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Kickstarters and regular blog posts are in danger of glossing over the public’s appreciation of the harsh realities involved in bringing a game to market. Develop asks leading devs at Playtonic, Cloud Imperium, Ninja Theory and Epic about potential ways to educate the masses
Read More »Hellblade launching simultaneously on PS4 and PC
Developer Ninja Theory has confirmed that its upcoming game Hellblade will be coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on the same day. The studio announced this on its official Twitter account (below) when replying to a fan. The title was announced at Gamescom 2014 on Sony’s stage. Hellblade was revealed …
Read More »Cubic Motion and 3lateral working on Hellblade
Animation and performance capture firms contributing to Ninja Theory’s dark adventure
Read More »‘It’s devastating to some people, beautiful to others’: Exploring mental illness in Hellblade
Ninja Theory's Tameem Antoniades discusses how past games have exacerbated the stigma around conditions like schizophrenia – and how his new game will change this
Read More »Ninja Theory says Hellblade hasn’t gone back to the drawing board
Having seemingly claimed that it had scrapped much of its work on Hellblade and started over, developer Ninja Theory now insists that the game remains on track. The studio earlier today took to Twitter to say: We are committed to the open development of Hellblade from first playable (vertical slice) …
Read More »Devs must learn to tackle more serious issues in their games, says Ninja Theory co-founder
'If you’re serious about games being a medium, there is no defendable argument that we shouldn’t be doing this'
Read More »Developers must learn to tackle more serious issues in their games, says Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory says games companies need to tackle difficult topics if the industry wants to be held in the same regard as other forms of entertainment. The UK developer is currently working on Hellblade, the story of a warrior traumatised by Viking attacks on her homeland. The game will explore …
Read More »VIDEO: Ninja Theory exploring mental illness with Hellblade
Cambridge studio working with psychiatrist and Professor of Health and Neuroscience on Wellcome Trust-backed project
Read More »VIDEO: Hellblade wants to explore mental health
UK developer Ninja Theory has revealed that it is working with a professor of neuroscience to give upcoming title Hellblade a psychological edge. Main character Senua is described as a Celtic warrior who is left traumatised by a Viking invasion”, with mental health and psychosis” being the key themes. True …
Read More »The dangers of open development
As some developers come under-fire for over-promising on their games, we ask studios making their games in the public eye how to avoid angering fans
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