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What's going on at Insomniac?

Hey folks, James Stevenson, Senior Community Manager here. Over the last couple of months, the burning question amongst all of our fans out there has been, "what's going on?" As far as I can remember, this is the longest stretch of time without Insomniac having announced a future project, leaving many of you wondering what exactly we're up to in the walls of our Burbank and Durham studios…

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Greywulf5934d ago ShowReplies(4)
FangBlade5934d ago

Either resistance or another ratchet and clank will be awesome.

GrandTheftZamboni5934d ago

I want Resistance 3 with those alien vehicles from R1, whatamacallit, walkers?

blind-reaper5934d ago

In my opinion they should give R&C a rest and bring a new franchise, I mean there has been 9 games since the born of the series (2002-2009), way too much so it is not a surprise the slow sales of A crack in time.

randomwiz5934d ago (Edited 5934d ago )

CiT was a great game imo because it was my first R&C game.(for some reason i played the first ever r&c demo and didn't like it too much last gen)

As I played the previous iterations, and borrowed my friends ps2 R&C games, i noticed not much has changed in terms of gameplay, but its still fun.

I really do hope they either change the gameplay or make a new ip. After R1 gets a true sequel of course.

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cayal5934d ago

I have always wonder what the reasoning is behind devs not announcing what they are working on? What exactly is the big secret?

Figboy5934d ago

it really is as simple as that often times.

some games they just aren't ready to show in any capacity.

having worked in the gaming industry for a while now, i've seen many a game in it's early stages.

hell, Obsidian Entertainment could have announced Alpha Protocol back in 2006, when i worked there, but it was nothing more than concept art, and an early take on the game engine (a few shots of characters and environments). i can tell you, from seeing the game NOW, it's come a long way, and looks way better than back when i saw it early on.

this leads to another point: game development is an iterative process. things change quite a bit from pre-production, to production.

i remember seeing some games that were announced before their time, and boasting features that eventually had to be scrapped for various reasons (ie, time or budget). all that does is lead to disappointment.

also, gaming is a business. publishers have to time their title announcements "just right" as to not either conflict with their other titles (i'm sure Sony could announce quite a few games right now; Killzone 3, inFAMOUS 2, Resistance 3, etc, but that would just overshadow SOCOM 4, which was just announced today), and are often timed to increase momentum.

the SOCOM 4 announcement today was timed perfectly to build more momentum for the PS3 going into GDC, and the release of God of War 3.

Destination Playstation is also right around the corner, where i'm sure they'll announce ANOTHER game or two (maybe Resistance 3 or inFAMOUS 2), which will carry momentum into E3, where they'll announce ANOTHER game or two (Killzone 3 for 2011, Motorstorm 3, Twisted Metal PS3, Starhawk, or Syphon Filter PS3), which will carry them well in TGS (where i'm sure we'll either have The Last Guardian's release date announced, to name only one title in the works at SCEJ).

when you are a publisher as HUGE as Sony, you have so many different products to juggle that it's just not a simple matter of "just announce it because we can."

as a Playstation owner, there is still a LOT of games for fans to look forward to.

i'm just as eager as the next guy to see what Insomniac has cooking, but we'll see it when they are ready to show it. considering all the games i currently have to play now, and all the upcoming games that i have to find the money to get, i can wait. i'm a patient guy.

Sigh5934d ago

about you and Sevir knowing. Did you guys attend an event or something?

IWentBrokeForGaming5934d ago

I feel they are pretty behind compared to other PS3 devs... but I guess as long as they are ahead of devs. on rival consoles, they really don't care...

For me personally I have yet to be awestruck by an Insomniac game this gen!

PirateThom5934d ago

Behind?

Their engine was doing some really cool stuff and on raised the player limit on games for PS3 twice. Their games may not have been as flashy as Uncharted or God of War, but their engine was solid.

IWentBrokeForGaming5934d ago

Im just saying I personally wish their graphics engine would step up, I actually had higher hopes of what they would do with Resistance 2 visually... but in the end it wouldn't of mattered anyways cause I still prefered R1's in-game/online structure more!

Kalowest5934d ago

Dude Shut the hell up about graphics, all of IG games are awesome.

JustTheFactsMr5934d ago

"I still prefered R1's in-game/online structure more!".

Same here. Bring back the weapon wheel !!!!. 40 players with crystal clear chat was pretty impressive for a launch title. Expectation for R2 may have been a bit too high based on that out of the gate performance.

I don't think they are a 1st party studio so they won't have the same level of access/support as Naughty Dog or Santa Monica teams. So I wouldn't be expecting quite as much. Expect R3 to step it up though.

Their network code is as good as the best in the business. Well except maybe Zipper.

badz1495934d ago

I don't know what you're talking about but, WHAT?? behind? who? Insomniac?

dude, they were not experienced in FPS genre when they released R:FoM but they just suddenly pushed the envelope for online MP on consoles with 40-player MP! - you usually don't do that the 1st time around trying and with a launch title but guess what, they DID! and R:FoM turned out to be a very good game although they went kinda generic with R2 but they still managed to up the ante with 60-player MP & 8-player co-op! the only other game which has the MP count bigger R2 is MAG!

I'll admit that R2 is no where near Uncharted in terms of graphic but it pushed the PS3 in the MP side of things. however how can you still say they are behind when R&C series on the PS3 has the pixar level graphic? with the solid 60fps, (if I'm not mistaken) it's not just the best looking but also one if not THE best platformer available on any platform today!

now that there are people saying that they've seen what Insomniac's cookin' in their studios with their new engine and everything, you might wanna pull back your statement about them being behind! for me personally, Insomniac is right up there with the best devs for PS3 alongside the other 1st parties!

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot35d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle34d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7734d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer43d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde41d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy42d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12541d ago (Edited 41d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7743d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga43d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199242d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga42d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman42d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger42d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box43d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion42d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7243d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7542d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit42d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14943d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7743d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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