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DONTNOD to go public soon to co-publish their games, in talks with a major publisher for 2 new IPs
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DONTNOD CEO Oskar Guilbert was on French business news channel BFM Business to talk about the IPO.
Nothing really new in the interview beside hinting that DONTNOD is also looking for potential external growth in the future. Acquiring other companies, basically.
Nothing really new in the interview beside hinting that DONTNOD is also looking for potential external growth in the future. Acquiring other companies, basically.
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So they have two unannounced games to be revealed with the same publisher? That's pretty interesting.
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According to their investors website:
Three games in the works? They seem a really efficient team, looking forward to the reveals.
Remember Me isn't dogshit. The premise of the story (memory alteration) was unique for a video game, and the concept of formulating your own combos was also promising.
The execution was all over the place though. But I remember the game had good level design.
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Apparently I am one of the few who wants to have Max come back as eh protagonist in Life is Strange 2 and not go for a completely different setting and story.
It is weird that I really didn't care for Chloe at all, but Max was tolerable and I certainly want to see where they would go with her in a new story if she got her power back somehow.
Someone like THQ Nordic wouldn't be a bad guess but is that considered a major publisher? Probably more something like MS, Sony, Nintendo, Activision, EA or Ubi.
What is the picture with the car where it says Bandai Namco?
What is the picture with the car where it says Bandai Namco?
THQ Nordic is slowly but steadily cementing themselves as a major publisher. They need to announce more new games though. They only have Biomutant and Darksiders III and a bunch of remasters and compilations.
I have no idea what the picture is, but it is from a narrative new IP that DONTOD and Bandai Namco are collaborating on.
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A concept art from their IP with Bandai Namco: https://www.mcvuk.com/business/excl...s-with-life-is-strange-studio-dontnod-on-new-
Hoping to have news about this one at E3 or Gamescom.
those timelines are sure next gen titles so not going to hear about them for forever and a day, so maybe MS
Lol looking on my phone I totally ignored the tiny blue strip on the boxes
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I kind of feel the opposite way. I loved Remember Me (even with the twitchy controls and horrible camera) and LIS, but thought Vampyr looked super-clunky (and frankly worryingly bad) in the early videos I saw. Hopefully Vampyr turns out OK.
As much as I love LIS, I'm not necessarily interested in a game just because Dontnod is developing it. But I will be watching these developments closely since they have great potential.
Square Enix, which is why they were able to make Before the Storm without Dontnod's involvement.
Square Enix, which is why they were able to make Before the Storm without Dontnod's involvement.
I don't think they would put a PS4 box for unannounced game with exclusive MS contract on their website. If they are using PS4 cases is because the games are multi.
...or exclusive to PS.
Could be the case if Sony invests enough.
I am with you on that. LiS2 just made me miss Max and the time shifting.
As someone who enjoyed Remember Me and loves Life Is Strange, I'm always going to be interested in what Dontnod are up to, so looking forward to see what's coming in the future.
For real! There were a lot of things that I didn't like in Life is Strange, but the time shifting mechanic was deftly implemented. It was simple and so fun.
Also, how it impacts your interaction with others was well-done.
Although I really hoped it would have more impact on your relationships with them, aside from learning new stuff. That aspect was sorely lacking.
Some of the time-related puzzles were also good.
Sony has made it clear that they aren't interested in novelty indie games currently. Yes, Life is Strange was very well-received and was a commercial success, but I don't think Sony would go for it.
Microsoft would be more interested in some variety to their library. If I remember correctly, Before the Storm was revealed at Microsoft Showcase last year at E3
Shit, this looks great. I love this kind of mood.A concept art from their IP with Bandai Namco: https://www.mcvuk.com/business/excl...s-with-life-is-strange-studio-dontnod-on-new-
Hoping to have news about this one at E3 or Gamescom.
I'm a bit bummed because I think there were some not so optimistic previews about Vampyr (someone correct me if I'm wrong, I can't check right now). I haven't played Life is Strange or Remember me, but they seem to be a passionate studio with really interesting projects so I hope the best for them. Especially since new IPs are always welcome.
They definitely have my attention for the time being. They don't make the greatest of games, but so far they've all been at least interesting.
There were some good ones, too. Previews for story-driven games are always a bit tricky - playing those for 2 hours won't really give you an idea of how good consequences, character development, etc. might be handled. You can partially judge the combat mechanics, which from my impression were okay and significantly improved compared to prior preview version, and maybe some of the writing, which from what I have seen seems to be a big step up from LiS.
Sony has made it clear? What is then "Heavy Rain", "Beyond Two Souls" and "Detroit"?. Quantic Dream is a independent company.
Anyway Dontnod is not a indie company (+100 employees)
New IPs bring way more risk and they are not that big studio that can afford multiple failures.
Remember Me needs to get on the Xbone back compat list. It's one of two games (the other being Kingdoms of Amalur) that I desperately want.
In all honesty, I only took a glimpse at some of the impressions and the thread here, as I was busy that day and then I forgot. So it's nice to read that (I really need to try Life is Strange).
Hopefully Vampyr is a good game. The concept is great and I like the trailers/gameplay I've seen so far. They also have very talented artists there (Remember Me looked gorgeous).
They first gotta find something that sticks. It's not like they have a huge catalogue of IP's laying around their offices. And i'm sure we'll see another story in the Life is Strange universe very soon, too.
Good for them. Life is Strange is really, really good. One of my favs in the year it came out. I'm also looking forward to Vampyr.
I'll def keep an eye on their next projects.
I'll def keep an eye on their next projects.
Lol looking on my phone I totally ignored the tiny blue strip on the boxes
This is a very talented studio. Life is Strange was a masterpiece and Vampyr looks very promising. Can't wait.
