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You have $25 million to invest in a developer
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BlackSalad
Member
Sonic Team so they could make another chu chu rocket. It'd be worth the 25 million
With $25 mil, I could probably form a new developer and make a single mid-budget next gen game.
But I won't if I had the money, it would go to Capcom and I would become one of the head bosses and put it all down on a forever anticipated sequal called Street Fighter 4 in 3D. Make it multiplatform and arcade perfect and put it in every arcade accross the whole world.
But I won't if I had the money, it would go to Capcom and I would become one of the head bosses and put it all down on a forever anticipated sequal called Street Fighter 4 in 3D. Make it multiplatform and arcade perfect and put it in every arcade accross the whole world.
- Obsidian to give them creative freedom. High School RPG from Chris Avelonne !
- Eric Chahi and Fred Raynal: both have a project but no publisher, i would make a studio to produce their games.
both studios would die after a few years thanks to playstation gamers, but i would have some classic games to play
- Eric Chahi and Fred Raynal: both have a project but no publisher, i would make a studio to produce their games.
both studios would die after a few years thanks to playstation gamers, but i would have some classic games to play
scissorfight
Banned
I'd get someone to make a full remake of FFVI.
Yeah, that's pretty selfish of me... :/
Yeah, that's pretty selfish of me... :/
teruterubozu
Member
I woud give it to that Doshin the Giant/Tail of the Sun guy & Mr. Katamari.
Make something super-fucking wacky that nobody will buy but me.
Make something super-fucking wacky that nobody will buy but me.
GitarooMan
Member
Tough call, one of two things probably
1. License the Wing Commander name and get the Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge developer to create a new Wing Commander game for PC and 360. Hi-end real-time cinematics, good voice acting, pull out all the stops.
2. Hire Naughty Dog to create a PS3 platformer with the same scale and length as Jak II, only more platforming based with a whole new IP. (This is probably happening now anyway, although I doubt 25 million dollars is being spent on it.)
1. License the Wing Commander name and get the Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge developer to create a new Wing Commander game for PC and 360. Hi-end real-time cinematics, good voice acting, pull out all the stops.
2. Hire Naughty Dog to create a PS3 platformer with the same scale and length as Jak II, only more platforming based with a whole new IP. (This is probably happening now anyway, although I doubt 25 million dollars is being spent on it.)
Mr_Furious
Member
Fuck investing in someone else's company. Invest in creating your own company. 25 million is an absurd amount of money that could bankroll just about any triple A project you'd wish to make just as long as you have the right management and talent.
Open Source
Banned
Mr_Furious said:
Yes, this is right. If you are competent, you will make a decent profit on your $, plus your new company will increase in value 4-5x, plus you'll have a franchise you can now milk for huge profits.
Pedigree Chum
Banned
I'd invest in Pandemic. They have a lot of potential going into next-gen.
ghostlyjoe
Member
I would invest in fledgling licenses -- new cartoon series', toy lines, etc. I'd buy as many of those low-cost licenses as possible, wait for one or two to find a decent audience, then farm them out to budget devs. Solid gold shovelware, baby!!!
I wouldn't invest in a company... I would invest in projects. Make sure that I became co-owner of the IP.
With 25 mill you could invest in two big next gen productions in two different developers. Don't take the big ones such as Pandemic or the others because they're already going towards the peak. You want someone who are on the rise. Maybe Wideload Games or Flagship Studios.
In Scandinavia you've got Starbreeze or Deadline Games who are well respected in the publishing community. IO and DICE are already tied up too much with publishers.
I don't know too much about the UK company scene these days. You've got the stable studios but what you want is an up and coming studio... Anyone?
And how does the development community look like in France? Is it still dead after the collapse in the 90's and early 2000's ?
With 25 mill you could invest in two big next gen productions in two different developers. Don't take the big ones such as Pandemic or the others because they're already going towards the peak. You want someone who are on the rise. Maybe Wideload Games or Flagship Studios.
In Scandinavia you've got Starbreeze or Deadline Games who are well respected in the publishing community. IO and DICE are already tied up too much with publishers.
I don't know too much about the UK company scene these days. You've got the stable studios but what you want is an up and coming studio... Anyone?
And how does the development community look like in France? Is it still dead after the collapse in the 90's and early 2000's ?
VeryHungryCaterpillar
Member
To invest as in stock or to invest to have a game made?
Invest in stock: Not sure, need to do homework.
Invest for game to be made: NG2 on Rev.
Invest in stock: Not sure, need to do homework.
Invest for game to be made: NG2 on Rev.
HyperZone<3
Member
I would find some smallish-indy devs give them lots of time and (relatively) lots of money and tell them to make the best, coolest looking, most feature rich, console only 2D game they could. 25 mil could fund such a project from The Behemoth, Eighting, Cave, Alfa System, and G-Rev. Then I'd sit back, confident in the knowledge that I just re-invigorated the shump genre for the next-generation and reintroduced it to mainstream gamers.
I'd lose every penny on the project most likely, but it would produce some neato games.
I'd lose every penny on the project most likely, but it would produce some neato games.
I'd get the technos team back together and buy the kunio/river city ransom licenses back from atlus for 2d justice... ( off topic, does anyone know if kenka bancho for ps2 was any good? it seemed like a RCR spiritual succesor)
And I also like the idea of making the game disc damage your console if it finds a 50 cent save on it
And I also like the idea of making the game disc damage your console if it finds a 50 cent save on it
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
rusty said:
Hey, man your money, your dream!!
I myself would take that money and shove it right up Konami's ass as fast as possible to make a slew of high resolution 2D Castlevanias for next generation!!! Get your ass to work Iga!!!
I'd give it to Capcom to make DMC4 even better than DMC3 (which I don't think can be done tbh).
edit - beaten to it but I'd also want them to make a "Biohazard: Lost Chapters" style compilation with all the scrapped Biohazard games that were made
Either that or I'd put it all in a paper bag and smack Greg Kasavin over the head with it for all of his bitching about the game's difficulty
edit - beaten to it but I'd also want them to make a "Biohazard: Lost Chapters" style compilation with all the scrapped Biohazard games that were made
Either that or I'd put it all in a paper bag and smack Greg Kasavin over the head with it for all of his bitching about the game's difficulty
LoGradeChili
Member
Wideload Games
Attack You
Member
Scenario 1: Stage the abduction of Yuji Naka's loved ones, and conveniently show up on his doorstep offering to pay the $25M ransom under one condition: NIGHTS sequel, NOW.
Scenario 2: Call Open Season on people that purchased fucking 50 Cent Bulletproof and reward the high scorers with cash prizes.
Scenario 3: Booze and hookers...for my boy Jack Thompson. Really, did anyone stop to think he's just pissy because no one will invite him to Boys' Night Out? Anyway, I'll get him so wasted, every slut at that party will drop dead from second-hand alcohol poisoning.
Scenario 2: Call Open Season on people that purchased fucking 50 Cent Bulletproof and reward the high scorers with cash prizes.
Scenario 3: Booze and hookers...for my boy Jack Thompson. Really, did anyone stop to think he's just pissy because no one will invite him to Boys' Night Out? Anyway, I'll get him so wasted, every slut at that party will drop dead from second-hand alcohol poisoning.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
I would give $25 million to Namco and make them develop Ace Combat PS3.