Sony has merged Cambridge into Guerrilla, closed BigBig, and supposedly merged Evolution and Liverpool. Sony's UK development scene is doing so hot.
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Sony's 1st and 2nd party studios have expanded a lot since last gen
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Sony has merged Cambridge into Guerrilla, closed BigBig, and supposedly merged Evolution and Liverpool. Sony's UK development scene is doing so hot.
StealthGoblin
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They should take advantage of as many tax breaks as possible. I'm surprised they don't have more Canadian/French studios. Their UK teams have been badly mismanaged for years and often were used to bail out other studios.
Callibretto
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rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
iamshadowlark
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rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
where is this from
rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
It's confirmed to give me headaches.
SCE actually doesn't have any Canadian studios oddly enough. They did do some work with Slant Six, but they're you know, Slant Six.
Callibretto
Member
someone post it in pre e3 hype thread, no idea where it come from, we just guessing it's suckerpunch game really.
I would really love to see a portable team in each studio, even if it's small. Santa Monica portable, Naughty Dog portable, Guerilla Portable, Sucker Punch portable,... ,will be so awesome XD.
Would probably be a waste of resources.
rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
Dat visceral gameplay mixed with dat cinematic experience
Cyborg
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They switched camps to Microsoft
immortal-joe
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They simply switched platforms.
Certainly if they end up developing something amazing for next-gen, Microsoft could money-hat it.
Kenshin001
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Speaking of Guerrilla, was the leaked script from the new KZ game ever posted? The dialogue was for a woman so I'm guessing Visari's daughter is going to be the antagonist.
rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
This is the first time I've heard of this. Any other information?
I remember seeing this in the Beyond leak thread and I assumed it was from the trailer, but I only just clicked that this wasn't in the trailer.rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
WHAT COULD IT MEAN?
Well yoshida said that some studios have ambition to be three team studios, so u never know
Kenshin001
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I thought it might be Replika, the cyberpunk game announced in 2011 but I think that is vapourware. Tweeted the guy behind it but never got a reply.
ThisWreckage
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I'll be shocked if Sucker Punch's next title is not for the PS4. Same goes for Stig's new game. Also, Uncharted 4 and GT6 will definitely be PS4 titles.
Callibretto
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Last of us wont be ps3 last big title. I imagine there will be at least 1 more big ps3 title even when ps4 is already announced
gundamkyoukai
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Sony needs to force more people into PD even if Kaz don't want it .
We need a new GT the second year that PS4 out .
We need a new GT the second year that PS4 out .
I wonder what happened to it? Wasn't it heading to psn?
The Last Guardian
Kenshin001
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The guy behind it sounded a bit Molyneux like, but yeah I'd like to find out too. I imagine they just ran out of money.
element
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SuckerPunch is a single team studio, and will always be that way.
They are growing their design team. They hired Jamie Griesemer a while back, and recently hired Jeff McGann who was Design Lead on BioShock Infinite and formerly Creative Director at Red Storm.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I played a couple of the PS2 R&Cs, dunno which ones. Thought they were boring as all sin, but I actually ended up loving the PS3 R&Cs. I liked ToD more than ACiT too, for that matter, even if all three (ToD, QfB and ACiT) were really good.
It was on PSP, so I can't say I'm surprised it fell flat on its face.
The PSP wasn't dead, but how have software sales been for the PSP in the West the last 7 years? And how popular have non-Nintendo handhelds been with mainstream consumers? Besides, Medievil was an old-ass IP that got its remake dumped on the PSP with little to no fanfare, so people didn't know it was out, and those who did might not even have known it was a remake of an old game. When even Sony doesn't give a fuck about it, why would consumers?
It was released in 2005. PSP was far from dead when that game came out. Blaming it on being on PSP is a joke.
Phoenician_Viking
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This needs to happen with every Sony studio.
I believe that about Resistance and SOCOM (not all entries...Confrontation), but not at all about Starhawk. Really?
makingmusic476
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Do we know why Killzone 3 was only given two years to bake? Killzone 2 was given quite a bit longer, as were titles like Halo 3/R/4 and Gears 3. Call of Duty has shorter dev times, but they have like 3 teams working on the franchise.
I've said this in like every Killzone related thread, but I'm convinced most of Killzone 3's shortcomings relative to 2 were because of its dev time:
- Offline but no online co-op. It's obvious what their intent here was.
- Better but less polished graphics, with more texture pop-in and stuff than 2.
- Short campaign with bad pacing and weird transitions from gameplay to cutscenes.
- Gimped clan features, missing proximity chat, etc. in multiplayer.
Hopefully they give Killzone 4 its due, and start treating it like other publishers treat their flagship shooter franchises. If it's being targeted for PS4, then I think they'll at least give it the same amount of attention that they gave Killzone 2, given they'll want it to really show off the console.
rumored to be sucker punch new ip (or a very drastically different infamous)
dat QTE
It does look interesting though, and something that would seem to be really cool to play. Is it even real though? :/
That has nothing to do with Sony, they never owned the IPs. They were sold off around 2000 or something, I believe.
shinra-bansho
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Probably because...
And failed to be their Halo.
Something about GG strikes me as if they're a B-team and/or have a B-franchise but are working with an AAA-budget...
REMEMBER CITADEL
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They're great with tech, but seem torn between designing decent games with relatively niche appeal, and forced mainstream sensibilities that they're really not all that comfortable with. Their time may yet come. Or not.
You cannot sell what you don't own. Universal always owned the Crash, and Spyro IPs and rather than purchase them from them Sony decided to carry on with new properties. It seemed Insomniac were burnt out with Spyro by then anyways, so the change to Ratchet worked well. Through a large variety of mergers, and acquisitions Activsion-Blizzard now owns both characters.
I don't believe there's been a new Crash Bandicoot game since like 2008.
Lightbox said it was comparable to other titles in the genre and I believe their peak headcount was around 40-45 (mostly contractors though), so I don't think it is much of a stretch to extrapolate a $15-18 figure. Much cheaper than a Killzone or God of War.
I thought so. I never really understood how that all went down so thanks for clearing that up for me.
Last game was Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 in 2010, Wikipedia is telling me.
Don't think that franchise will ever be used meaningfully again, unfortunately. Unless he makes an appearance in PSASBR or a cameo in Skylanders or something. :/
Sold considerably worse than a Killzone and God of War so that would make sense.
Ah that was some phone game. Activision canceled 2 Crash games. One was a reboot at Radical, and the other was a Crash Team Racing reboot at High Impact Games.
makingmusic476
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Yeah, but franchises like Halo and Gears hit the ground running, releasing with huge marketing campaigns at a time when the console audience was ripe for such titles.
Given a number of factors surrounding Killzone 1's reception (game's quality, releasing on ps2 well after Xbox had become the shooter box with proper online, etc.), they were going to have a challenge establishing Killzone as a strong brand with subsequent releases. Killzone 2 was a strong step in the right direction, but they didn't pursue that with 3 like EA did Battlefield with the transition from Bad Company 1 to Bad Company 2 to Battlefield 3.
AgentChris
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SCE has a relationship with United Front Games. They developed Modnation Racers and are working on LittleBigPlanet Karting. SCE should open some new studios in Canada for sure. Lots of talent and tax breaks.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
It kind of feels like with 3D and Move support, they spent a lot of time tinkering with the engine rather than actually creating the game that they wanted. It's clear that with no online co-op, they simply didn't have the time to features that fans were demanding. Even then, the final product's quality was pretty good, at least tech wise.
A next-gen console with a fresh start could be just the boost they need to truly create a popular game. They still have to hire proper writers and properly utilize the in-depth lore that the series has. If you were a Killzone 2 fan (online), Killzone 3 simply was a downgrade on many levels. I had some fun with it but it just didn't have the longevity. Guerrilla is a great developer and they have it in them to create a kickass game.
I don't think there will be another Infamous, sadly.
Interesting.
So they've hired one who worked on Halo and the other on Bioshock, hmmmm..SuckerPunch FPS game incoming I guess.
The Radical reboot could have been interesting... I don't exactly remember completely but I think I ended up liking the Titan games. Something new by them could have been a decent game.
High Impact Games doesn't have the best track record so I don't know how that would have been, but I think I would rather not know.
Completely forgot about UFG. How big are they? I think if Sleeping Dogs is a success SQenix might sweep in for a purchase.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
They have no reason not to make one. It's a very established IP now.
The Radical reboot could have been interesting... I don't exactly remember completely but I think I ended up liking the Titan games. Something new by them could have been a decent game.
High Impact Games doesn't have the best track record so I don't know how that would have been, but I think I would rather not know.
Crash looked pretty mischievous based on the renders from the Radical reboot:
As for the HIG CTR reboot, well I think you can probably play some of it. They shipped this game with Activision a year after CTR was canned:
Crash looked pretty mischievous based on the renders from the Radical reboot:
As for the HIG CTR reboot, well I think you can probably play some of it. They shipped this game with Activision a year after CTR was canned:
That Crash model looks a little wacky, but it's out of context so I don't know. Could have been good, but I guess we'll never know.
And watching the CGR review of that Dreamworks Kart game, it seems like a decent yet middling game. Probably wouldn't have lived up to the CTR name.
AgentChris
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200, I think.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
180 ish, fairly big when you think about it.