A few months back we reported that 3, now former, Metroid developers have moved on to other things, and formed their own studio Armature. It seems like these 3 guys have been approached by EA to help create a game:

“EA approached us with this really interesting business model of creating a small studio that is only comprised of industry veterans,” says Pacini. “The goal is to create new IP with a very, very small team and to produce a game without having to grow that team.”

“From my stand point, I’ve never worked on any other console,” says Pacini. “I’ve always made games for Nintendo. I’m reinvigorated. I’m really excited about what other opportunities are out there. How can we use Xbox Live? How can we use the power of the PS3?”

“I think it really opens it up,” says Pacini. “I’m not saying it was by any means restrictive working for Nintendo. We had this palette to work on, the Wii and the DS, but now we have everything.”

“That’s just really, really exciting.”

Never fear Nintendo fans they do mention doing another Metroid game:

“Personally, I would love to work on another Metroid game,” says Keller. “I have been in love with Metroid for years. We had a chance to recreate a game that was created way back when.”

“That was awesome.”

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