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Developer Receives Death Threats Over New Devil May Cry Game

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

I've never been as besotted as others are with Devil May Cry's Dante. He looks like Carmen Sandiego-turned-serial-killer and has all the action hero swagger of a male hairdresser. So news certain fans of the series have made death threats to developers Ninja Theory over the character's new appearance are...well, either disconcerting or hilarious. Probably both. More »

Watching Dante's World Get Torn Apart in DmC Gets Me All Excited

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

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While I enjoyed the Japanese-developed Devil May Cry series and adore English developer Ninja Theory, I had absolutely no interest in this new DmC until I saw this video. More »

The Sexy, Colourful Art of DMC, Enslaved and Heavenly Sword

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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From the first time I saw Heavenly Sword concept art in an old copy of Edge, right through to their work today, I've been a big, big fan of the art team over at Ninja Theory. So it's a pleasure today to present the work of the studio's visual art director, Alessandro Taini. More »

Enslaved Won't Be Getting a Sequel. Maybe That's A Good Thing?

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West was one of the unexpected surprises of 2010—a wonderfully colorful, well-told story full of enjoyable Uncharted-esque gameplay and some some remarkably well-done digital performances. Its story wasn't perfect, but those opening chapters (and that finale!) stick with me even today, as do its two mismatched protagonists. More »

What if Devil May Cry Isn't as Different as You Thought?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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When DMC: Devil May Cry was first unveiled, all people could see (and react to, and shriek in horror at) was the lithe, sad-panda appearance of the series' protagonist, Dante. And they haven't reacted to much since. More »

Okay, I Like These DMC: Devil May Cry Screens

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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DMC: Devil May Cry isn't only getting a new trailer at this year's Gamescom, it's getting new screens. Funny that! More »

If You Hate This DMC: Devil May Cry Gameplay Trailer, It May Cry

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:20:00 EDT

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Devil May Cry is getting reworked as DMC: Devil May Cry—a fresh take on an old favorite. More »

Enslaved Action Figures Look As Dirty As The Apocalypse

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:30:00 EST

Ninja Theory's Enslaved may not have been one of 2010's more memorable games, but these custom action figures built in its honour are some of 2010's more memorable pieces of fan art. More »

Enslaved Goes 3D And Gets New Single-Player Add-On

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The makers of this month's enjoyable Enslaved: Odyssey To The West will offer a $10 downloadable expansion to their game soon. It will let people play the game in 3D. And it will let us play as horny fatman Pigsy. More »

But Did He Play Heavenly Sword?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Writer Alex Garland of The Beach and 28 Days Later fame penned Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. That game was developed by Ninja Theory of Heavenly Sword fame. Garland hadn't played that game when he met Ninja Theory. Why? More »

Review: Enslaved: Odyssey To The West

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:40:00 EDT

There is a man named Monkey and a woman named Trip. New York City is in shambles, its landmarks collapsed or covered in ivy. What looks like a new co-op game is a single-player epic, gaming's new sci-fi original. More »

Hollywood Turned Down Enslaved Flick

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Enslaved has Hollywood talent like actress Lindsay Shaw. The game was written by Alex Garland of 28 Days Later and The Beach fame. And its developers originally pitched Enslaved as a feature film. More »

The Dante That Almost Was

Brian Crecente — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EDT

No matter how much you may hate the new punk look of Devil May Cry's Dante, keep in mind it could have been worse. More »

What Does Devil May Cry's Creator Think Of The Series' New Look?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:30:00 EDT

Hideki Kamiya created Devil May Cry. So what does he have to say about Ninja Theory's new, controversial take on the game's protagonist Dante? More »

New Devil May Cry's Debut Trailer

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:38:00 EDT

Tonight in Tokyo, Capcom showed off its upcoming Devil May Cry title, DmC. This is the game's first trailer. More »

Enslaved Is More Than One Giant Escort Quest

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:40:00 EDT

in the latest developer diary for Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, the fine folks at Ninja Theory explain how Monkey and Trip work together, all while standing in an abandoned home stacking monitors. More »

Enslaved’s Story Is Touching … A Penis

Mike Fahey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Today at GamesCom I witnessed a monkey touching a pig's penis. Perhaps I should explain. More »

The Post-Apocalyptic America of Enslaved: Odyssey To the West

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Monkey and Trip show off their co-dependent relationship in this latest trailer for upcoming action game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. More »

Enslaved Stares Down An October Release Date

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Namco Bandai unleashes a slew of gorgeous new screenshots for Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West to celebrate the game's shiny new October release date. More »

How Heavenly Is Enslaved's E3 Trailer?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Ninja Theory's lush post-apocalyptic game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is just one of the many action-adventure offerings we're looking forward to at this year's E3. This new look at the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game further cements that. More »

The Beach Author Washes Up On Level Design

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Alex Garland made a name for himself as the writer of the novel The Beach. Then he wrote the script for horror flick 28 Days Later and the one for sci-fi film Sunshine. Now? More »

First Footage Of Enslaved, From The Makers Of Heavenly Sword

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Developer Ninja Theory will work its multiplatform ninjitsu with Enslaved, a lovely looking post apocalyptic buddy game bound for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. See Enslaved's Monkey and Trip in action for the first time, thanks to GameTrailers TV. More »

New Explosive Enslaved Screens Set Free

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory has already proven that they can make "post apocalyptic" pretty with Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. But can they do explosions as well? New screens of Enslaved let you be the judge. More »

Heavenly Sword Devs Working On Devil May Cry 5?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:30:00 EDT

According to a site transcribing something from the latest of Game Informer (we know, we know), Heavenly Sword developers Ninja Theory have been put to work by Capcom on a fifth Devil May Cry game. More »

Enslaved May Have The Prettiest Post-Apocalypse Yet

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory's next game, Enslaved, may offer the most pleasant looking post-apocalyptic environment ever, as new screen shots of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game illustrate. More »

Namco Bandai Wants You Enslaved

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Take a trip through post-apocalyptic America with Monkey and Trip in Enslaved, a new action-adventure game coming in 2010 from Namco Bandai and developer Ninja Theory. More »

First Brief Details On Heavenly Sword Dev's Next

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:20:31 EDT

Ninja Theory, the team behind the PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, has made quite clear its intentions to go multi-platform with its next title, a game that will be published by Namco Bandai. That game is Enslaved. More »

Heavenly Sword Devs Ninja Theory Sign On With Namco Bandai

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:40:00 EDT

The developers of Heavenly Sword have a new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game in the works, one that new publisher Namco Bandai wouldn't name at today's Gamescom press conference. But Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai have contractually "shaken hands." More »

SCEE: We're Dedicated To Our First Party Studios, No Problems Here

Leigh Alexander — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Following a rumor this morning that Heavenly Sword 2 had gotten the ax at Sony Cambridge, and that Ninja Theory might be primed for a break away from Sony Europe, Kotaku checked in with SCEE to see if the studio could be undergoing a change of strategy - or whether it might be facing some issues. After all, if what our inside source said about HS 2 is true, then it'd be the third project to get the kibosh recently, after Eight Days and Getaway 3. More »

Heavenly Sword 2 Axed, Ninja Theory Moving

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:02:44 EDT

Chalk this up as pure rumor for now. More »

Ninja Theory Thinks It Could Make Beowulf Cheaper, Way Cheaper

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Film Beowulf was sure expensive to make! The CG-laden flick was budgeted around US$150 million — not exactly chump change. Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory thinks it could have done the flick cheaper. Twenty percent of the cost, actually! Oh ho ho ho. Let's hear what Ninja Theory's Tameem Antoniades has to say: More »

Ninja Theory Working on Multi-Plat Game, Life's Not Brutal

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:40 EDT

Being an independent developer is brutal. Just ask independent developer and Heavenly Sword dev Ninja Theory, and it'll tell you that being an independent developer is brutal. Says co-founder and chief developer Nina Kristensen: More »

Heavenly Sword Dev Goes Multi-platform, Plans For Movie Development

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:40:59 EDT

The creators of PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavenly Sword won't be working on a sequel anytime soon, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. The UK dev has moved on, focusing on an original "triple-A blockbuster"concept that it plans to ship for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Since Sony owns the Heavenly Sword IP, they could hand it off to someone else, but Ninja Theory's going platform agnostic. But that's not all it's working on. More »

Heavenly Swords Need No Metal

Mark Wilson — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:00:05 EST

While flipping through the internet this morning, we came across this pretty decent fan-made Heavenly Sword sword. We were a little surprised to find that it was made an a school's shop class, though.

Instead of making some stupid cabinet or a DVD shelf like the rest of the class, I decided to make something a little more original...Ironical, I was the first one to get cut by my sword. I let a kid hold it and he got a little power hungry, started swinging it around and cut my in the arm. For a wooden sword, it sure cuts well.

Don't tell his teacher. Here's a bonus shot: More »

Rumblings About Heavenly Sword 2

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:00:54 EST

Yes, we're sure there will be a Heavenly Sword 2. It's already written! Heck, developer Ninja Theory would like to make it into a trilogy. But first, it needs the opinions of regular folks. According to one Kotaku tipster, that's exactly what Ninja Theory is doing. Last night, a focus group was apparently held by these people in Chicago. Writes the tipster:
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Early Look at New Ninja Theory Game

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:00:46 EST

Guess what? When game developers finish games, they start on new games! And now that Heavenly Sword is already out the door, developer Ninja Theory is, that's right, working on another game. The developer's site has concept background images of its next title. We're not sure if it's another Heavenly Sword title or something else entirely. From the Ninja Theory site: More »

Heavenly Sword Dev Dishes on Upcoming Games

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:32 EST

This post has a spoiler. Thus, we're putting it behind the jump. Here is a picture of a giraffe.
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Frankenreview, Heavenly Sword (PS3)

Mark Wilson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:00:35 EDT

Lair took a really bad beating last week, breaking the hearts of PS3 fanboys around the world. But it would be OK because there was another Chosen One that Sony had been flaunting for months: Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword. We nicknamed it Goddess of War during E306, but even with the its chainsword-driven action, the game seems to have blossomed into its own entity at this point—for the good or the bad. More »

Heavenly Sword Audio More Massive Than A DVD

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:40:29 EDT

How big is Heavenly Sword? No idea, but the game's audio, from sound effects to music to cutscene dialog amounts to a whopping 10 GB of data. With three and a half hours of music and 4500 lines of voice over work, in eleven languages, it apparently starts to add up. The Ninja Theory and SCEE Cambridge audio teams explain in a new Develop tutorial just how they went about packing the PLAYSTATION 3 game with that much audio. More »

Heavenly Sword, The Animated Series

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:20:53 EDT

This clip was originally intended to be for PlayStation G.A.P. members only, but has thankfully found its way to the internet for us all to enjoy. This first in a series of animated looks at the story behind Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword, it features some striking, if somewhat familiar, looking artwork. We can only hope that these clips will eventually find their way to the PlayStation Store (and the Heavenly Sword disc, as well). More »