'During the development of Just Cause 2 that discussion came so late, and with everything that was going on at Eidos and Square with the merger, it was a big decision. But it would also be thought through and planned to make sure it's not something that just ends up on the back of the box. If we did a multiplayer component it would be suitable to the IP, which it obviously is. 'But for budgeting reasons and planning reasons it didn't happen. 'We definitely looked at doing a multiplayer component to Just Cause 2,' he revealed. If we had done it it would have been more planned - Avalanche Studios boss Christofer Sundberg. What the guys have done with the multiplayer mod is fantastic, and it completely came out of left field.

It's still in beta, but that hasn't stopped more than 10,000 people from registering on the mod's forum - and Sundberg is delighted by it.

Just Cause 2 launched in 2010 to critical acclaim, and some believe it to be the best open world action game of this generation.īut it is the eye-catching 600-player multiplayer modification for Just Cause 2 that has done most to keep the series in the public eye. What we can offer to the genre is diversity, which very few other open world developers can.' 'Rockstar is more of a phenomenon than a competitor. 'It's a very competitive genre,' he admitted. 'We are set on becoming the best open world developer,' Avalanche boss Christofer Sundberg told Eurogamer in an exclusive interview. With Just Cause 3 heavily rumoured to be in the works for next generation consoles and PC, the privately owned independent developer has grown substantially and now has over 200 employees across studios in Stockholm and New York. Just Cause maker Avalanche Studios has set its sights on becoming the best open world developer.

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