Breaking news: Chillingo and Zepto Lab will capitalize on the astounding success of their physics-based puzzle game, Cut The Rope, with a sequel to Cut The Rope. I hope this sends the same chills down your spine as it does mine.

Sarcasm aside for a moment, IGN mobile got its hands on the first few bits of Cut The Rope 2 media, thus confirming that a follow-up to the original game is indeed in the works. IGN is being oddly coy about the whole situation; in the article, the site seems to be suggesting to its readers that someone other than Chillingo or Zepto put the concept art into its hands, while the effort clearly appears to be the fruits from an initial step in a marketing effort.

The images say a lot, but I suppose they also say nothing. In the logo in particular, take note that the scissors are over two pairs of strings. Also, there's a hint that a new dude dubbed The Professor will join the existing cast of one (pic to the right). Two mascots, I've learned, are always better than one.

When will you see Cut The Rope 2? Since Chillingo hasn't made the follow-up officially official just yet, we don't know. The IGN article, however, says it'll hit the App Store in the near future. Neat!

[Via IGN]