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Nirolak · Oct 25, 2013

I noticed this while checking LinkedIn for leaks and given that resolution is the topic of the day, thought people might be interested.

They seem to be doing contract work lately, so supporting Halo 5 perhaps?

LinkedIn said:
Lead Programmer
Ruffian Games

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry

January 2011 – Present (2 years 10 months)

March 2013 - Present
Technical lead on an FPS tech demo for Microsoft Games Platform Team driven by the goals of game play at a constant 60 fps at 1080p whilst using Kinect 2.0 in a game augmenting fashion.

November 2012 - March 2013
Code lead on unannounced next-gen project using Unreal Engine 4.

March 2012 - November 2012
Technical lead on internal prototyping for several projects using CryEngine 3 and Unity.

Jan 2011- March 2012
Technical lead on Nike+ Kinect Training. This was an Xbox 360 exclusive using the CryEngine 3. My team was focused on mini-games, networking, optimization and render technology.

Source: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/duncan-harrison/5/496/33

Edit:

It may be this:

Angelus Errare said:
Isn't that the Kinect demo we saw where you had to dodge incoming fireballs by leaning left and right and you could activate nightvision by tapping your temple?

http://youtu.be/01y1vXBl1-8

http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/11/44...e-subtle-uses-of-xbox-one-kinect-in-a-shooter

SwiftDeath · Oct 25, 2013

That's interesting. MS feeling the pressure or something?

But they've been working on it since March?

Iacobellis · Oct 25, 2013

Kind of late for a tech demo...

derFeef · Oct 25, 2013

Interesting, they presumably helped out with Ryse so they are still tied with MS somehow.
So I wonder why they did not get a chance to make CD3.

Iacobellis said:
Kind of late for a tech demo...

Game development, how does it work.

Nirolak · Oct 25, 2013

Iacobellis said:
Kind of late for a tech demo...

Well the entry is from March so presumably it's an actual product by now.

Hindle · Oct 25, 2013

It sounds like they're working on a game of thier own. One of Microsofts 2015 games perhaps?

Interfectum · Oct 25, 2013

I was hoping we'd get more first person shooters.

Impeccable · Oct 25, 2013

Interfectum said:
I was hoping we'd get more first person shooters.

This, what the hell.

Alx · Oct 25, 2013

Isn't it that demo where you would toggle the view mode by touching your temple to see invisible ennemies ?

SwiftDeath · Oct 25, 2013

Could this be a push by MS to create their own version of Sony's ICE team?

Or do they already have one? If not they should work on one as not all devs are created equal

CassidyIzABeast · Oct 25, 2013

1hunna bucks say it was that one tech demo with the guy dodging stuff with kinect

dragonelite · Oct 25, 2013

Crack down ?

MysticGoujon · Oct 25, 2013

SwiftDeath said:
That's interesting. MS feeling the pressure or something?

But they've been working on it since March?

How is making a game feeling the pressure?

Nirolak · Oct 25, 2013

Hindle said:
It sounds like they're working on a game of thier own. One of Microsofts 2015 games perhaps?

To my knowledge they've been doing several smaller projects along with supporting other projects like Ryse.

They could be working on a bigger project by themselves again though. Microsoft has been gearing up.

Triggerhappytel · Oct 25, 2013

I'm gonna hazard a guess and say they're working in Voodoo Vince 2.

Alcoholikaust · Oct 25, 2013

Iacobellis said:
Kind of late for a tech demo...

gears of war started as a tech demo..just saying

CookTrain · Oct 25, 2013

dragonelite said:
Crack down ?

Crackdown with Kinect augmentation? Can I talk nonsense back to the Agency laddo?

SwiftDeath · Oct 25, 2013

MysticGoujon said:
How is making a game feeling the pressure?

I was referring to the Tech demo that was started in March you know a month after the PS4 reveal?

But yes I doubt it's from recent issues

MysticGoujon · Oct 25, 2013

Doesn't Kinect Sports use Unreal engine? Or have I made that up? If it does, then its logical to assume its the next one.

TheRealTalker · Oct 25, 2013

so any hope of it flourishing into a full game then?

Edit: hope it branches of to a full game rather then supporting another (Halo)

Captain Tuttle · Oct 25, 2013

Iacobellis said:
Kind of late for a tech demo...

think before you post

dragonelite said:
Crack down ?

Hey now!

CassidyIzABeast · Oct 25, 2013

wrong thread

LonelyGreyWolf · Oct 25, 2013

Ruffian working with Microsoft on a 1080p 60fps FPS tech demo

That's an amazing thread title if you don't know that ruffian is referring to a studio called Ruffian Games.

iMax · Oct 25, 2013

Alx said:
Isn't it that demo where you would toggle the view mode by touching your temple to see invisible ennemies ?

Was just thinking this. Seems the most obvious fit.

soul creator · Oct 25, 2013

Technical lead on Nike+ Kinect Training. This was an Xbox 360 exclusive using the CryEngine 3

This is weirdly the most fascinating part to me, lol

Steverulez · Oct 25, 2013

Do we know if Ruffian are still assisting on Ryse or whether that was just for the version due on Xbox 360?

SwiftDeath said:
I was referring to the Tech demo that was started in March you know a month after the PS4 reveal?

But yes I doubt it's from recent issues

I don't see the need for a link to the PS4, maybe Ruffian or MS had a very specific brief for something they wanted to do and it happened to start in March.

Angelus Errare · Oct 25, 2013

Isn't that the Kinect demo we saw where you had to dodge incoming fireballs by leaning left and right and you could activate nightvision by tapping your temple?

http://youtu.be/01y1vXBl1-8

http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/11/44...e-subtle-uses-of-xbox-one-kinect-in-a-shooter

Ol No Bones · Oct 25, 2013

Interfectum said:
I was hoping we'd get more first person shooters.

It might start out as a first person game with kinect features but I bet it will become an mash to mastery game set in Rome.

jbug617 · Oct 25, 2013

Bringing back Perfect Dark? 343 worked with a studio in Texas for Halo 4 (Certain Affinity) so I doubt they would go with Ruffian. Also I don't think Halo would use UE4

Hindle · Oct 25, 2013

Nirolak said:
To my knowledge they've been doing several smaller projects along with supporting other projects like Ryse.

They could be working on a bigger project by themselves again though. Microsoft has been gearing up.

The unannounced project does indicate a full fledged game being made over there IMO, and I'd bet good money on Crackdown 3.

Miles Quaritch · Oct 25, 2013

FPS? That's not Crackdown.

WTF....

Doffen · Oct 25, 2013

Impeccable said:
This, what the hell.

Microsoft really doesn't have a lot of FPS exclusives.

SwiftDeath · Oct 25, 2013

Steverulez said:
I don't see the need for a link to the PS4, maybe Ruffian or MS had a very specific brief for something they wanted to do and it happened to start in March.

Fair enough. I would've thought you'd start a tech demo earlier though but if it's the one that has been shown than I suppose it's not overly intensive anyways so wouldn't take that long

qa_engineer · Oct 25, 2013

Tech demo? Doesn't the console launch next month? I don't even...

iMax · Oct 25, 2013

jbug617 said:
Bringing back Perfect Dark? 343 worked with a studio in Texas for Halo 4 (Certain Affinity) so I doubt they would go with Ruffian. Also I don't think Halo would use UE4

The new Fable uses UE4... Could it be that?

Hindle said:
The unannounced project does indicate a full fledged game being made over there IMO, and I'd bet good money on Crackdown 3.

They've said a few times Crackdown 3 isn't on the cards.

Silky · Oct 25, 2013

This isn't Crackdown.

Marvel · Oct 25, 2013

Interesting.

Maninthemirror · Oct 25, 2013

Tech demos are all well and good but not really impressive until translated to actual gameplay

TheOddOne · Oct 25, 2013

Really strange hires lately at MS.

And this one is even weirder.

#Things

Tsundere · Oct 25, 2013

Well, it's definitely a "goal", we have to see if they can reach it.

Hindle · Oct 25, 2013

iMax said:
The new Fable uses UE4... Could it be that?

They've said a few times Crackdown 3 isn't on the cards.

Things can change.

Phil Spencer has been heavily hinting Crackdown will return at some point.

derFeef · Oct 25, 2013

qa_engineer said:
Tech demo? Doesn't the console launch next month? I don't even...

I know right, like there are no other games.

jaypah · Oct 25, 2013

SwiftDeath said:
I was referring to the Tech demo that was started in March you know a month after the PS4 reveal?

But yes I doubt it's from recent issues

So, like...you think that all of the games that MS will release over the course of the new generation should have all started development before the PS4 reveal? Games will continue to get prototyped throughout the Gen. I know it's a weird time on GAF right now but come on Swift lol

dragonelite · Oct 25, 2013

Captain Tuttle said:
think before you post

Hey now!

Microsoft was looking for a team they said.....

iMax · Oct 25, 2013

Hindle said:
Things can change.

Phil Spencer has been heavily hinting Crackdown will return at some point.

Oh no doubt, it just doesn't line up with the November 2012 - March 2013 dates.

Miles Quaritch · Oct 25, 2013

"I design things."

Made me laugh.

Ol No Bones · Oct 25, 2013

New ip please. I would love some an fps with clever kinect use. Microsoft is on fire with the first party development. Well at least when compared to mgs of the past.

jbug617 · Oct 25, 2013

iMax said:
They've said a few times Crackdown 3 isn't on the cards.

Phil Spencer has been hinting a lot lately that they would like to do a Crackdown 3

Oh Crackdown is one of my favorite games, and not just because its a Microsoft first-party game, he told IGN. I have a lot of love for that franchise. The homage to Crackdown in the [May 21 event] reveal screenshots was I know there was some, like, Did we accidentally sneak that? It wasnt accidental. Definitely.

When pressed if the nod was just an Easter egg, Spencer did nothing to extinguish fan hope that the series may return on Xbox One. No, I dont think Crackdown is dead at all, he said. Its a franchise thats still close to me. I think theres a lot of room, especially

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-exec-crackdown-isnt-dead

nikos · Oct 25, 2013

Unreal Engine runs well on anything.

Miles Quaritch · Oct 25, 2013

jbug617 said:
Phil Spencer has been hinting a lot lately that they would like to do a Crackdown 3

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-exec-crackdown-isnt-dead

I don't know if I trust him any more after the KSR controller/no controller support debacle.

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