After a long silence Ninja Theory came out at Gamescom with the announcement of Hellblade, which they define an “AAA indie” game and is going to debut only on PS4, at least initially.
DualShockers had the chance to chat with Product Development “Ninja” Dominic Matthews and interrogate him about a variety of topics, from the team working on the game to its AAA ambitions.
According to FTC filings, Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory for $117 million.
Ninja Theory is made of very talented and passionate developers.
I´m glad that saw that studio´s potential and chose it to be part of the Xbox family!
Now under Xbox they´re AAA and has all the freedom and resources in the world to deliver amazing games for us!
Thank you Phil and Tameem Antoniades.
Damn this really puts into perspective yet again how good a deal sony got for insomniac...the workhorse of the industry at this point.
They have High potential. Add some good combat mechanics and action to go with the graphics and story telling. Ad you got a mega hit.
Ninja Theory outlines the upgrades made for performance capture, leading to more realistic animations in the upcoming sequel.
This game looks incredible. Loved the first one, the story was good. I’m curious to see where they take it.
Guys! Ffs, just show a normal bit of the game. Yes the motion capture technology and graphics fidelity looks great, but my god… it’s like all that we ever see. I want to see another VGA level showcase where we see more of the combat or something other than a cutscene or showing off the tech.
Announced in 2019, and not a lick of gameplay. Might as well just produce a movie at this point.
"No. For clarity, we use this AI tech for placeholder content only to help us understand things like timing and placement in early phases of development. We then collaborate with real actors whose performances are at the heart of bringing our stories to life."
It does have the potential to replace voice actors and given that publishers are insanely greedy it is without a doubt that publishers will push for their replacement, and gamers will complain but still buy games.
It will definitely replace voice actors unless it's an iconis voice like Kratos, Snake, etc. I think those need real actor, for the time being anyways.
Everything else in a game is fake. Why not? If you can have an AI give a great performance as real as a real actor or actress, I'm good. Programmers can even fake the motion capture with enough effort.
Maybe it'll make some games cheaper than run to celebrities with high pay requirements where the money goes to them just to be in a game. And you see it should have gone to making a better game or fixing bugs before launch because the game is broken.
I like real acting. But when cost is detrimental to a game, that's a problem. Voice or real likeness.
If I was Sony I would've struck a deal to make this exclusive to only to PS4. I mean from a logical standpoint it makes sense because Sony needs more AAA exclusives and since this is a independent game it would provide low risk for Ninja Theory. Plus Ninja Theory has had more success as a exclusive game maker rather than a multiplatform game maker, so why not go with what works?
No that's not right how is this OK we need to start a petition
Well this confirms it is not a sequel to HS because the IP belongs to Sony.
Gamers and Developers near and far, prepare for insults and unprofessionalism and this game's release draws near then for more insults when it doesn't sell because they didn't listen to criticisms and lost sales because of their egotistical way of thinking.
I want a new Kung Fu chaos. Couch and online multiplayer. Up to date movies for the sets. Customizable characters. I think it would be great.