Oregon Trail…From Infinity Ward?

Oh please don’t let this be a cruel rumour…please, please, please!

Word on the street is that Oregon Trail might be making a comeback, and a fancy one at that. Publisher Barometer Games has apparently been talking to Infinity Ward to ink a deal for the development of a new Oregon Trail, using the Call of Duty 4 engine. Said the Infinity Ward receptionist when badgered by the Sarcastic Gamer:

“Infnity Ward will be using the Call of Duty 4 Engine to take gamers back to the age of covered wagons and hostile natives. Rather than limit the experience to an educational foundation, Oregon Trail: Fight to Survive will challenge players to cross a 1:1 scale replica of the United States, while combating hostile indians who will absorb realistic damage, extreme conditions, and realistic diarrhea. While no release date for this game has been projected, we anticipate completion of this title by Q2 2009.”

Realistic diarrhea eh? Sign me up! I’m excited to see what the good old O.T. will look like on the COD4 engine, and it will be surreal to see a much-loved educational game from our childhood updated from a pixellated mass of barely recognizable shapes to a (hopefully) stunning set of realistic imagery.

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