![]() ![]() "Gary and I have been talking about this project for a number of years and are really excited to be announcing Two Point Studios' first game. "The amazing team we have managed to bring together, and our partnership with Sega, has really allowed this first part of our vision to finally come to fruition" Here's what Co-Founder Gary Carr has to say about Two Point Hospital: You can check out the teaser trailer here which shows that the Bullfrog humour is fully intact, including the introduction of at least one new amusing illness - "Light-Headedness", where the patient's head turns into a lightbulb. Project Hospital developers expect Modders to make it more like Theme HospitalĪs we long suspected, Two Point Hospital is a spiritual successor to Theme Hospital being made by the ex-Bullfrog team at Two Point Studios. Details below, but suffice to say we're really excited about this one. That is to say, your job will go from contracting staff and doing the accounting of the hospital to creating waiting rooms and placing vending machines. ![]() The ex-Bullfrog and Lionhead team at Two Point Studios have announced their first game, and it's the spiritual sequel to Bullfrog's never-bettered classic Theme Hospital. Theme Hospital is a real-time strategy and management game where you have to construct your own hospital while keeping each little detail in mind. Theme Hospital of course had an end-of-year leaderboard and awards but that was just against AI opponents, throw real people in there and it could get interesting - as long as we can turn it off, of course. We certainly wouldn't mind optional challenges based on what your friends are up to. Our approach is that it's very much something that you opt into - if you're into, you can get involved on that side of it as much as you want to. We're very aware of the fact that a lot of people play their simulation games as single-player experiences and don't want to have to feel the influence of other games. "Our approach to online is to think of it as creating a bit of a social feel to the game, and basing that on asynchronous play. Second, they were worried that people wouldnt see all the great new additions theyve made to the Theme Hospital formula, such as marketing, and would just dismiss the game as a rebranded Theme Hospital (the early stages do play quite similar). Fortunately not directly competitive play, but asynchronous challenges instead. The other thing they're considering is online play. ![]() New weird diseases and rooms to cure them? We're all for that. On launch we're not going to have modding because it's hard and I need to think about how to do it, but yeah that's something we aim to do in an update later. "I've thought a lot about modding from a technical perspective. Technical Director Ben Hymers, who previously worked at Lionhead, said: Zombies.PC Gamer interviewed the team at Two Point Studios regarding Two Point Hospital, and the studio confirmed that while Mod Support is not planned for launch it will definitely be coming later. Previous titles in the EA promotion have included Dragon Age: Origins, Dead Space, Peggle and Plants vs. Truly, the first time you see someone enter the re-inflation clinic is a beautiful thing. Developed by the now-defunct Dungeon Keeper developer Bullfrog, it mixes management and business aspects with the need to cure queues of patients struggling from bizarre diseases. Theme Hospital remains one of the best simulation games of the '90s. Once downloaded, the game is yours to keep forever. Got an Origin account? Simply head to Theme Hospital's download page and nab it for free. It's the latest title in EA's regular 'On the House' promotion, which gifts freebies to Origin members every month or so. ORIGINAL STORY 21/1/15 1.35pm: Medically dubious simulation classic Theme Hospital is now available to download for free via Origin. Project Hospital developers expect Modders to make it more like Theme Hospital. What seems to be a more serious and grounded take on Theme Hospital is coming out just this week. Patients are reminded not to die in the corridors. Project Hospital Releases This Week, Promises Extreme Complexity and Depth. ![]() UPDATE 21/1/15 1.35pm: In celebration of today's Origin freebie (and because H1Z1 is still down) Ian "Greetings" Higton will be live-streaming Theme Hospital tonight from 4pm GMT. ![]()
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