"Computer Gaming World" reported a rumor in July 1994 that Lowe was working on a new series, "Capitol Punishment", with the first game being "Bill and Hillary's Whitewater Adventure". That year he moved with his family to Seattle and supposedly retired in 1998. In a 2006 interview, Al revealed that he was not actually retired, but had spent well over a year secretly designing a new game "Sam Suede: Undercover Exposure", an action comedy game developed by iBase Entertainment, which he co-founded with Ken Wegrzyn. Unable to locate a publisher to promote and distribute "Sam Suede", iBase Entertainment shut down in December 2006. Following this setback, Lowe expressed serious doubts whether he'd ever reenter the gaming industry again. As of January 2007, the website for "Sam Suede" developer iBase Entertainment lists the project as postponed pending acquisition of additional development funding.