Lionhead's Milo project -- the Kinect tech demo from Peter Molyneux's development company that showed a player speaking and interacting with a virtual boy -- has reportedly ceased development. We polled our Twitter followers for their thoughts.
Here's our question about the video game child rumored to be dead:
Reports are stating that Kinect's Milo has been canceled. Sound off with your thoughts to be featured in a GP article. http://bit.ly/c8zgaVless than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
One of the foremost questions brought up in the office when the news hit was also pertinent among our Twitter followers -- can a game be canceled if it was never announced?
@GamePro So they canceled a tech-demo? I guess it's shocking for the type of people still waiting for Mario 128.less than a minute ago via Digsby
PixelChomper
A few folks seemed to be of the mindset that the Kinect has evolved past its original intentions revealed at E3 2009, suggesting the new directions the device will head in when it releases. Here's a few folks who believe the boy has been sacrificed for the greater good:
@GamePro Not all that disappointed. I mean at the end of the day it's better to focus on games that kids can interact with with each other.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
Jaeger74
@GamePro meh i dont care about Milo. Go buy Kinectimalsless than a minute ago via web
Dubarewskies
Then there's a few that actually thought the boy could have grown up into something important, though the game's mysteriousness never let the world discover it.
@GamePro If Miloh gets cancelled it will be sad since alot of people have put time and work into itless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
RemasteredGamer
@GamePro Milo was always way too "the future is NOW" imo. I was never convinced of its legitimacy. Also, it was Molyneux, so...#fallshortless than a minute ago via web
jacksonroye
And finally, we'll close with a choice zingers sent to the corpse of the child from GamePro regular Fatbot.
@GamePro Looks like someone finally decided to drown Milo in that pond like we all secretly wanted to try...less than a minute ago via web
Fat_bot
Are you mourning the (reported) demise of Milo, or are your thoughts in line with the other Tweets? Sound off in the comments or by responding to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Friday, September 24, 2010