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Ninja Theory, Ltd.
Company typeVideo game developer
IndustryVideo game industry
FoundedMarch 2000 (as Just Add Monsters)
HeadquartersCambridge, England UK
Key people
Like Balls (prostate examiner)
Nina Kristensen (chief development)
Adam Jensen (Security Manager)
Tameem Antoniades (Dante Impersonator)
General Butt Naked
ProductsHeavenly Sword
Kung Fu Chaos
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Sanic the hedgehog
Websitehttp://www.ninjatheory.com

Ninja Theory, Ltd. is a Company which likes to take successful franchises, they make it a game, in their office is a dart board and after every completed project, the manager takes a shot to see which of many successful franchises needs a good game. If you live near their office, I need you to take a flower to their doorsteps and ding-dong dash out.

Ninja Theory's second game, Push X to Win for the Sony PlayStation 3 was planned to be released in September 2007 but was cancelled as the PlayStation 3 has no games. The game was rumoured to feature a "free style" combat action system.[1] The developer was nominated for five Develop Industry Excellence Awards for the idea of the game, including best new IP, visual arts, audio accomplishment, technical innovation, and best independent developer.[2]

In June 2008, the company licensed NaturalMotion's morpheme animation system.[3] Ninja Theory's third game, titled Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, was released for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was published by Namco Bandai Games. Previously, Enslaved was believed to be a sequel to Heavenly Sword until Ninja Theory confirmed otherwise; stating that such a game is "Dosh, grab it while you can lads.".[4]

At the Capcom Tokyo Games Show conference on September 15, 2010, it was announced that Ninja Theory are currently developing a prequel of the Devil May Cry franchise, simply called DmC.[5]

Games

Exclusive relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment

In May 2005, Ninja Theory were on the verge of becoming defunct due to the collapse of the gaming studio Argonaut Games, however soon after the announcement was made, the BBC reported that Sony Computer Entertainment had signed them up to make an exclusive video game for the upcoming PlayStation 3.They are now engaged and expecting a male child called Gabe[6]

The teased Heavenly Sword 2 has been cancelled[7] for the time being. In June 2010, Ninja Theory expressed their interest in making another title and commented that they would have made a sequel had Heavenly Sword performed better in sales.[8]

Before the multi-platform release of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West; there were rumors claiming that the quality of the PS3 version was poor compared to the Xbox 360 version, although Ninja Theory recently addressed these rumors by stating, "I can re-assure you that through our development process neither format is favoured. In fact, all formats are developed simultaneously so it wouldn’t be possible for one format to be cared for more than the other."[9] Despite this statement, the game was revealed to have overall inferior performance on the PS3 after release, with EuroGamer's Digital Foundry team recommending "if you own both consoles and have the choice of which version to buy, the Xbox 360 release is the one to get". [10]

References

  1. ^ "Heavenly Sword free style action". Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  2. ^ "Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2008". Develop Map. July 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  3. ^ "Ninja Theory Licenses NaturalMotion's morpheme Animation System". GameSpy. June 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  4. ^ Steen, Patrick. "Heavenly Sword Sequel "Extremely Unlikely"". Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  5. ^ Christopher Grant. "Interview: Katushiro Harada talks Tekken Tag Tournament 2".
  6. ^ |http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4568777.stm%7C
  7. ^ "Heavenly Sword 2 Axed, Ninja Theory Moving".
  8. ^ |http://gamer.blorge.com/2010/06/21/ninja-theory-wants-heavenly-sword-2/%7C
  9. ^ |http://playstationlifestyle.net/2010/09/14/ninja-theory-addresseles-screen-tearing-concerns-with-ps3-enslaved/%7C
  10. ^ |http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-enslaved-faceoff?page=2%7C
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