Lost Planet 3 On the Way

Fans of Lost Planet 1 & 2 have a new instalment to look forward to. Capcom has announced Lost Planet 3 at its Captivate showcase event. The game is to be developed by California studio Spark Unlimited, maker of 2008’s Legendary, in partnership with Capcom Japan.

The game is actually a prequel to the previous instalments and features a new protagonist, Jim, a hardworking labourer trying to support his family back on Earth. It takes place many years before the events of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition during the early days of colonization of the frozen world E.D.N. III. “The action centers on third-person shooting and first-person piloting in Jim’s construction rig, which franchise director Kenji Oguro calls the series’ biggest mech suit to date. Capcom producer Andrew Szymanski says the game sees a return to strictly icy climes, after Lost Planet 2’s mix of environments included jungles and deserts.” says GameSpot.