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[Nirolak]

More at the link. I probably wouldn't start with the assumption of AAA games.

Veteran Fox executive Salil Mehta has been named president of the studio's newly created FoxNext division that will work on its immersive businesses across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group.

He will oversee video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual and augmented reality productions. The studio is aiming to drive the company's next-generation storytelling experiences.

Mehta joined Fox in 2013 and most recently served as president of content management for Twentieth Century Fox Film. He will begin his new role immediately, and report jointly to Peter Rice, Chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group, and Stacey Snider, Chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox Film.

FoxNext will oversee the production of studio franchise virtual reality experiences, such as the already announced ”Alien" and ”Planet of the Apes." FoxNext will also combine the efforts of the video gaming groups responsible for ”The Simpsons: Tapped Out" mobile game and the ”Alien: Isolation" console/PC game into one new interactive unit. [Nirolak's Note: To be clear, they mean the Fox staff who worked on these, not Sega's Creative Assembly and EA's Prince Edward Island studio.]

FoxNext will also oversee location-based entertainment business including the development of the 20th Century Fox World theme park in Malaysia.

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Source: http://variety.com/2017/digital/new...ess-with-foxnext-taps-salil-mehta-1201962954/

 

[BruceCLea]

Roger Ailes dating simulator incoming?

 

[Takao]

Lionsgate and now Fox. How long until Paramount, Universal and Disney come back to the industry (outside of mobile) before exiting it <5 years later?

 

[DorkyMohr]

Certainly sounds more VR experience focused than gaming focused.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

Again?

 

[Soltype]

Didn't they already have fox interactive?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Fox, please look into whether you own the No One Lives Forever rights.

 

[Nirolak]

Lionsgate and now Fox. How long until Paramount, Universal and Disney come back to the industry (outside of mobile) before exiting it <5 years later?

Disney, Lionsgate, and Fox are using similar methodologies in that they're licensing providers with a small amount of staff who work in tandem with external partners to try and produce good games.

It's more than just licensing a game and saying "Don't do these 200 things.", but it's a lot less than funding games directly.

 

[Henrar]

Fox, please look into whether you own the No One Lives Forever rights.

This.

And release AVP2 on Steam/GOG while we're at it.

 

[Tom Nook]

Certainly sounds more VR experience focused than gaming focused.

A Predator VR game would be cool.

 

[The_Spaniard]

Didn't they already have fox interactive?

Shut down in 2006, replaced with Fox Digital Entertainment. So why not stick with FDE?

 

[SalvaPot]

Futurama game please.

They also own House MD, right?

 

[Penguin]

I'm curious to see what comes of this

The new division will be led by Salil Mehta, who was previously president of content management for Twentieth Century Fox Film. As well as video games, the new group will also handle VR, AR and location-based entertainment (that's the planned 20th Century Fox World theme park). FoxNext will work across both the company's film and TV divisions.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-01-19-fox-creates-new-video-games-division-foxnext

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Can't wait for the Trump video game

 

[disappeared]

(future neogaf thread)

"Will Fox News' coverage of the Switch affect third party support?"

 

[Nakazato]

Alt-right the game

 

[HStallion]

The first title in development is a sequel to Hatred.

 

[Trojan]

Can't wait for the Trump video game

This beta is gonna be yuuge. Really fantastic characters and fantastic gameplay. Just really fantastic. Other games in this genre were a total disaster. Just a disaster.

 

[Nudull]

Gunning after WB Games?

 

[NYR]

Trump: The Game: The Video Game

 

[Neuromancer]

Upcoming projects include the already announced Alien and Planet of the Apes VR experiences, which follow the success of The Martian VR Experience.

Hmm. I heard the Martian VR experience was awful and over priced.

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Sad!

 

[mrlion]

Donald Trump Presents: USA Freedom Kids Dancing All Night - The Official Video Game

 

[YuriLowell]

Hopefully they have some ethics in their video game journalism.

 

[SFenton]

I remember when Rogue did this.

They got one game out and went under hard.

 

[chefbags]

FOXNX


Lol.

 

[Regiruler]

People know Fox is way bigger than just Fox News right

 

[Zedox]

This thread is going to deliver.

 

[SENPAIatLARGE]

In all seriousness, this probably means were going to get X-Men games again.

 

[Trago]

Pretty cool. Nice to see another film giant get into gaming. WB seems to be the only other one now

 

[ar4757]

Fox Engine hopefully

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Maybe we'll get a new and good simpsons game.

 

[Trago]

While VR and AR are cool, I hope that doesn't take up all of their focus. Fox has some awesome properties they're sitting on that could make for kick ass gaming experiences.

 

[Chemist]

Can't wait for the Trump video game

It's gonna be great ok? Nothing you have ever seen I tell you.

 

[ZSaberLink]

Fox isn't just fox news.... considering 20th Century Fox, all of their TV shows, and their sports stuff, it's a huge network.

 

[Penguin]

In all seriousness, this probably means were going to get X-Men games again.

I imagine the rights for X-Men outside of the movies reside with Marvel.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

This might be a stupid question but who has the videogame rights to X-Men?
I assume it's Marvel but I'm not 100% sure since there were a bunch of games tied to the Fox movies.
I want new X-Men games so bad. Legends 1 & 2 and Wolverine Origins were so damn fun.

Edit:

I imagine the rights for X-Men outside of the movies reside with Marvel.

But could Fox have the rights for movie tie-ins?

 

[Greatest Ever]

People know Fox is way bigger than just Fox News right

Gamers fam. Gamers.

 

[xir]

are they hiring any ex game journalists?

 

[FloppyDelux]

Futurama game please.

They also own House MD, right?

YES! we need another one even though the first game was OK.

 

[wildfire]

I was wondering who would push VR entertainment venues because I think there is a way for this to work but it will be challenging and expensive. Good luck to Fox.

People know Fox is way bigger than just Fox News right

Gamers fam. Gamers.

You two are being pedantic. Fox network isn't as obscure as a celebrity some may not have heard of.

 

[jonafish]

Again?

Bank Heist is such a fun game! Hopefully we get a reboot! Haha.

 

[Steiner]

Fox has been generally cautious towards the games segment in recent years, and has been selective in who it licences its IP to. Recent successful collaborations include The Simpsons: Tapped Out with EA and Alien: Isolation with Sega. The teams responsible for these two games will be combined into FoxNext.

Wait... what does that mean? Alien Isolation was a Creative Assembly joint, right? What does he mean when he says that those teams will be combined into FoxNext?

 

[funkystudent]

Die Hard Trilogy HD please.

 

[Kthulhu]

Roger Ailes dating simulator incoming?

Can I get a Vive version?

 

[borges]

A game where you have to beat Tucker Carlson in an interview would be really interesting.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Wait... what does that mean? Alien Isolation was a Creative Assembly joint, right? What does he mean when he says that those teams will be combined into FoxNext?

Sega owns creative assembly. They probably mean on the corporate side.

 

[Bummblue]

I remember playing Die Hard in the PS1 days.

I would love a new John McClane adventure, Fox.

 

[Steiner]

Sega owns creative assembly. They probably mean on the corporate side.

Yeah I just... I don't really know what that means. So the people in Fox who were in charge of licensing for games have been consolidated into FoxNext? I'm assuming that's what he means. Vague wording.

 

[Nategc20]

You all laugh now but this publisher got some decent licenses under their belt. I can see Fox going all in with their movie/tv franchises and Fox interactive rights.