Square Enix producing MastiffIn the most bizarre collaboration since Mario and Sonic decided to go to the Olympics, Square Enix announced a strategic partnership with Mastiff, LLC. Slated for release in 2012 for the PC, developers Mastiff and Icarus Studios, Inc., will release a new online outdoors experience, titled The Great Outdoors.

The Great Outdoors will take players to a sprawling outdoor environment for fishing, hunting, camping, shooting, exploring, photographing, and much more. The game will allow players to meet friends or strangers online or explore alone. It will feature many licensed gear and several celebrity cameos.

In short, it’s the Cabella’s WoW.

Do you think an online outdoor-adventure game is Mastiff’s next (and first) hit? Or is this something that you will pass?