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[Dombrowski]

Veteran game designer Tomonobu Itagaki has provided a new update on Devil's Third, confirming that he will "finally reveal" the long-awaited third-person shooter "this year".

"As already announced, we'll finally reveal 'Devil's Third' this year!" Itagaki wrote on Facebook. "You can see that we've upgraded our title logo. I wanted to go for the metallic feeling of the Breitling that I love so much. But I don't really wanna tell you exactly why, sorry ;D"

Devil's Third was first announced under THQ back in 2010, but its fate was left uncertain following the publisher's closure in 2013. The rights to the game were reportedly returned to Itagaki and developer Valhalla Game Studios in mid-2012.

A new publisher for the game has yet to be announced.

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/devils_third/news/itagaki_provides_update_on_devils_third.html

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

I think Bethesda will publish.

 

[R3TRO]

Wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft picked this up.

 

[Chobel]

Please be on PC.

 

[Com_Raven]

I think Bethesda will publish.

Interesting suggestion, but it was my impression that they went back from publishing external games, and focused more on their own studios now.

Of course, looking at Phil Spencer's recent comments, it could be Microsoft as well.

 

[jabuseika]

It's Alive!!!

I also hope it comes to PC.

 

[IcyEyes]

Ps4 could be awesome ... or PC.

 

[Duxxy3]

Wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft picked this up.

Hate to say it, but they do seem the most likely. They were good to Itagaki, and he was good to them.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Just can't help but think this is going to look and feel just far too dated by the time it comes out now.

 

[mao2]

WiiU exclusive, published by Nintendo, reveal at E3?

 

[DarkCronos]

imagine the meltdowns if Nintendo is pulling a bayonetta 2 with this...

 

[The Cartographer]

Thank god it is still alive!

 

[Sendou]

Platform doesn't matter. As long as it's alive and well.

 

[Taker666]

WiiU exclusive, published by Nintendo, reveal at E3?

That would be nice..if just for the giggles.

I did think that might happening one point....but my gut tells me it's either going to be a multi-platform XB1/PS4/PC game..or an exclusive to XB1 or PS4.

 

[Dombrowski]

imagine the meltdowns if Nintendo is pulling a bayonetta 2 with this...

Wouldn't be as big, since this is a new IP and all.

 

[cacildo]

imagine the meltdowns if Nintendo is pulling a bayonetta 2 with this...

Its 50% of the fun

 

[Vitor711]

It's going to be awful. Mark my words.

The original reveal trailer was underwhelming so unless they've gone back to the drawing board.... I want it to be good. I want another NG:B but I'm not hopeful.

 

[tait269]

What did the game even look like agian? I remember seeing screenshots, a trailer or something like that.

 

[~~Hasan~~]

"A new publisher for the game has yet to be announced"

who wants to bet its the exclusive japanese game that Spencer was talking about ? lol

 

[Marcel]

Like others have said, this is probably the Japanese Xbox One exclusive.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

"A new publisher for the game has yet to be announced"

who wants to bet its the exclusive japanese game that Spencer was talking about ? lol

Spencer's exclusive is an unannounced game that no one has seen yet.

 

[immortal-joe]

XBONE exclusive, book it.

 

[Prince Vultan]

It's going to be awful. Mark my words.

The original reveal trailer was underwhelming so unless they've gone back to the drawing board.... I want it to be good. I want another NG:B but I'm not hopeful.

The game quality will likely be irrelevant at this point, lets face it, as I've no doubt this title will end up being hailed as a work of art by many no matter how it turns out.

Doubly so if it's exclusive to anything.

 

[Vinterbird]

"A new publisher for the game has yet to be announced"

who wants to bet its the exclusive japanese game that Spencer was talking about ? lol

Spencers game is probably the Platinium game.

 

[RoboPlato]

I wonder if WB could be picking this one up. They've been making huge strides with game publishing lately and they managed to get some success with Lollipop Chainsaw, which was a Suda game. This could fill the crazy Japanese game void they have right now.

 

[ShogunDarius]

XBONE exclusive, book it.

I can see that happening actually

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Yeah, I think this might be the Japanese XB1 exclusive Phil was talking about. They have/had a pretty good relationship with Itagaki.

 

[Shiina]

imagine the meltdowns if Nintendo is pulling a bayonetta 2 with this...

XBONE exclusive, book it.

They best not be expecting sales north of 10k then. Total niche game we know next to nothing about, made by a guy most people have already forgotten. Doesn't bode well for any kind of commercial success.

 

[Artex]

I kind of expect the game to be craptacular.

 

[KageMaru]

I prefer it to be multi-platform but even if it ends up as exclusive to Nintendo or MS, that would give me more of a reason to pick up their consoles. As long as Itagaki is able to make games again, I'm happy.

 

[Eggbok]

I kind of expect the game to be craptacular.

yet superior to ng3 and yaiba.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Get this out and start working on a spiritual successor to Ninja Gaiden already...

 

[Zarx]

Self published PC/PS4 F2P game + mobile tie-in calling it now

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

"A new publisher for the game has yet to be announced"

who wants to bet its the exclusive japanese game that Spencer was talking about ? lol

I want to bet that it's not. A multiplayer-focused shooter/action game hybrid clearly designed to appeal to Western audiences is not a big exclusive you would launch your console with in Japan.

That said, it wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft picked this one up, but then again, we all thought that the first time around as well. Whoever publishes it in the end, I hope it's great and successful.

 

[JaseC]

imagine the meltdowns if Nintendo is pulling a bayonetta 2 with this...

Nintendo isn't going to throw money at securing another third-party exclusive considering the Sonic games made no impact, The Wonderful 101 bombed, and Bayonetta 2's performance remains to be seen. "Moneyhatting" exclusives doesn't work when next to nobody is buying games for your platform.

 

[Kajiba]

Probably around E3 they will show us some more.

 

[Anteater]

They best not be expecting sales north of 10k then. Total niche game we know next to nothing about, made by a guy most people have already forgotten. Doesn't bode well for any kind of commercial success.

It depends how Microsoft will market it if they are publishing, I think if it's a heavy online title it might actually do decent.

 

[Witchfinder General]

Breitling fan? Figures for a man with no taste.

 

[~~Hasan~~]

I want to bet that it's not. A multiplayer-focused shooter/action game hybrid clearly designed to appeal to Western audiences is not a big exclusive you would launch your console with in Japan.

That said, it wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft picked this one up, but then again, we all thought that the first time around as well. Whoever publishes it in the end, I hope it's great and successful.

well maybe you are right. but somehow i see this being a MS exclusive because it seems that MS like to get these kind of exclusives. and i dont see Sony spending any Dolla on 3rd party exclusive games

 

[iceatcs]

They best not be expecting sales north of 10k then. Total niche game we know next to nothing about, made by a guy most people have already forgotten. Doesn't bode well for any kind of commercial success.

I think that's the point. Expecting risk sale or moneyhatting for first game.

I would taken moneyhatting route cos it is 100% pay off.

well maybe you are right. but somehow i see this being a MS exclusive because it seems that MS like to get these kind of exclusives. and i dont see Sony spending any Dolla on 3rd party exclusive games

Sony don't need moneyhatting because some would do for free.

 

[Marcel]

It depends how Microsoft will market it if they are publishing, I think if it's a heavy online title it might actually do decent.

Anarchy Reigns was a heavy online title too. Remember how that turned out?

 

[immortal-joe]

They best not be expecting sales north of 10k then. Total niche game we know next to nothing about, made by a guy most people have already forgotten. Doesn't bode well for any kind of commercial success.

Marketing can go a long way, including a nice dose of positive press from some "influencers". This assumes the game is at least halfway decent.

 

[JaggedSac]

Interesting suggestion, but it was my impression that they went back from publishing external games, and focused more on their own studios now.

Of course, looking at Phil Spencer's recent comments, it could be Microsoft as well.

What comments?

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

well maybe you are right. but somehow i see this being a MS exclusive because it seems that MS like to get these kind of exclusives. and i dont see Sony spending any Dolla on 3rd party exclusive games

Sony also spends money on publishing third-party developed games, but nobody ever said Devil's Third was exclusive to anything.

 

[Anteater]

Anarchy Reigns was a heavy online title too. Remember how that turned out?

I don't think the marketing was particular great with that one

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

WiiU exclusive, published by Nintendo, reveal at E3?

wishful thinking.

Microsoft Exclusive, or staying last gen mutli with a token upgrade to next gen 4-6 months later.

Wild card :-EA

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't Microsoft.

 

[GCX]

I've always loved the game's logo.

 

[thewhitehawk]

This type of game fits perfectly with the audience Microsoft has been focused on.

 

[rvy]