DSOGaming writes: "Yesterday, we informed you about Platinum Games’ interest in both Darksiders’ IP and Vigil Games’ former employees. Well, it seems that Platinum is not the only studio interested in those guys, as Sony Santa Monica has also expressed its interest towards them."
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Even if it is a lead designer, that could be a positive impact on SM.
Seth Killian was recently hired on by SM. Yeah, SM is looking to add some quality pieces.
What are they planning?
Theyre talented, and they WILL succeed...here's hoping they are utilized and given the opportunity to shine again.
but just for fun it's even cool to think about if they got the ip and made a cross over game with the characters from both games in a god of war style. imagine kratos brutalizing them lol
franchises crossing over seems to be the hotness now.
Part of the reason I like Darksiders is because of its brightness and unique art style.
A Darksiders with God of War's production value, on PS4.....Pure awesomeness
Agreed, who'd they want to work for depends on how successful they want they're games to be, and just how much creative freedom they're willing to sacrifice. (But knowing this is Sony LMAO, creative freedom is definitely not a concern).
As for the successful part. Who would they go for?
The studio who's past game in same genre (which sold poorly) was BARELY given another chance to make a sequel.
Or the studio who's past game in the same genre soared over 5 million sales and it's current game in development is one of the highest pre ordered games of the year. And that's not even including the many other quality titles they helped create and collaborate with. lol
WTF I just checked into darksiders for the first time and it looks amazing. Some of the Okami devs/etc. working with these guys would be perfect. Here's to hoping enough of them end up at whichever studio is right for them. Sony Santa Monica OR Platinum would have me at ease.
Obviously fanboys thought they had more talent than previously thought.
On the right note, I hope Vigil employees find the work they need. It was sad to see Vigil go.
Are you stupid? grow up..
When the game originally came out I didn't even think of it as comparable to god of war, it just looked like a cool demon themed action game.
Gamers would like to see SSM bring in the IP or at least the talent because they have potential to be great Developers. Not because they think they are more or less talented than SSM.
They took the ideas and made the game work for them and not just add it in because GOW was a successful franchise. And that is what set them on the map. That also help a lot of gamers see that you can use some ideas from other and make a use out of them and not just tack them on.
It could also be that they want them to still have a job in this industry and not move to mobile gaming or something completely different. No one likes to hear that someone lost their job because of a down economy or bad sales for a great game.
If SSM is interested that means Sony is gonna listen to heir reasoning and may now be interested in not only hiring the devs but also buying the IP.
What surprises me about this whole auction is how cheap the IPs sold for. I mean how come SR ip didn't sore a offer of 50-100 million is beyond me, SR series has such high potential and imagine if one of the console makers had ought it to make it exclusive for their system
From day one I wanted Sony to buy Darksiders IP since THQ announced they were gonna auction it off. Now I hope Sony buys them because I don't think it's gonna take more than 3-5 million to buy it
Off topic:
Sony I think will try to buy QD after beyond 2 souls and David cage has already said he likes working for Sony
David Jaffe's next game will be on ps4 also for Sony since he said few months back working for Sony is a honor so I think both sides have a lot of respect for each other so I see mutual interest
I don't think Insomniac's next game is gonna do well, what I have seen of it doesn't raise my interest, when they announced it at E3 with that great trailer I was like awesome but when they changed the look and name that was bad IMO. Also doesn't help the fact it's a new IP and coming out around bunch of AAA titles.
So let's say Insomniac's game doesn't do as well as they had hoped than I could see them coming back to Sony.
EA's partner program is great because it lets the developer can the IP but than EA doesn't really advertise the games under the partners program. Shadow of damned was a very good game yet got almost no advertisement
Very interesting start to 2013
maybe darksiders 3 can be ps4 exclusive!
So no Darksiders 3, ever.
those don't work here
What we are talking now is hiring the individual employees.
I think the team really needed the financial backing of Sony or another wealthy publisher to reach the full potential with the Darksiders series. I know Darksiders is not in the cards (unlikely Sony will buy it), but I'm sure they could help out with GoW or other projects. Who knows, maybe the core team of SSM will work on a God Of War for PS4, while needing a hand with it and possibly another excellent handheld GoW for the Vita.
Like the only franchise/developer I wanted to come out alright was Darksiders/Vigil ;( .... And Relic too. Don't really care about Saints Row or Southpark game or wrestling...
In any case this are amazing news for me, i love God of War, and i love Darksiders, win/win.
"Question now is whether Sony Santa Monica will be able to acquire the rights of the Darksiders IP. That will be a bold move, though we don’t think that they’ll be able to. But let’s assume for a second that they do so… will Darksiders 3 be their first multiplatform title or not?"
they want to buy darksiders team and the darksiders ip to be exclusive to sony
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"Question now is whether Sony Santa Monica will be able to acquire the rights of the Darksiders IP. That will be a bold move, though we don’t think that they’ll be able to. But let’s assume for a second that they do so… will Darksiders 3 be their first multiplatform title or not?"
I know Sony has some financial trouble but your company is tipped to make a profit this year and the fact that you have an extra 670 000 000 USD after selling your US HQ invest that money in this game studio!!!! I can only dream :( but who knows?:)
I do hope they acquire these guys and this ip, this will add to the growing list of exclusive ips.
But who knows.
Plus that won't happen anytime soon, so why no just go for darksiders and a brand new IP?
http://www.vg247.com/2012/0...
Beyond Two Souls.
What the hell are the rest of you reading?
I hope Sony puts in dibs on Vigil and possibly the Darksiders IP. Personally I think the 2 games are good but not great. If it were to come under Sony Santa Monica's wing, what I want for the franchise isn't a copy and paste of God of Wars combat and mechanics. Obviously Darksiders stands on its own, what need to happen is that SSM takes them and then help them make the game with the polish of a Sony Santa Monica title. Darksiders has great story and the system it has is great but flawed. I hope Sony writes a fat check and buys both the IP and vigil.
I don't see how absolutely no one bids on this though. at all. Is there a minimum bid on Vigil? Are they too big?
So Santa Monica's input would make for far better enemy design, as Darksiders lacked any great, memorable, enemies, also level design, as Darksiders suffered in level design & direction as there was a bit too much back tracking & confusing map & level design for traversing easily.
I just think, morso than ND or Platinum, Sony Santa Monica is a far more logical fit or there style of game.
Sony should snap Vigil & the Darksiders license up, & they should announce the next Darksiders game as a PS4 exclusive, have Vigil & Santa Monica churn out the next one of these into a aaa+ game, & give it an awesome marketing budget & plan.
Also, ship the game with the 2 prequels all touched up & maybe don't call it Darksiders 3 (so it doesn't put people off that think you need to have played the 1st 2 to get this one). So maybe call it Darksiders: Conquest.