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 Posted: Mon, 28th Jan 2013 22:51 Post subject: Crytek USA houses 35 ex-Vigil staff, gonna bid for DS IP |
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Confirmed for the co-owner, unconfirmed but hinted at for other Vigil employees.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185582/Cryteks_new_Austin_studio_could_be_a_second_chance_for_Vigil.php#.UQbxVmclyoJ
| Quote: | Crysis developer Crytek is coming to America.
The newly-formed Crytek USA Corp. will be located in Austin, Texas, and headed by CEO David Adams, the former GM and co-owner of local Darksiders developer Vigil.
Adams will oversee a team of "35 experienced developers" consisting of "some of the brightest development talent in the industry," according to a statement given to Gamasutra. Though we've yet to confirm this for sure, a representative strongly hinted at the possibility that this staff may have several other veterans from Vigil, whose days appear to be numbered after bankrupted owner THQ failed to find it a buyer.
When asked if the new Austin studio was essentially a purchase of Vigil Games, Crytek rep Jens Schafer told us Crytek USA is "more like a new start for [the team at Vigil]." We're following up for more details.
A new studio could be good news for a crippled Austin game development community. In addition to Vigil's slow death, the last eight months alone saw a major reduction at Starhawk developer Lightbox, a near-shutdown of Zynga Austin, and a restructuring of BioWare Austin.
Crytek USA is the Frankfurt, Germany-based company's 9th worldwide studio, and its first in the United States. Its other studios are located in the Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria, Seoul, Nottingham, Shanghai and, most recently, Istanbul.
In addition to the Crysis and Warface series, Crytek is also the developer of the CryEngine game engine.
The company is currently working on Homefront 2, the license for which it acquired from original publisher THQ in its bankruptcy auction. |
CryEngine 3 Darksiders spiritual sequel is upon us..
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jan 2013 23:01 Post subject: |
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just playing through first Darksiders and seeing this made me really happy
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| Posted: Mon, 28th Jan 2013 23:34 Post subject: |
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ixigia
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Not sure if good news or bad news, only time will tell..it all depends on what they have in mind. Hope they don't bastardize the formula with unnecessary additions.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 01:20 Post subject: |
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If they're practically the same studio/core team under a new name (which is almost the case here), then Darksiders 3 won't be relatively apart from the previous two parts.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 01:26 Post subject: |
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Now that's better  Crytek's devs need to stay away from this 
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 01:32 Post subject: |
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| human_steel wrote: | | tolanri wrote: | I can see it from here:
EA Games presents a CEVAT YERLI game...
Darksiders 3
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Not funny 
Darksiders never meant much to me but i don't want to see derpli taint the vigil guys with his derpness.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 01:57 Post subject: |
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| human_steel wrote: | | If they're practically the same studio/core team under a new name (which is almost the case here), then Darksiders 3 won't be relatively apart from the previous two parts. |
yep and if they aquire DS IP it will be even better
and Darksiders on Cryengune would be pretty nice
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 15:26 Post subject: I have left. |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 15:34 Post subject: |
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There will be differences but a different engine won't put in bland gameplay, cover shooting etc, which is what people are afraid of. They'll be moving on a better engine anyway, not a worse one.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 15:50 Post subject: |
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| Shoshomiga wrote: | | human_steel wrote: | | If they're practically the same studio/core team under a new name (which is almost the case here), then Darksiders 3 won't be relatively apart from the previous two parts. |
That is impossible, as crytek will force them to use cryengine so they avoid licensing the old darksiders engine, so the game will feel completely different |
That depends on how they code it.
Valve managed to pull that off with Source, even tho the engine is completely different, it does feel virtually the same as W3 engine and DOTA there. (in DOTA2 ofc)
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 15:51 Post subject: |
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please please please darksiders3, and not "spiritual successor" crap.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 15:54 Post subject: |
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| Shoshomiga wrote: | | human_steel wrote: | | If they're practically the same studio/core team under a new name (which is almost the case here), then Darksiders 3 won't be relatively apart from the previous two parts. |
That is impossible, as crytek will force them to use cryengine so they avoid licensing the old darksiders engine, so the game will feel completely different |
That's bullshit, every decent engine can make a game look like Darksiders, it's just a matter of textures and some shaders.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:05 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:07 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:10 Post subject: |
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in other news
World of Tanks studio acquires F.E.A.R. 3 dev
| Quote: | | World of Tanks studio Wargaming today announced it had acquired F.E.A.R. 3 developer Day 1 Studios for $20 million and is putting the team to task on an unannounced console title. The company will be rebranded Wargaming West. |
http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-tanks-studio-acquires-fear-3-dev-6403046
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:11 Post subject: |
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| tolanri wrote: | | Intel_NVIDIA wrote: | | please please please darksiders3, and not "spiritual successor" crap. |
Looks like neither will be a case 
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185585/Interview_What_Vigils_core_team_is_up_to_at_its_new_Crytek_home.php#.UQcMLb88B8E
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"It would be pretty much safe to say that this team will be working on online games," he said, adding that the new team at Crytek USA will focus on "online games and kick-ass triple-A productions. It is going to be quite a significant investment for Crytek over the next five years."
Yerli also made clear that Crytek was not intending to purchase THQ's Darksiders IP.
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So...Vigil will make online games...   |
Same as Free Radical then. Everyone expects of them to make a Timesplitters sequel. What does Crytek have them work on? Crysis multiplayer.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:12 Post subject: |
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Yeah it sucks. Can't say I look forward to see what they are up to as I've been continuously losing interest in online/multiplayer games for past few months.
At least people over there haven't lost their jobs...yet.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 17:49 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 18:52 Post subject: |
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What a bunch of dipshits.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 18:59 Post subject: |
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Well Crytek did say repeatedly that they like where F2P is going, so I guess it makes sense they would be focusing on MP games.
Could also be connected to that project Vigil was working on before they closed?
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 19:48 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | | tolanri wrote: | | Intel_NVIDIA wrote: | | please please please darksiders3, and not "spiritual successor" crap. |
Looks like neither will be a case
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185585/Interview_What_Vigils_core_team_is_up_to_at_its_new_Crytek_home.php#.UQcMLb88B8E
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"It would be pretty much safe to say that this team will be working on online games," he said, adding that the new team at Crytek USA will focus on "online games and kick-ass triple-A productions. It is going to be quite a significant investment for Crytek over the next five years."
Yerli also made clear that Crytek was not intending to purchase THQ's Darksiders IP.
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So...Vigil will make online games... |
Same as Free Radical then. Everyone expects of them to make a Timesplitters sequel. What does Crytek have them work on? Crysis multiplayer. |
And with very poor results I have to add. Damn, I knew that there was something fishy going on, as always happens when Crytek is involved.. |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jan 2013 19:52 Post subject: |
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Well, since they're part of Crytek now, they'll be following what Crytek's outlined for the company's future in the coming years.
Why did Vigil decide to join them despite knowing that Crytek's main goal was the F2P market from now on?
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