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More Devil's Third coming early 2012

Laura Parker
By Laura Parker, Associate Editor

Tomonobu Itagaki explains his next action game's absence from Tokyo Game Show, tells Japanese press that the title is 20 to 30 percent complete.

TOKYO--Early last year, Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki revealed he would be taking up a chief technical officer role at Valhalla Game Studios, following the settlement of a long-standing lawsuit with former employer Tecmo.

Expect more on Devil's Third next year.

Expect more on Devil's Third next year.

The former Tecmo developer then revealed that his first project with Valhalla will be a third-person shooter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 called Devil's Third, an announcement made during last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Since the announcement of the title in June 2010, Itagaki has kept relatively quiet on the project. Now, it seems he is nearly ready to share more details.

Speaking to Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, and as translated by Japanese gaming news site Andria Sang, Itagaki revealed the game is missing from this year's Tokyo Game Show due to a PR strategy surrounding the release schedule for the game.

However, Itagaki assured Famitsu readers that development on Devil's Third is progressing well, saying it has progressed to the 20 percent to 30 percent completion state, and it has become even higher tempo. According to Itagaki, the game's player count has increased since it was last shown. He's only promising 16-player support in the final game but is hoping the development team can make it support 32-player matches.

Itagaki also revealed that he will be showing off a completely new level of Devil's Third sometime in early 2012.

Laura Parker
By Laura Parker, Associate Editor

Laura Parker is the Associate Editor of GameSpot Australia. She loves adventure games, sparkly stuff, Trivial Pursuit, cake, Master Chief, earthworms, and rhetorical questions. She once stole a sandwich from Peter Molyneux.

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bad_fur_day
bad_fur_day

Keeping an eye on this. Though it doesn't seem half as awesome an IP as Ninja Gaiden from what I've seen so far.

BillyColeman
BillyColeman

Tomonobu Itagaki = ill wait as long as it takes

TheArcade
TheArcade

I believe in Itagaki's game.

Mattyrock
Mattyrock

He said he would talk more at TGS and look what happens...*sighs*

G_gglypuff
G_gglypuff

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greasemonkey42
greasemonkey42

Ok guys, game progression through time isn't exactly a linear. I wouldn't take that number very seriously..he's probably neglecting a lot of time spent on the conceptual and engine mechanics groundwork rather than polished content.

GeigerdolylWodd
GeigerdolylWodd

@Yulaw2000 I know right I mean at this rate which is a '"20 to 30 percent completion state,"' for every year, 3 months, and 5 days of development it should take them anywhere from 6 more years, 2 more months, and 15 more days to 2 1/2 more years and 10 more days for it to be 90 percent complete. Does this mean they need more time? Is a) a push back coming up or will b) they be patching it from its initial day of release to further complete the game post-release?This is a marketing strategy it is further along than that. This is being said to build hype by word of mouth so they can cut spending on advertisement and put more of it into research and development.

GeigerdolylWodd
GeigerdolylWodd

A 32-player 3rd person shooter? Is he aiming to take on Star Wars: Battlefront 2?

Yulaw2000
Yulaw2000

"20 to 30 percent complete" I was hoping it would be a bit further along than that.

KaBo0m
KaBo0m

Sounds like devils turd This game needs a new name ASAP

HollowNinja
HollowNinja

It would be nice to see a PC version.

Twin-Blade
Twin-Blade

Anyone an old fan of Gunz: The Duel & can't wait to see how this turns out?

FuryX-4
FuryX-4

E3 2101? That was Valve's plan to release Episode 3 :P

X-RS
X-RS

Really been keeping a close watch on this game. I feel like the only way shooters can evolve and appeal for me are if they go 3rd person with mobility and melee action as well.

Vegna_Infamous
Vegna_Infamous

"According to Itagaki, the game's player count has increased since it was last shown at E3 2101 in the hope to reach 32 players." What the hell? Was I under a rock the whole time or is it still 2011? .......wait,....O_o!!!! I AM IMMORTAL!!!!!!!!!!! I NEVER AGED!! I knew I was epic XD

johny300
johny300

The E3 trailer was really good i want more footage.

zzamaro
zzamaro

Fix the typo GameSpot: "According to Itagaki, the game's player count has increased since it was last shown at E3 2101 in the hope to reach 32 players." E3 2101?

CamoBullo
CamoBullo

Itagaki's a time traveler! He's seen what E3 2101 is like!

Drakkengoth
Drakkengoth

Excited to see how this turns out...

vadicta
vadicta

I hope this game can live up to the pedigree Itagaki set with Ninja Gaiden, because the next Ninja Gaiden sure as hell won't.

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