I dunno, LocoCycle looks a bit underwhelming.
And yeah, Gunstringer is actually a fun game!
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Microsoft making at least four new IPs
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I dunno, LocoCycle looks a bit underwhelming.
And yeah, Gunstringer is actually a fun game!
Miles Quaritch
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Needs to happen. I fully expect Sony/Santa Monica to turn God of War into a Zelda-esque game. Open world, metroidvania GoW is a mouth watering prospect.
HigherLevel
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Someone in the Halo thread posted this but I thought I'd post it here too.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=57294160&postcount=16018
Certain Affinity has worked been working with Microsoft a lot their entire existence. 5 map packs for different Halo games since 2. Lots of various work on Halo 4's MP including maps and game modes, and their last full game Crimson Alliance was published by MS on XBLA. I think it's possible they're working on an all new Durango game or possibly some kind of Halo game.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=57294160&postcount=16018
Certain Affinity has worked been working with Microsoft a lot their entire existence. 5 map packs for different Halo games since 2. Lots of various work on Halo 4's MP including maps and game modes, and their last full game Crimson Alliance was published by MS on XBLA. I think it's possible they're working on an all new Durango game or possibly some kind of Halo game.
XtremeXpider
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Halo CE Anniversary multiplayer mode and Halo Waypoint too.
I loved that Pasty rumor about playing Chief biggest battles from the past using the H4 engine. That would be a fun ODST type side gig game.
But alas it was Pasty.
http://www.microsoft-careers.com/jo...ce=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS
Um so, Black Tusk is hiring for someone to integrate Kinect/NUI into their game
Um so, Black Tusk is hiring for someone to integrate Kinect/NUI into their game
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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fail
Miles Quaritch
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I see NUI mentioned, but Kinect experience is a plus not a requirement.
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If Kinect is an integral part of the system, and it likely is, that's not the least surprising. Expect some Kinect functionality in most games, especially first party releases.
Kinect is perhaps the most famous example of NUI in the past few years. I read it as meaning that involves Kinect.
Miles Quaritch
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I'm not sure I agree. It could be interpreted a number of ways. The most obvious being that they need someone to work on the menu system/integration of the UI into the game for recording/accessibility purposes.
Ew...
brotkasten
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When Microsoft talks about NUI, Kinect is always mentioned. At least when it comes to gaming. There's no other interpretation.
Miles Quaritch
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brotkasten
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Of course that doesn't mean they only want to use it for voice commands or similar things.
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No, NUI = natural user interface, so things like voice commands, gestures, writing (obviously not available on Xbox) and so on.
TheUnsunghero26
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Wasn't sure where to put this, so I'll post it here. Phil Spencer has confirmed that the 15 titles are all Microsoft Published. Most people already guessed this, but some people seem to think Respawns game was part of the count.
GarthVaderUK
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Hopefully we'll see what Lionhead's working on there too.
Yea and Ruffian as well. Im thinking Crackdown will be revealed there and possibly that Lift studio will show something.
XtremeXpider
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Lift London hiring:
Why the Xbox One satisfaction thread was closed?
Why the Xbox One satisfaction thread was closed?
Lack of activity.
Pound_lb003
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Check those job titles out. Gives you a great idea of what's going down there.
Doesn't really tell us much
Neko Mimi Mode
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Possible, doesn't the location normally say London, Victoria, Osaka etc, rather than just Redmond? I don't think they set up any already announced studios there so it could be new.
No ...
Can someone bring me up to date with any X1 1st party MS dev news over the last week??? Thank you kindly.
I don't think there's been a lot of news since E3. E3 was pretty big for Microsoft Studios, though.
- Phil Spencer announced that they've opened up 5 new "blockbuster studios".
- Team Dakota revealed. They're the devs behind Project Spark.
- Microsoft Studios Osaka revealed.
- Teaser for Black Tusk Studios' new IP
- Fable Anniversary from Lionhead, Halo from 343, Kinect Sports from Rare announced.
- Already announced, but present at E3: Max: CoB from PressPlay, Lococycle from Twisted Pixel, Forza 5 from Turn 10.
So how many of these 'blockbuster' franchises have been shown so far?
Black Tusk gave us a glimpse? What else is there? By blockbuster do they mean AAA games?
Project Spark is pretty big.
I might be wrong, but I think he's counting 343 Industries as well.
So I'm guessing..
- Black Tusk
- Rare
- Lionhead
- Osaka
- 343
Project Spark didn't feel like a huge endeavour to me, more like an experimental type/indie thing. I think Crackdown isn't in development yet though.
I saw those comments about Crackdown and believe the same, which is a shame. They need to get that into the right hands.
Looking forward to the Gamescon surprises.
cripterion
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Not too shabby. Wouldn't mind seeing a return of gears of wars on the xbone though, I left the series at the second volume.
GarthVaderUK
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Maybe Rare are making Crackdown 3? Could be a good fit.
I mean, I read a quote where he said he loves the series and would love for it to come back under the right team...but why wear a Crackdown shirt on TV for maximum exposure if it isn't even greenlit yet? Doesn't make much sense. He would have been better off having an upcomming game title on his shirt. The shirt to me seemed like a subtle message of things to come. Gamescom, I expect to at least see something new from Lionhead
Neko Mimi Mode
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That it was on the dash tiles at the reveal (which was a new design orb not used in 1 or 2) should be evidence too, given every other game from it came to light.
Aaron Greenberg tweeted again this morning that they have several unannounced exclusives still to come, so they are obviously saving for Gamescom and TGS.
Hmm where did he wear it? What show?
Edit: Oh you mean on Jimmy Fallon? Holy shit yes he did. That's twice Xbox has hinted it, my hype is going up again ...
Thanks for your list, I knew all that though
I guess things are gonna be quite for the next 9 weeks until Gamescom.I would say the 5 big studios are recent judging by what he actually said.
Black Tusk
MS Victoria
MS Osaka
MS Dakota
MS L.A
HigherLevel
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No, these are the five studios they are talking about,
Black Tusk
MS Osaka
MS Victoria
Team Dakota
and the new studio in Redmond. Remember, Spencer mentioned after the Xbox reveal they had a new studio there and that is where those Irrational and Naughty Dog devs are based on linkedin
Black Tusk
MS Osaka
MS Victoria
Team Dakota
and the new studio in Redmond. Remember, Spencer mentioned after the Xbox reveal they had a new studio there and that is where those Irrational and Naughty Dog devs are based on linkedin
Im guessing it is and may be one of the games they held back for Gamescom
HigherLevel
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There was a thread on GAF a while back about a couple devs from Irrational joining Microsoft. Someone posted a link in there showing some devs from Naughty Dog had joined MS as well. I looked up all their linkedins and they're all in Redmond. Based on their's and other linkedin profiles it's pretty clear MS has a studio there.
I'll try to find the thread but I couldn't earlier this week for some reason.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=495752
This is the one, i think. The Naughty Dog guy was Alex Liu ( worked on Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us. He did the Rough Seas and Caravan mission in UC3)