wraggster
March 17th, 2014, 19:39
More news on Tomonobu Itagaki's delayed third-person shooter Devil's Third (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-3/action/11632/devils-third/) will arrive soon, according to former THQ core games head Danny Bilson.
Bilson told VG24/7 (http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/17/what-really-happened-to-thqs-unfinished-games/) that he's "very close to Itagaki" and Valhalla Games Studio, which Itagaki formed after leaving Team Ninja in 2008.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_2390/image_239078_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=239078&mode=article)"I can't say very much because I believe there's an upcoming announcement beyond what he said in January that's pretty specific and very, very exciting," Bilson said. "Even though I'm not working for any of these guys I have to respect all the confidentialities. There's an update coming for sure."
Itagaki said in January that Devil's Third is due for release in 2014. (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/443632/devils-third-to-finally-release-in-2014-itagaki-claims/)
Initially planned for an early 2013 release, the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 action game hit a development roadblock when unexpected costs related to development of its engine prompted now-closed publisher THQ to drop the title (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/347804/devils-third-release-is-uncertain-as-thq-pulls-publishing-plans/).
Ahead of THQ's eventual bankruptcy all of Devil's Third's rights, including development and distribution, were transferred from the publisher (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/356641/devils-third-rights-handed-back-to-itagaki/) to the Japanese studio.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/454339/devils-third-announcement-coming-soon-claims-ex-thq-exec/
Bilson told VG24/7 (http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/17/what-really-happened-to-thqs-unfinished-games/) that he's "very close to Itagaki" and Valhalla Games Studio, which Itagaki formed after leaving Team Ninja in 2008.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_2390/image_239078_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=239078&mode=article)"I can't say very much because I believe there's an upcoming announcement beyond what he said in January that's pretty specific and very, very exciting," Bilson said. "Even though I'm not working for any of these guys I have to respect all the confidentialities. There's an update coming for sure."
Itagaki said in January that Devil's Third is due for release in 2014. (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/443632/devils-third-to-finally-release-in-2014-itagaki-claims/)
Initially planned for an early 2013 release, the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 action game hit a development roadblock when unexpected costs related to development of its engine prompted now-closed publisher THQ to drop the title (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/347804/devils-third-release-is-uncertain-as-thq-pulls-publishing-plans/).
Ahead of THQ's eventual bankruptcy all of Devil's Third's rights, including development and distribution, were transferred from the publisher (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/356641/devils-third-rights-handed-back-to-itagaki/) to the Japanese studio.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/454339/devils-third-announcement-coming-soon-claims-ex-thq-exec/