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Insomniac Sends A Message To Fans Following Sony Acquisition

Insomniac Games has sent a message to fans following the announcement that Sony Interactive Entertainment has purchased the developer.

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masterfox1737d ago (Edited 1737d ago )

"It feels more like a homecoming though" , exactly! Sony managed since the PS1 decades ago to provide developers an open place to developed their games more freely than any other Game Company, not only Insomniac was pushed by Sony to be huge and successful developers and being known of their work, but Playstation pushed also other developers to success like Capcom, SquareEnix,Rockstar Games, Konami, Polyphony, Namco, Santa Monica, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Eidos, Quantum Dream, Media Molecule just to name few, heck! even EA, Ubisoft lol, all these developers are also part of the Playstation Family if you didn't know, Sony help them create new IPs and make famous other IP's, and so we all should be grateful Playstation exists. :)

Seriously I dare you to tell me other game company besides Sony Entertainment that has make so many game companies to be multi million successful game companies, hehe I think we should be thankful of Nintendo too for not teaming up with Sony decades ago, that day the game industry savior was born like it or not.

Playstation FTW!!!!

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Inzo1737d ago

So Spiderman might be back in the MCU, turns out Disney knows they f#%* up. Wonder what #boycottsony group is going to say now?

Silly gameAr1737d ago

Probably going to twist it, and act like they had something to do with it.

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AspiringProGenji1737d ago

Stan Lee’s daughter even sided with Sony because Disney is just being greedy. They treated him like shit and ever since his death They don’t care anymore

ElCapitan0061736d ago

How did Disney treat Stan Lee like shit? He had a cameo in every single one of their Marvel movies and then had a Marvel opening dedicated just to him at the beginning of Captain Marvel.

You might not be aware of it, but his daughter was at the center of all the abuse Stan was facing with shortly after his wife’s passing and just before his own. His daughter was abusing him, and introduced the man who further abuses him all for money.

Remind me again how Disney treated Stan poorly...

-Foxtrot1736d ago (Edited 1736d ago )

Stan Lees daughter hardly was in touch with him and was being done for elder abuse...so...

Disney loves Stan Lee, they got him to do cameos, have done tributes for him and all the cast have wrote how special he was to them. They never treat him like shit

PimpDaddy1736d ago

Get your facts straight Genji. #FakeNews

Kiwi661736d ago

But you only heard one side of it and just accepted it without knowing all the facts

ShadowWolf7121736d ago

C'mon dude, even if you think Disney WAS being unreasonable, you can't believe they actually treated Stan like crap.

They paid the man heavy tribute in both life and in death, allowed him to cameo in whatever way he wanted in the movies, had him at all the premieres he could attend so long as his health allowed it, Marvel Comics have been reprinting Stan's Soapbox segments in their comics since he passed.

And given his daughter only really ever got in touch with him to take his money and is culpable in the abuse of her father in his final months, I don't exactly believe her.

"No one could have treated my father worse than Disney!"
Except you, J.C.

Inzo1736d ago

@Pimpdaddy
Its not fake news, Stan Lee's daughter really did go after Disney and Marvel. She criticised them for the way they treated her farther.

ShadowWolf7121736d ago (Edited 1736d ago )

@Inzo she literally abused him and took his money so her opinion ain't relevant.

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zodiac9091737d ago

They should have grabbed Insomniac ever since they made Spyro, or at the very latest Ratchet & clank. Not to mention that they helped IMMENSELY with the launch of PS3 with Resistance..Man we need a Resistance 4 now, like ASAP.

PhoenixUp1737d ago

They did but Insomniac declined their offer multiple times prior because they valued their independence

UltraNova1737d ago (Edited 1737d ago )

Everyone values their Independence...at least until the right number is written on check that its. Case in point - Bungie leaving MS then "partnering" with the Devil incarnate Activision, Ninja games was particularly vocal about their Independence then sold to MS and of course Insomniac now. To be fair to Insomniac though they were synonymous with PlayStation it just took them a while to realise it was their natural home and get aboard, of course a big fat check paved the way, as with everything.

Atom6661737d ago

It probably would have been cheaper. Good for Insomniac though.

Teflon021736d ago

from what ted price has said in the past. It seems Sony attempted multiple times and I believe even before they bought Naughty Dogg or even the same time. But they decilined, after the Universal issue they wanted to stay independent. With all that they've tried since the multiplat attempt. I think they realize, staying with Sony helps them express how they like while getting support and being successful

Einhander19711737d ago

Sounds like a few bitter ones commenting. Now Sony have insomniac that’s another nail in the Xbox coffin😂😂

bluebenjamin1737d ago

Boy aint 😂 nobody worried about Spyro the Dragon 😂 😆 😂

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MasterCornholio1737d ago (Edited 1737d ago )

Well of course that's because Activision owns the IP and are free to bring it to other platforms.

https://gematsu.com/wp-cont...

Next time think before you make a silly comment like that.

@Hawk

Oops just read your comment and saw that I'm just repeating what you said. Still he did make a really silly comment.

Sevir1737d ago

You right, Activision is worried about Spyro the dragon... You Xbox fans are worried about Marvel's Spider-Man which y'all ain't getting

bluebenjamin1736d ago (Edited 1736d ago )

Boy ain’t nobody worried about no batman cloned game 😂 I like blood and guts gruesome looking videogames maybe teenagers wanna play spidey man and that yellow space bunny game Clanks Ratchet or whatever the hell they call it 😝

At hawkeye I ain’t worried about spyro because I have the ps one version on my ps3 its crazy I couldn’t download it to the pro I had.How about that Ps4 the first Sony Playstation in the history of Sony Playstation to not have the ability to run the original Playstation games.

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bluebenjamin1736d ago

@spicyrsm most sold were probably kids and Yeah I could go for some couch coop gears with my cousins not a bad idea man

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Bathyj1737d ago

This is all you need to know about the deal.

"Further, we believe that Sony shares a similar vision to positively impact players’ lives, their employees’ lives and the games industry at large."

Sony changed gaming forever with the first PlayStation and they've cultivated a good culture around it ever since. They've always delivered good hardware, good service and most importantly good games. Insomniac is lucky to be part of the family and Sony in turn is lucky to have insomniac.

You could say the relationship is symbiotic.

mkis0071737d ago (Edited 1737d ago )

I see what you did there.

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Is 2K Games actually making FIFA 25, the next “best” entry yet?

FIFA president Gianni Infantino teases the future of FIFA games in a brand-new interview, and NBA 2K24 studio 2K Games might be behind it.

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Cacabunga8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

I truly hope so.. day one buy

Ninver6h ago

Time for a change. Football games haven't evolved much.

Cacabunga5h ago

It’s tough when there is no competition

anast5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

The barber shop and roulette wheel are going to be awesome.

CrimsonWing695h ago(Edited 5h ago)

It’ll be monetized to all hell, regardless

StormSnooper4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Hmmm, let’s see how they do. If they riddle it with microtransactions, hell no. Otherwise, I’m excited.

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Sorry George Miller, but you’re wrong about the Mad Max game

George Miller expressed dismay toward the 2015 Mad Max game recently, but Avalanche Studios' take on the lore is still so good to this day.

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lelo2play22h ago

Mad Max is a good game... George Miller should STFU.

-Foxtrot17h ago

I think the funny thing is if Kojima made a Mad Max game it would be so trippy and "out there" I don't think it would feel like Mad Max by the time he's done with it. This is why he's better off with original new IPs.

Kojima seems like a buzz word these film directors use because he's probably the only big name they've heard from the gaming industry.

Wretchedstain12h ago

Article is correct in my opinion, Miller is wrong. That Death Stranding II trailer is bonkers, looking forward to that in itself.

And I agree, unless Mr Kojima wants to change his tune, or laughably, be told what to do, you're right, it wouldn't be Mad Max or close.

porkChop12h ago

Yup, Kojima really doesn't suit Mad Max. Avalanche did a great job though. It looked, felt, and played like what I'd expect from a Mad Max game. I really enjoyed my time with it, and the sand storms were handled incredibly well.

TheGamingHounds11h ago

I never played it but the recent buzz around Mad Max has piqued my interest. Will check it out this year for sure

maelstromb11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

MM is not a perfect game by any means as it was held back by lots of repetitious, standard open-world copy and paste missions, but the devs SO perfectly captured the world, atmosphere, lore and brutality. It also just so happens to boast one of THE best photo modes out there and some of the most impressive explosions I've ever seen in a game to date. The car combat is of course another impressive standout, both vicious and fun. MM is a game which I have revisited multiple times since its release, and now having just seen Furiosa, I can feel it calling me back again.

There's a ton to love there, but I think you'll pickup on the areas where the devs struggled likely due to reigning in the scope, budget and time constraints, leading to an incredibly fun, albeit uneven experience. Though, as mentioned, it's absolutely a game worth experiencing once, and I truly hope you enjoy it. The game really does deserve a sequel.

victorMaje9h ago

Word for word. Exactly this. A lot of fun to be had in there. A true Mad Max game. Sequel can’t come soon enough.

gigoran81h ago

and the fact that they originally had an American voice actor until everyone kicked up a big stink about it?

maelstromb11h ago

Honestly, Kojima would do the game justice, but given his studio's current workload, it's a bit far flung. I could much rather see Bend Studios (Days Gone dev) doing a Mad Max follow-up. I'm playing through DG right now for the first time and I see lots of similarities between the games to where imo Bend could develop an impressive MM sequel.

VersusDMC11h ago

While i like the Mad Max game and think it's underrated...i don't know why people are mad at George Miller for not liking the game based on the IP he created. Especially since a lot of people hated it at release as well looking at that 69% metacritic.

-Foxtrot5h ago

I think the issue is the studio was told by higher ups and most likely himself to make something linear yet when they got a first look at it they didn’t like it and wanted something open world

The head guy was basically like “you’ve just hired an open world dev and forced them to do a linear game yet now you want open world which has just wasted a year of development which we could have done from the start”

I think that’s why people are p****** because of the context the lead dev at Avalanche has given us.

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Neil Druckmann clarifies true intent of new Naughty Dog game comments

Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.

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just_looken15h ago

He can take dog shit put it in a oven with seasoning then call it waistland cookies the sony fans will pay $40 a cookie give them a medal of cooking.

No mater what trash this sobs puts out/talks about it will sell.

The true fact in the 8 years sense uncharted 4 his first time in the main seat to a point all this "amazing" team did was get 2 dudes to fuck in a van then destroy a franchise they never created.

But being a port studio they are decent at they should keep in there lane at being just that a glorified port studio.

fr0sty13h ago

Salty Bots... gotta love it.

just_looken12h ago

@frosty

Over what? naught dog under his command is a glorified port team tlou2 was mostly tlou 1 asset's with the same game play loop but forced a trans down your throat.

I would gladly help pay for this blight and his team to get removed from gaming in general.

fr0sty10h ago

Seeing a LGBT person exist in a work of fiction isn't "forcing them down your throat". Nobody is forcing you to play it. Nobody is forcing you to agree with it. If you think that just seeing a LGBT person exist is "force", it sounds like they make you very uncomfortable, and maybe you need to be doing some serious reflecting on exactly why... looks to me like you're suppressing something with all that fear.

just_looken9h ago

@fro

When i think of the last of us i think of a group of survivors crossing the apocalypse wasteland with a growing bond between 2 people that end up with Joel making ellie his new daughter.

Then you fire up the 2nd one bang joel is dead oh that comic series? bang dead

Oh you want to continue all that we grew in the first one? na f that toss it in the trash

Now here is a trans woman so strong superboy would blush go out there kill all what made tlou1 then halfway get a forced sex scene that you can not skip between 2 dudes.

The gameplay? just like the first game the combat/backpack system crafting sytem? 0 changes/improvements.

I could go on but lets face it they copy pasted that tlou 1 assets bin a shit ton of times.

There is nothing on the box or the ads or anything before the game that said you would going to spend most of the game controlling a new trans character that has no ties to anything of the first game the only existence was to kill what the first game made.

Oh but hey there is a mp mode coming out before 2022 wait what is that? oh we made it its own game then cancelled it now go but the game again as we port it a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

mkis0078h ago(Edited 8h ago)

What has Straley or Henig released since they left ND? Not a thing! stop scapegoating! Which of them is credited with co-writing a majorly successful show?

just_looken6h ago

@mkis007

You bring up Bruce Straley really? someone that gave us 4 generations of amazing games and was there in the creation of 4 legendary franchises but was tossed in the trash for the pos niel druckmann not 7? years ago

So yeah in those 7? years you right all he has done is get 2 awards one is a game award for a puzzle game he made oh boy right like for fuck sake's all niel has done is one game that was a overhyped fan boy orgasm underneath all that ps jizz was just a typical 5/10 game.

Then you drag Amy Hennig that poor woman was also kicked out then became this century's Brendan Fraser with her sexual misconduct information coming out.

We all know how horrible people are treated behind the scenes she might have been sexual attacked groped or something.

So yeah all she did after was battlefield hardline forspoken now that new marvel 1945 game but hey Brendan Fraser was a great actor till he also said he was sexually attacked just now he is allowed back in no doubt she also had to take a leave of absence out and or was forced out on ice.

Man there are way to many out there that look at niel at the new gaming jesus when all he had done is some work on uncharted 4 then tlou2

Oh also the tvhshow? for real all they did was use stuff from the 2013 game its like saying GOT was a 10/10 but never watching past season 3

-Foxtrot4h ago

@mkis007

That's highly unfair to them both

Amy Hennig got messed around working on projects that got cancelled by the publishers (EA) and then ended up on a awful game (Forspoken) where you had 4 other writers working on it which is just a recipe for disaster. She is now working on Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Not her fault she was pushed out of NaughtyDog, something both Nolan North and Richard McGonagle have both said in interviews.

Bruce Straley left after burn out, the rest of the story we don't know and will never know just like what happened with Amy Hennig. He decided to take a break and wasn't sure if he wanted to come back to gaming however he had an idea he wanted to make so he founded Wildflower Interactive, a smaller studio where they are currently working on a new game.

Tacoboto2h ago

@the obvious stain of a commenter

The trans character wasn't Abby. Try playing Part 2 instead of gatekeeping what you think Part 1 was about and meant.

Maybe try watching the show while you're at it, because you're terribly off with your opinion on that too

MajorLazer24m ago

Naughty Dog is better than all the MS studios put together.

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Rangerman120822h ago

Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.

anast22h ago

No need to bow down, Stan your ground. The AI comments were gross though.

S2Killinit21h ago

Pretty excited as I read these. I just cant wait to see what ND is up to.

Export19h ago

put a chick in it and make her gay !

shadowknight20317h ago

Next they need a diverse couple, and perhaps some climate activists

StormSnooper51m ago(Edited 50m ago)

I would love that if only to piss off all the lunatics. Lol