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Way of the Ninja - Nina Kristensen talks new projects, movie practices and life after Heavenly Sword

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Last year's Heavenly Sword was a bold title for a first game from an independent developer. Over three year's in the making, exclusive to the PlayStation 3, incorporating movie principles and production practices, and with expectations as a system seller, it highlighted Ninja Theory's 'think big, act big' mentality.

And as co-founder and chief developer Nina Kristensen tells GamesIndustry.biz in this exclusive interview, following the success of Heavenly Sword, the studio is prepared once again to set targets high and think beyond just making a game.

Q: GamesIndustry.biz: Are you working on a sequel to Heavenly Sword?

Nina Kristensen: No we're not, we're working on a new IP.

Q: GamesIndustry.biz: What can we expect from the new project – can we expect another three year production with a massive budget?

Nina Kristensen: Yes, we're looking at doing something really big and ambitious and absolutely build on our strengths in storytelling, cinematics and combat.
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Fanboi - 626 days 5 hours ago
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1 - 3 years?
Another massive three years project? Must be nice to be so well funded. I guess this next project is gonna be a massive hit or this company folds. At least by going multiplat there is less chance of a bust.
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jkhan - 626 days 5 hours ago
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Interesting!!!. Heavenly Sword a very nice story. I love games that have deep and intriguing story. I absolutely loved. Apart from its length and someother minor grievances, it was a great game. Lets see what they come up with. By the way if they are working on a 3 year project. Then the game is coming in 2010. Because they started working on in 2007. Lets see what happens.
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kadosho - 626 days 4 hours ago
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Definitely has a bit of faith, with her team to go this far. Hopefully things work out for the new project.
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no this new game can't be too good without Sonys $ the game wasn't all that revolutionary so it might be great but with no $ it'll probably utilize a lot of HS inner workings and three years from now this inner workings won't cost a thing
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rushbd - 626 days 2 hours ago
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5 - if you expect heavenly sword like graphics.
i dont think you'll be satisfied. although I dont doubt Ninja Theory, I dont think they can push both hardware at the same time. But regardless i think the game will be awesome.
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