world?
09/03/2010 at 17:16 Wulf says:
Perhaps!
We’ll see.
09/03/2010 at 17:07 Tom O'Bedlam says:
Indie game fund? Tomorrow Corporation? Let joy ring unconfined! If these are handled with the care required, this could be the best thing to happen to gaming since keyboards!
09/03/2010 at 17:57 Mario Figueiredo says:
Xanax and a could shower will help deal with a lot of the exaggerated remarks on this topic.
09/03/2010 at 21:32 Tom OBedlam says:
There may be a smidgen of hyperbole, but not too much.
09/03/2010 at 22:24 Mario Figueiredo says:
Don’t mind me. I’ve just grew a natural resistance (based on hard historical evidence) to good intentions plus money making. These days, I wait to see. Especially because one of the biggest catalysts of things eventually going wrong is exactly fanboyism, that eventually empowers those being adored to believe they can do anything.
10/03/2010 at 02:28 Tom O'Bedlam says:
True enough, poor Tarantino…
My hope with these is that it could blossom into some sort of worker’s collective. Such organisation not only exist but flourish in the alternative music industry (i.e. Anticon), there’s no real reason why such an enterprise couldn’t work for computer games. I guess it depends on the integrity of the people in charge.
10/03/2010 at 01:47 LionsPhil says:
If this means a roaring-twenties-themed game, I’m all for it. Some decades just don’t get the love they deserve.