According to job listings at GameDev.net for open positions at Midway, the sequel to the first-person shooter released in 2005 for the PC, Xbox and PS2 will be hitting next-gen consoles. Sadly, this is not going to be a proper entry in Midway/Atari's lightgun series. You won't be able to wash the bad taste of Area 51 Site 4 out of your mouth quite yet.

Midway's Austin studio, formerly known as Inevitable Entertainment, is looking for an animator and visual effects artist for the title. The two positions also mention familiarity with the Unreal Engine and "working on FPS games" as bonus qualifications. No word on whether voice talent David Duchovny is signed on for the project, but we'll wager he's free.

Area 51 seemed to be fairly well received, but it totally fell off my radar. Let's hope its as-yet unannounced next-gen successor will do something to stand out from the rest of the FPS crowd. Michael McWhertor