It's been a while since we last heard anything about Frontier Development's long in development techno thriller, The Outsider (PS3, 360, PC). Things are set to change however, as we've received word that the David Braben led project has signed a publisher, exactly who the publisher is will be announced in the very near future.

More on the game after the jump!

Frontier Developments' Founder David Braben has revealed details on his current project The Outsider (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) and confirmed that they are working on Elite IV for next gen consoles in the recent Nottingham's Game City event.

In the conference, Braben described the video game as an "action thriller, directed by the player." Further lending to this feeling is the premise of the game which places players in the shoes of an ex-CIA agent called Jameson who was framed for the murder of the U.S. President.

While The Outsider has a lot of action sequences, a major part of the video game has Jameson interacting and dealing with various factions such as the Chinese secret service and the corrupt CIA agents who framed him. Fans of non-linear gameplay will be thrilled to know that Braben said that they have modeled the entire Washington DC in the game and that it is possible for players to interact with thousands of NPCs in the game.

Braben also revealed that The Outsider features a robust physics engine and animation system complete with motion capture. In one of the videos featured during the event, they showed of Jamison knocking out one of the bad guys causing him to painfully bounce off one of the nearby tables before hitting the ground.

Gamers who can't wait to pick up a copy of Founder Developments' The Outsider will be happy to know that it should be available for PS3 and Xbox 360 some time this year barring any delays.

The head of The Outsider's developing team Frontier Developments, David Braben, has made the following brave statement (made in the face of hardcore gamers and alike): the much acclaimed titles BioShock and Halo 3 are not exactly next-gen.

"I found Halo 3 great fun, too, but also a little disappointing," he said, adding that while Halo 3's graphics have improved, the gameplay didn't offer anything new that Halo 2 didn't. His sentiments towards BioShock was more or less the same, with Braben saying that he liked the overall oldies theme of the game, but that the gameplay wasn't next-gen.

Braben believes that Frontier Development's The Outsider, which was announced almost two years ago, will be a proper next-gen game that can trounce Bungie's Halo 3 and BioShock. And how does he define a "proper" next-gen game?

For Braben, a real next-gen game lets players have the tools or the means to affect the game's story more deeply than just merely choosing the "good path" or the bad path".

That said, we couldn't wait to get more info on how The Outsider will turn out. Since we haven't heard much about the game for several months, here's a refresher: The Outsider places gamers into the shoes of Jameson, a rogue CIA agent accused of murdering the President. In the game, players can choose whether to avenge his wronged name or to take advantage of the situation and wreak havoc onto Jameson's former bosses.

The game will be released for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. There's still no concrete information about the game's release dates or the actual gameplay, but you can be sure that we'll keep you posted.

With the demo of Frontier Developments' theme park-managing video game Thrillville: Off the Rails (Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2, PSP, PC) recently becoming available for the Xbox 360, us writers here at QJ.Net finally succumbed to temptation and gave it a spin. Verdict? It's everything we hoped for and more, with not only a host of promising mini-games and construction options for your very own theme park, but the added perk of being able to interact with the people you're catering to: your customers. Read on and find out more about what makes Thrillville: Off the Rails charming and addictive.

First off, the game visuals and audio dissection. On the visuals side, things are looking reassuringly bright and solid, with a consistent cartoony graphic that makes everything run at a very smooth clip. There's activity everywhere you look, from the hordes of customers that populate your theme park to the rides themselves. There's literally not one dull moment in Thrillville: Off the Rails, and it's almost dizzying.

The full first impression follows when you click the full article!

LucasArts and Frontier Development are both thrilled with the success of Thrilleville, a game where players create and experience the theme park of of their dreams. And in case you're wondering how really happy they are, here's a snippet from the joint statement of the two companies:

The popularity of Thrilleville has ensured the brand's continuation as a premier children's gaming franchise. LucasArts will release information on the construction of new Thrilleville experiences in the coming months, including likely editions for consoles of the new generation.

Next-gen? Whoa, this game is going to rock with next-gen consoles. PS2, PSP, and Xbox owners have already experienced this game, and judging from sales data, it was well-appreciated. The game was originally released on November 21, 2006 for platforms PSP, PS2, and Xbox. And just six weeks after that, the number of copies sold already totalled more than half a million. According to the data produced by NPD Group, Thrilleville was also one of the best selling new IPs rated Teen or younger.

The most important question now is which next-gen console or consoles will get Thrilleville. We will keep you posted as news develops.

First announced almost a year and a half ago, David Braben's techno-thriller The Outsider remains to be the ever-elusive Sasquatch. With intermittent bursts of screenshots by the truckload, information just can't seem to burst through the dam fast enough. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 fans are just thirsty for info when it comes to this game.

But not for long. Sighting of the game has been confirmed, and finally, it does hint at a clearer view of what the gameplay really is all about. Leading man Jameson, accused of assassinating the President, is sure to take on a whole lot of sprint exercises as CIA operatives chase him around town.

Most definitely, snipers will be hidden within buildings to try and take him down as he runs for it. So, why did he come back to the scene of the crime knowing full well that all's out to get him? Is he pursuing a vendetta against the government? That remains to be the mystery.

But from the few clues that were divulged via the video, we can surmise that he would want to break into the White House, and probably scour for evidence that he is innocent of the charges against him. Most probably, he was just set up. After all, no guilty murderer would come back to the crime scene hoping against hope that an evidence would turn up, clearing him of the crime.

Anyhow, if you want to see what we're talking about, and if you want to see the sasquatch finally captured on video, just click on the Read link below. Release date still TBA.

The Outsider is a new high-tech thriller from Independent UK studio Frontier Developments. Players take on the role of a CIA agent that's been wrongly turned into Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the media and the public at large. The Outsider's non-linear gameplay lets you choose how you want to proceed: wreak revenge on those responsible, turn the tables and expose shady organisations you are mixed up with for your own ends, or launch a crusade to clear your name.

The Outsider is currently still in development and Frontier has yet to secure a publisher for this title. Even so, these screenshots are looking so good that we've decided to give Frontier a hand in praying for a publisher.

Enjoy the screens, people.