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More than 70 Guerrilla developers worked on Death Stranding

Horizon studio worked on art, design and more, game’s credits reveal.

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UltraNova1670d ago (Edited 1670d ago )

I'm wondering though, with all that money and man power invested by Sony(+ a damn fine engine at no cost, no less), what kind of a contract did Kojima manage to secure for himself... especially considering they agreed to a PC release as well published not by Sony but 505 Games...

Kojima seems to have mastered the dark art of corporate dealings too... Picture Kojima at Sony HQ 3 something years ago pitching the game and then following all that mind bending stuff throws in his contract terms and conditions with an even more complex rationale...Sony suits brains nearing meltdown scrabbling to sign on the doted lines left right center just to catch a break! Haha

Imalwaysright1669d ago

The engine was given as a goodwill gesture from GG to kojima no strings attached. This is well known information. As for the money Sony spent it's no different from when they funded Street Fighter wich was also released on the PC but wasn't released on other consoles and that's what Sony got from the deal. Kojima productions is an independent studio and obviously owns the IP so they can release their game on the PC under a different publisher.

UltraNova1669d ago

I went looking for who onws the Death Stranding IP and it wasn't conclusive. Do you have a solid link?

Nasdac1669d ago (Edited 1669d ago )

https://trademarks.justia.c...

Death Stranding IP owned by Sony but is the same case as Detroit I guess. As Second Party Sony don't mind it as PC is not really direct competition.

Imalwaysright1669d ago

If Death Stranding was Sony's IP the game wouldn't be released on the PC.

UltraNova1669d ago

That's logical but not conclusive. Like I said we do not now how negotiations went between the two sides regarding a PC release.

Persian_Immortal1669d ago (Edited 1669d ago )

https://cocatalog.loc.gov/c...

Copyright filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment

https://titanbooks.com/9897... <--- also scroll down to the bottom also mentions Copyright

UltraNova1669d ago

@persian

Yep now that's conclusive hehe

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XxSPIDEYxX1669d ago

I mean, it is their engine. They know the ins and outs.

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Dirtnapstor1669d ago

This was my assumption from the get go. Newly formed development team with new toys from Guerrilla. You bet they asked for assistance.

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Metal: Hellsinger dev says he is against Game Pass after seeing how it affects sales

Founder of Metal: Hellsinger studio says he wasn't against Game Pass until their game launched on Microsoft's service, which affected game sales.

TheProfessional1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Why did PS copy gamepass if it's so terrible and unprofitable? PS Now was before gamepass but it was streaming trash that no one had any interest in.

And honestly the way the industry releases overpriced and broken games with day one season passes and dlc who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?

Only biased PS fans would defend paying more to a corporation rather than an option that's cheaper for the consumer overall. If it's from an indie studio that needs the sales that's different but games published by larger companies are fine on a subscription model. Also any of these devs who complain did decide to put their games on gamepass in thr first place.

Skuletor58m ago

I feel no sympathy for the guy, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that putting your game on gamepass would affect sales.

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Istanbul based developer teases new game based on Turkish mythology

Shadowfall Studios have announced via X.com the studio is now an official PlayStation partner.

darksky23h ago

https://www.shadowfallstudi...

Looks like a Skyrim clone. Very interesting if done well.

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Terry_B22h ago

Is there even one good game created in the Turkey so far?

PitbullMonster22h ago

Metin 1&2 and the Mount and Blade Series are the most known ones.

Michiel198922h ago

Metin ....how dare you name that in the same sentence with the word "good"

Cacabunga19h ago

Crytek says hi.. learn before posting

Zeke6818h ago

"Crytek was founded by the Turkish-German brothers Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli in September 1999 in Coburg, Germany."

So he's right, Crysis games are not made IN Turkey... ;)

Terry_B14h ago

Just as Zeke mentioned..Crytek is a German developer, created by a turkish guy who lives there, was probably born there.

What I meant are games completely made in the country

MrNinosan10h ago

@Terry
3 turkish guys, not 1.

ghostliving9h ago

-Mount & Blade: Warband
-Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
-Oddmar
-Anomaly Agent
-Demonologist
-Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
-Cardboard Town
-Conarium
-Monochroma

S2Killinit14h ago

What is turkish mythology? They don't have a mythology of their own. Unless we are going to rewrite history? Can someone fill us in on what mythology turkey has.

Eonjay12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

It could mean folklore, proverb, or even fairytale like Jack and the magic beanstalk. It could even just be lore about historical figures like you even see in American culture like Jonny Appleseed (a real person whose life story was mythologized).

S2Killinit11h ago

I see. I was thinking in terms of actual deities. But that makes sense.

purple1019h ago

You know that thing called google. (Or DuckDuckGo, depending on preference 😏)

Have a go at it sometime. It’s good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

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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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Cacabunga1d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

I truly hope so.. day one buy

Ninver1d 22h ago

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

Cacabunga1d 21h ago

It’s tough when there is no competition

Abear211d 15h ago

There’s PES and now we’ll have FC25 and FIFA so yes, but it is no longer true, shit is about to get real!

Now if we only had two viable options for Basketball and American football we’d be on to something.

MrNinosan1d 10h ago

@Abear21
PES didn't exist since 2020, and the rebranded eFootball is crap.

porkChop1d 7h ago

If what we've heard is true, the reason FIFA games don't change is literally because of FIFA itself rejecting nearly every pitch for new features and mechanics.

anast1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

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

Abear211d 15h ago

Pay to win is the new free to play

CrimsonWing691d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

It’ll be monetized to all hell, regardless

StormSnooper1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

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

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