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Microsoft Has Acquired Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, DmC, Hellblade)

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Stilton Disco

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Well, I guess that's the end of that for the whole 'Indie AAA' concept.

Still, smart move by Ms, hopefully with some cash behind them they can make something amazing.
 
Gamer17

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That's amazing.hopefully they keep their talent after acquisition instead of going to other studios .
 
funky

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Sure. OK.

They seemed like they where in that "we better sell or we better shut down" stretch



Curious what they can do with a big budget again
 
GLHFGodbless

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Not sure why anyone would think this is a good thing. Why not just pay them to make games? Why buy the studio?
 
TheFatOne

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Great news. People screamed from the heavens for MS to expand their first party talent and they're going for broke. Great acquisition.
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I'm not sure picking up a mediocre studio is what people had in mind. Not sure what the excitement is for this announcement. NT is a mediocre studio at best who haven't shown the ability to make great games consistently
 
alr1ght

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Seems like the last kind of studio they would acquire. I guess that's a good reason why, though.
 
THE GUY

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This is a good acquisition. Ninja Theory felt like they were going nowhere so this may help them. They tend to make solid games even if they're not great.
 
Wozman23

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Well that came out of left field, especially considering their past favoring of Sony.

I'm a bit apprehensive. Thought they were doing well carving an independent niche. Hope this doesn't constrain their creativity.

But, hey, at least I have something to look forward to on Xbox other than Ori.
 
Vela

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FASA Studios, Ensemble Studios, Lionhead Studios, Press Play and Aces Games happily welcome Ninja Theory to the Microsoft family.
 
Kaako

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Sigh...not a personal fan of this acquisition tbh. The others were obvious gets for them.
 
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dragonbane

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That's definitely a solid pickup. Sucks in a way because I liked their AA approach, but maybe it wasnt profitable enough lmao
 
RichieMythic

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Pretty disappointed to hear this news honestly, Ninja Theory have been one of my favourite developers for a long time so I'm saddened I probably won't get to play any of their future games without shelling out for another console.
 
Bedlam

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Yeah basically. MS probably didn't have to reach too much into their pockets for this studio.

Good get though. I liked their output from Enslaved to Hellblade and hope MS will grant them a lot of creative freedom.

Edit: When I think about it... even though Hellblade seems to be slightly profitable, maybe this acquisition is the only viable way forward for the studio mid- and longterm. It is clear they will never make titles which appeal to the mass market and eventually they might've shuttered down.
 
Ghos

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Ghos said:
GIVE THEM BACK

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KORNdog

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I'm hoping they give them a huge budget but throw some decent writers at them. I've not really liked anything they've made so far so it'll be interesting to see what they do as a first party developer. They definately have the graphical know-how though.
 

Jerykk

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Well, this sucks. Games that would have otherwise been multiplatform are now going to be Xbox (and Windows Store) exclusives. Guess State of Decay 2 won't be coming to Steam after all.
 
Psamtik

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Hellblade's already one of the best-looking games anywhere. They're going to do insane things with a serious budget.
 
kaputt

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I think this is a great deal for both ends.

Ninja Theory has a lot of potential to create big budgeted, well made story heavy games, and Microsoft currently has no studio focused on that, and they clearly need to expand their first-party portfolio.

Now treat the studio well, give all the conditions for them to release a great game and I might buy a Xbox in the future.
 
MilkBeard

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Not too happy about them acquiring Ninja Theory, as it seemed like they were doing fine on their own, but I suppose as long as they can keep putting out interesting games like Hellblade then I am fine.
 
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