Digi-Guys: PS3's Long-Awaited WarDevil 'Progressing to Plan' - This Year, Parent Company UTV Suggests Same

Over four years ago, back when fanboys were still dreaming about the "Xbox 2? and "Nintendo Revolution," WarDevil wowed with stunning trailers and screenshots supposedly demonstrating the power of next-gen. IGN's Hilary Goldstein proclaimed it "one of the most anticipated games of 2005."

Rest assured, you didn't miss WarDevil in 2005 - or since. Every so often, developer Digi-Guys has chimed in long enough to let the gaming community know that "it's still coming," dropped a new but very familiar-looking trailer, and then faded back into obscurity. This year is no different: we received such communication and trailer from Digi-Guys this morning, and you can view both after the jump.

But this year, an interview with UTV - the company that owns Digi-Guys and publisher Ignition Entertainment - suggests that we might finally see WarDevil in 2009.

[swiftshot93]

nothing to be for excited yet...

[FReeDoM4ALL]

Sony aren't publishing it either.

Anyway, have you noticed that Digi-guys have been much more talkative about the project after that recent 'fiasco' with an apparent ex-investor? I hope none of what he was saying is true, I was really looking forward to Wardevil.

[Blademask]

even the Bullshots don't look anything remarkable.

[elorm9]

But I just want a gameplay video already

[dude_uk]

Actually if i'm not mistaken Sony bought the rights to the engine of the game:
The highly praised RTE-1080

and you can check the FULL HD Trailers Here which are said to be ingame
http://www.wardevil1.com/
as well as some info about the Engine:
http://www.wardevil.com/rte...
This site is their recruitment site which will show you the skills needed:
http://www.rte1080.com/recr...

[Xwow2008]

u should be exited for this game believe me. it will be a very good game(+ the gfx is amazing)
ive been reading about this game from 2005, u should visit the game website 2 learn more.
for more information about this game is 1080p 60fps(only on ps3,xbox360 can,t run it)

[dude_uk]

there has been news of this game once in a while

a friend of mine who has also followed the developments of this game contacted digi-guys a week ago and received the following answer:

"Hi Evandro

WarDevil is still in production and on schedule :)

Thanks for your interest - you'll see a lot more next year!

The WarDevil Team

Original Message:
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From: Evandro [Removed Surnames and e-mail for security reasons]
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:40:14 -0200
To: [email protected]
Subject: Wardevil

What happened to wardevil ? Was it cancelled as everybody is commenting around the net ?

Best regards,
Evandro"

Note: next year being 2009

[Mozilla89]

This will be the last game to come out on the PS3 when we've already moved on.

[dragunrising]

I won't get too worked up about his game till actual game play is shown. Concept art and pre-rendered video will only get you so excited. If the game is releasing in 09, why haven't we seen more of it?

I smell vaporware... :-p

[Blasphemy]

Sony hasn't even acknowledged this game. When have we heard or seen anything about this game at any game show? I think they guy that put out that rumor wasn't bsing.

[dude_uk]

they might not have acknowledged the game but it was announced for PS3 only and i guess its because of the engine

[tk]

Don't hold your breath. The "news" from this people sound like smoke and mirrors. I don't think the game exist in any form except as bait to get investors money.

[DragonWarrior46534]

Who cares if its vapor ware? Sure this game had alot of potential, but we have like 20 ps3 exclusives coming this year.

[Darkseider]

Looks like these guys took a page from the Duke Nuke'em folks. Next in the news!

"WarDevil Forever" coming SOON! (no really)

[Blademask]

Screw these guys and their make believe game. Yeah i bet its going to be so worth it when you show us what you thought was amazing 3 years ago. There is a SEA of games coming out.

If Kz's crew can release info, Heavy Rain can, Infamous can, White Knight can... Uncharted2 can.. hell even GOD OF WAR can.. yet these chumps cant?

I'm calling it now..

Wardevil is 2009's Too Human.

[Max Power]

alan wake to your list as well.

[Xi]

how could you add alan wake, they've released trailers, and gameplay footage.

[Blademask]

War Devil has nothing but random stupid dumb bullshots. No details about what kinda game is. I'm just mad I thought there were going to be more details in this story when I clicked.

Fool me once digiguys.

xi::

alan wake GAMEPLAY footage? where? or are you talking about the tech demo from 2005? Or the recently released trailer?

[Max Power]

but still for a game touted by so many people there really isn't that much shown.

[dude_uk]

blademask check post 1.4 =D

[Xi]

except a full techdemo of the engine (albiet older), 2 teaser trailers and 2 full length trailers, pleathora of screenshots, along with interviews from voice actors, and a basic knowledge of the story, gameplay mechanics and other information.

Yes the newest trailer is pre-renderd but it's still in game on the PC.

Maybe it's not a case of "there really isn't that much shown" but a case of I haven't done much effort to learn about it.

[dude_uk]

from what has been said the newest 2008 trailer (Teaser) is actually in-game

[Blademask]

pfft, dont let your stupid facts get in the way of what I'm trying to tell people! :)

I dont think i've ever seen those.. in forever.

[dude_uk]

ok man..

my bad...already given you a bubble anyway =D

[Astral Freaks]

Play b3yond

[Xwow2008]

the engine of this game is pretty amazing 1080p 60 fps,for who don,t know about this game plz visit www.wardevil.com.

[pixelsword]

The first thing was it's NDA, you spoil that at your own risk of losing your contract and being sued.

Second of all, lawyers might have told them to not show anything because if they went to court, it might be used against them in one way or another or give the defense time to prepare something against them against that one developer who got fired and started the whole "vaporware" claim in the first place.

Sony stopped three or four games from being shown at TGS that were not known if I'm not mistaken, so Sony's being a little anal with their Exclusives... perhaps they're a little tired of MS taking them?

But not withstanding any of those supposed reasons, giving gamers a little more wouldn't hurt, DANGNABBIT!

[cayal]

How can any self respecting parent name their son 'Hilary'?

[DragonWarrior46534]

Ive seen some footage of this game last year. It really didn't look all that good honestly. I mean, Im not a bot, or a droid, Im being a gamer when I say that this game could flop even if it isn't vapor ware. The fact that they haven't marketed this game and its a ps3 exclusive means that there is a chance it wouldn't sell well. I know , the ps3 has a 20 million fanbase, but most of these guys buy games once or twice a year.

[Grooski]

er...wat?

Latest attached rate for the PS3, iirc, remains in the high 6's worldwide.

[cayal]

Sounds like you have no idea.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

we see something great... then it goes off the radar for farrrrrr too long!. This was one that wowed me before, but now Im very skepticle and worried about the finished product and how it will be. Because it fell off the map for far too long. Prototype, is another game that has gone quiet that I feel the same about as well. Great games with great ideas should be put in the spot light for a good amount of time. But when they go unheard of for quite some time, I get worried about the retail version that people will be buying... makes me still wish I did rentals instead of basing buys off of reviews/word of mouth basis!

[Narutone66]

their great games a few weeks or months apart for release. Otherwise, gamers won't have the money to spend for their games if it was released almost the same time. Then the haters will be saying the games flopped because it didn't x numbers on the first week.

[Strife Lives]

Im telling you,its a bit like Duke Nukem,the devs studio prolly looks like that abandoned space station in the 1st Aliens movie.Just half drunken coffee and doughnuts with one bite taken out of em,until I see gameplay,Im not sold.just look what happend with Too Human. . .and,not once did investors or anybody question its legitamacy

[cyclindk]

This is the same response they gave like a week or two ago... why is this new? It's old news.

And the absolutely ridiculously cheap looking animated clip makes it all seem more and more like a cover for the fact that nothing on the game has been accomplished... I still hope though.

[PirateThom]

The time on this game has passed. There was a time when this game would have had an impact, it was 2008, The fact is, 2009 is the year of God of War 3, making Wardevil completely irrelevent and, I guarantee, we'll see God of War 3 released before we see Wardevil in a playable form.

There's too many PS3 exclusives to worry about a game that has little to no information or gameplay footage after so many years.

[heyheyhey]

great graphics ain't enough nowadays... we're past the days when we could excuse flaws because the graphics are mind-blowing

WarDevil better have something fancy up it's sleeve or i think i speak for all of us when i say i'm not interested

[panasonic23]

lol what game engine they don't even have one lol i don't even think this game exist man they release 2 trailers of the same scene doing the same thing stabbing a wounded enemy lol

[pixelsword]

...It's just that if Sony doesn't release info or pics, no one can say "Delayed Beyond" because blogs want to pin a date to the game when Sony never said one thing or another.

[smurfie4]

This game is a fraud straight up. No details on the story, gameplay mechanics, or anything new. Every time news from Digi-guys resurfaces it's always about what they are preparing to show. I could care less at this point as there are so many more interesting titles for ps3 this year to care about this fraud.

[Tony P]

I have a good laugh over this game every time I see news about it.

I understand that it takes time to build an engine and a game, but what's the deal with teasing us with it waaaaay before a release? And then keep "teasing" us with the same trailer? I am amused, but not in a good way.