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GC 09: Namco Bandai to pub Heavenly Sword dev's next game photo

Fans of PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavenly Sword take note -- Namco Bandai has announced today that its partnered with Ninja Theory Ltd. to publish the UK-based developers next title. 

Unlike Heavenly Sword, the mysterious "original new IP" won't be a PS3 exclusive; the title is set to be released in 2010 for both Xbox 360 and PS3. 

"This new project pushes our core strenghs of rich story-telling, cutting-edge technology and exciting gameplay beyond anything we have created before," says Ninja Theory's Nina Kristensen. 

Sounds exciting. Now about that Heavenly Sword sequel... should we just give up hope now?

 








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Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 12:33
Chris Carter
Maybe it'll be more than 5 hours long, and worth playing again.
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 12:41
Onlineatron
Heavenly Sword IP is owned by SCEE... so yes.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 12:42
Xzyliac
Was Heavenly Sword any good? That's always been on my list of games to buy eventually.
Eagle 88's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 12:49
Eagle 88
It was a decent God of War clone, but it is super-short! Rent it or borrow it from a friend if you can.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 12:52
manasteel88
this only arouses my interests slightly...I need more than a company logo and a promise.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 13:22
EternalDeathSlayer
I never had any hope for a sequel to give up. Heavenly Sword barely held up throughout the entirety of it's 5 hour campaign. It got stale within an hour for me.
kefkaesque's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 13:24
kefkaesque
I thought people only pretended to call Heavenly Sword a quality title because it was one of the first PS3 exclusives.
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 13:53
Onlineatron
@kefkaesque

No.. it's a good game with some incredible motion capture and voice work.

It's framey as hell though and combat didn't feel tactile enough.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 15:04
Emrah
Heavenly Sword still has the best facial animation and mocap work to date. Yes, including uncharted and mgs4. (Actually, MGS4 seemed quite dull in the facial animation department after I was spoiled with HS..)
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 15:19
Elsa
I hope the graphics don't suffer if it's a cross platform game... Heavenly Sword really was jaw-droppingly beautiful! (Though a lot of that was the cut scenes which should be ok to multi-plat).
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 17:18
Corak
Hope it turns out well. I enjoyed Heavenly Sword even for how short it was. It does have the best acting in a game to date IMO. And the motion capture and facial animations are absolutely stellar.
KapitanFiggs's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/19/2009 21:04
KapitanFiggs
Your theory is incorrect: Sho Kosugi IS the man, and that is a law, not a theory. It is science!
back on topic...it'll be nice to see if these guys can make a game that actually lasts long enough to rationalize paying 60 bones for.
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