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Windows Central: 'In addition to Project Mara, Ninja Theory's next game has already been greenlit. There are no plans whatsoever to close the studio'
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ARK1391
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I'm not saying they are going to close them, although I do believe by this time next year they will be gone. Microsoft wouldn't tell people the studio is going to close right before their game drops. They've shown they are pretty tone deaf lately, but that would be some next level stupidity.
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Also, you can greenlight a project and still close a studio. Greenlighting a game doesn't mean anything these days.
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Also, you can greenlight a project and still close a studio. Greenlighting a game doesn't mean anything these days.
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James Sawyer Ford
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There were no plans to kill Arkane Austin a year ago either
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Punished Miku
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Great news if true. Project Mara, and another game.
ChorizoPicozo
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yep I can confirm. The next project is the port of HB2 for PS5.
Mibu no ookami
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I think we can all assume this is going to be a financial flop one way or another, whether it reviews well or not (though even that has significant red flags).
For a game in development as long as it has been to have no return... No one at the studio including the studio head knows if they are safe and neither does Phil Spencer.
For a game in development as long as it has been to have no return... No one at the studio including the studio head knows if they are safe and neither does Phil Spencer.
Buggy Loop
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semiconscious
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hey, wait a minute! wasn't that naughty dog game that eventually got shit-canned also greenlit at some point?...
ManaByte
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Arkane wasn’t killed. They’re still making Blade. Arkane Austin was shut down.
midnightAI
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Forget Arcane, Tango was being praised by Bond 3 months ago
Ass of Can Whooping
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digoutyoursoul
Member
Another potential jinx. Since the likes of this wobbling turd has been on the scene, Xbox has been shit.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Austin and Tnago were closed when they specifically pitched and wanted to staff up. If NT has already approved their pitch, it's not the same case.
Microsoft didn't announce this.
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DonkeyPunchJr
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if you’re going to close a division down and lay people off, you keep that plan tightly under wraps until the day it’s announced.
Not saying Ninja Theory is definitely getting shut down, but if they were, very few people know about it, and they’re going to keep on developing whatever they were developing up until that announcement is made.
Not saying Ninja Theory is definitely getting shut down, but if they were, very few people know about it, and they’re going to keep on developing whatever they were developing up until that announcement is made.
Mortisfacio
Member
Too many people view the Arkane Austin studio that got closed as Arkane as a whole or even the Austin team that made Prey. The lead devs behind prey all left.
Austin that made Redfall was a diverse dev team that was creatively bankrupt. No idea why people tore apart Redfall (rightfully so) are now so confused why they were shut down.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
he is doing damage control. and he is dumb enough to not see how he is being used by MS PR.
Bumblebeetuna
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But the experts on GAF say they’re getting shut down any day now, that their unreleased Hellblade sequel is already a complete flop. GAF wrong on Xbox?
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ManaByte
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It’s amazing how Hellblade went from a work of art “indie AAA” game nearly universally praised to being total shit in just a few years.
Topher
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But the experts on GAF say they’re getting shut down any day now, that their unreleased Hellblade sequel is already a complete flop. GAF wrong on Xbox?
I mean......not like Jez Corden is always right either so....
Mortisfacio
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Hellblade was console exclusive to PlayStation for like 6 months before coming to Xbox. Hellblade 2 is now Microsoft exclusive (with no confirmed, but potential later release to PlayStation). So people have to pretend they now hate this game.
yazenov
Member
With a portfolio like this, I'm surprised they haven't shut down already. Their last "hit" was Hellblade in 2017, 7 years ago.
Bleeding Edge was a huge flop in 2020 (perfect for Game Pass). Their next game is 4 years later and is kind of a short indie game. If it's a sales disappointment then I don't blame MS for giving them the boot.
| 2017 | Dexed | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |
| 2018 | Nicodemus: Demon of Evanishment | Location-based VR experience[45] |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR | Microsoft Windows | |
| 2019 | A Star Wars VR Series: Vader Immortal – Episode I | Oculus Quest,[46] Oculus Rift |
| 2020 | Bleeding Edge | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One |
| 2024 | Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S |
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GHG
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But the experts on GAF say they’re getting shut down any day now, that their unreleased Hellblade sequel is already a complete flop. GAF wrong on Xbox?
mayham2199
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Exactly. How can anyone even care what MS says at this point they are liars.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
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Whatever Jez Corden (and Phil Spencer) say you should believe the direct opposite
James Sawyer Ford
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I was referring to Arkane Austin
Punished Miku
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I think that's fair. But now we know that they have 2 more games already in the pipeline.
Ball is in the hands of consumers now. If you want to see these, buy their game or sub. Really that simple. Don't take MS word for it, either play the game or don't. $50 discount price at launch, or just rent it. And I'm sure it'll be on PS5 too. There is literally zero excuse. Consumers will decide what happens.
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SneakersSO
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Glad you mentioned this, cause AA's next project was thought to be green lit too when they were closed.
Someone should remind Jez that studios with green lit games get them cancelled and their studio closed out of nowhere. This is not at all the safety net he thinks it is.
Someone should remind Jez that studios with green lit games get them cancelled and their studio closed out of nowhere. This is not at all the safety net he thinks it is.
GHG
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Varteras
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It's wild to me that based on everything we've seen with these layoffs, closures, and cancellations, that people still believe there are rules to this shit.
Shin-Ra
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So let’s say they’re making Kung Fu Chaos 2 and I want to play that but not Hellblade II. I have to buy two games to (maybe, eventually) get the one I want.
Speaking of which:
Kung Fu Chaos - Wikipedia
Punished Miku
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You don't have to do anything.So let’s say they’re making Kung Fu Chaos 2 and I want to play that but not Hellblade II. I have to buy two games to (maybe, eventually) get the one I want.
Speaking of which:
Kung Fu Chaos - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Syphon Filter
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phil said that arkane will be given a chance and then the shut down happened.