Ender's Game: Battle Room
Encyclopedia
Ender's Game: Battle Room was to be a digitally distributed video game for all viable downloadable platforms developed by Chair Entertainment
and based on the novel Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
. The game was expected to utilize Unreal Engine 3
.
The developers intended to focus the game specifically around the Battle Room.
On 14 December 2010, Chair Entertainment co-founder Donald Mustard indicated to Joystiq
that the project had been put on "indefinite hold", citing a disconnect between the planned game and parent company Epic Games
's strategic objective "to create original and unique franchises".
who then wrote a best-selling novel
, forming a working relationship between the author and developer. Card was a chief consultant on the video game adaptation of his novel.
Chair Entertainment
Chair Entertainment Group is an American video game developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah.-History:Chair Entertainment Group was formed in 2005 by Advent Rising creators, Donald and Geremy Mustard, CEO Ryan Holmes, and key members from the core design team behind Advent Rising. Soon after, Chair...
and based on the novel Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Ender's Game is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. The book originated as the short story "Ender's Game", published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Elaborating on characters and plot lines depicted in the novel, Card later wrote additional...
by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
. The game was expected to utilize Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3 is a computer game engine developed by Epic Games. It is the third generation of Unreal Engine, designed for DirectX 9/10/11 personal computers , the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the Wii U, Android and OpenGL-based operating systems such as iOS and Mac OS X...
.
The developers intended to focus the game specifically around the Battle Room.
On 14 December 2010, Chair Entertainment co-founder Donald Mustard indicated to Joystiq
Joystiq
Joystiq is a video gaming blog founded in June 2004 that has since become one of the most successful sites within the Weblogs, Inc. family of weblogs. It is the centerpiece of WIN's own network of video gaming blogs, which also includes a blog dealing specifically with the popular MMORPG World of...
that the project had been put on "indefinite hold", citing a disconnect between the planned game and parent company Epic Games
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of...
's strategic objective "to create original and unique franchises".
Background
Chair Entertainment previously licensed the literary rights of Empire to Orson Scott CardOrson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
who then wrote a best-selling novel
Empire (2006 novel)
Empire is a speculative fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. It tells the story of a possible second American Civil War, this time between the Right Wing and Left Wing in the near future. It is the first of the two books in The Empire duet, followed by Hidden Empire with the video game Shadow...
, forming a working relationship between the author and developer. Card was a chief consultant on the video game adaptation of his novel.