Official: Silicon Knights develops for Next-Generation consoles

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Shiggy

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According to the Canadian newspaper "The Standard" Silicon Knights will concentrate working on next-generation consoles. They have been working on them since early 2004. I've got sources that told me they got Xbox 2 development kits, <I think Xbox.IGN told us the same.

"Silicon Knights proudly ranks as one of the world's top studios in video game development. We are focusing on the next-generation console technology and development and are looking for several exceptionally talented and creative individuals to join our development team."

That's what SK said in early January. I don't think they'll will develop for the Revolution, because there weren't dev kits at this time, or? PlayStation 3 is out of the race, after Dyack's recent interview (February 2004) I'm sure: No SK games on PS3.


According to the newspaper they also recruited in January.
Game Programmer
Character/Background Artists
Concept Artist
Level Designer
Sound Engineer/Designer
Writer

Thanks to www.just-cubed.de ; Deepthroat and some other people.


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Now it's official ;)
Has someone been there: http://www.bitnetniagara.com/
 
Shiggy said:
"Silicon Knights proudly ranks as one of the world's top studios in video game development. "
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I liked SK when I played Legacy of Kain, it was all downhill after that. What an overrated dev house. They are like Rare, but worse.
 
I'm such a fool. Once again I click on a Silicon Knights related topic hoping for some actual concrete news only to get the same old shit again. :(
 
duckroll said:
I'm such a fool. Once again I click on a Silicon Knights related topic hoping for some actual concrete news only to get the same old shit again. :(
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It's not old, it's official :D

@Guns N'Poops
I only say Konami :D
 
So does that mean that we'll finally get a game from SK that will look like it belonged in *this* generation graphically?
 
koam said:
So does that mean that we'll finally get a game from SK that will look like it belonged in *this* generation graphically?
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No, Too Human would've have looked much better on the GameCube than Eternal Darkness, I think it will look next-generation like now.
 
Great thread Shiggy! :D

So they're on Xbox2, that's great. The market SK tries to reach seems to be there. Great decision. Can't wait to hear more about this!
 
Im not a really big fan of Silicon Knights. They could have made MGS: TTS a much better game, by making codec calls 3d, adding VR missions and making the graphics look better.
 
It's most certainly on Xenon. They were at Xfest.

I've heard from a reliable source that they are indeed developing Too Human for Xenon.
 
One decent horror game and a previous generation game remake doesn't qualify them as one of the world's "top development studios" in my book.
 
inow that they're out from under the nintendo umbrella, i hope no one will pretend to care.
 
Deepthroat said:
Quality over quantity guys.
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Agreed. Eternal Darkness is one of my favorite games from this generation. Awesome.

And I haven't gotten around to playing The Twin Snakes yet. I got it for Christmas, but RE4 has been taking all of my gaming time for the past month. :)
 
Shiggy said:
According to the Canadian newspaper "The Standard"
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Is there a link to the complete article? Google coulnd't find a newspaper called "The Standard"

Kingston Whig Standard
Shaunavon Standard
St. Catharines Standard
Standard Freeholder
Strathmore Standard
Vermilion Standard
Victoria Standard

???
 
solarplexus said:
Is there a link to the complete article? Google coulnd't find a newspaper called "The Standard"

Kingston Whig Standard
Shaunavon Standard
St. Catharines Standard
Standard Freeholder
Strathmore Standard
Vermilion Standard
Victoria Standard

???
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http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/webapp/sitepages/
It wasn't an article, it was this:

AN ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE COMPANY

Silicone Knights proudly ranks as one of the world's top studios in video game development. We are focusing on the next-generation console technology and development and are looking for several exceptionally talented and creative individuals to join our development team.If you are talented and inspired to create games, we are currently hiring for the following positions:

Game Programmer

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree
Stront interest in programming games/multimedia applications required
Strong experience in C/C++ required
3-D and game programming experience are assets

Character/Background Artists

Graduate of classical animation or illustration program is preferred
3-D computer experience required
Experience in 3DS Max and Photoshop is an asset
Artistic portfolio required

Concept Artist

Graduate of formal art program preferred
Ability to produce polished photrealistic images
Experience in architectural or industrial design would be an asset
Ability to draw characters, environments and vehicles
Strong knowledge of Photoshop preferred
Artistic portfolio required

Level Designer

University degree in computer programming, art or film studies is preferred
Ability to develop and produce concept and design documents
Scripting and programming experience is an asset
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of design tools, map editors and design techniques
A passion for playing games and a desire to create outstanding entertainment experiences

Sound Engineer/Designer

Bachelors degree in Music or equivalent in professional studio experience
Knowledge of current audio development software tools are an asset
Audio CD demo and list of published work required

Writer

Bachelors degree in English or equivalent
Familiarity with fantasy, science fiction and horror genres
Experience in script or screenplay writing is preferred
Computer experience is an asset
Writing sample in movie or play script format required. Published work preferred.

Please submit resumes by January 29, 2005 to:

Silicon Knights
Att: Director of Human Resources
One St. Pual Street, Suite 800
St. Catharines, On L2R 7L2 http://www.siliconknights.com
 
SK receives a disturbing amount of attention for a developer that has released one crappy game and one crappy remake. At least they employ decent voice actors.
 
duckroll said:
I'm such a fool. Once again I click on a Silicon Knights related topic hoping for some actual concrete news only to get the same old shit again. :(
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What you said, I like and respect most of Silicon Knights past dev work, but I grow board with
the vaporous speculation.
 
Kobun Heat said:
OFFICIAL: EVERY DEVELOPER AND THEIR MOM IS MAKING XBOX 2 GAMES OKAY MAYBE NOT WAYFORWARD BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
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You are so correct, this morning I saw my mum writing code for xBox2 .....
 
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