It may come as a surprise to some, but despite a current lack of modern games based on the popular comic, there were a handful in the works. Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley has been making rounds promoting the studio’s latest title, Atomfall, but some may not know that Rebellion is also the publisher for the long-running 2000AD comics. 2000AD has spawned many popular titles since its 1977 debut, such as Judge Dredd and its many spin-offs, Rogue Trooper, Strontium Dog, and more.
PC Gamer’s Rich Stanton had a moment with Kingsley to talk about Rebellion’s latest title but took things in another direction. Stanton is obviously a longtime fan and didn’t beat around the bush in asking why the British studio/publisher hasn’t had any new gaming projects based on its iconic characters. Kingsley explained that over the years Rebellion has put it out there that it would be open to others developing projects using its characters but things often have a way of not working out. At one point in recent years, there were five or six projects in development that produced promising demos, but then the pandemic hit and they basically just fell apart.
Per Jason Kingsley (via PC Gamer):
“But you know as well as I do: lots of games get started and a relatively small fraction actually get finished. It’s quite… it’s quite tragic actually the industry. The games you get to see are a tiny representative of the number that get started. Sadly.”
While gamers primarily know Rebellion for its Sniper Elite franchise, Zombie Army VR, Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000, and then also the AvP 2010 game, the company has at times released games based on its 2000AD characters. Rogue Trooper Redux was released for PC and consoles in 2017. However, the last Judge Dredd game, Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death, was released in 2005 for PC/PS2/Xbox/Gamecube, which featured LAN support for up to 32 players.
