Amazon just bought Double Helix Games, Microsoft to announce new dev. partner soon

[Posthuman]

@TakeAChance He is the Ed Boon of KI but he knows how fighting games work and Boon doesnt lol... ask him about meter

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

@TakeAChance He is the Ed Boon of KI but he knows how fighting games work and Boon doesnt lol... ask him about meter

...go on.

 

[HellblazerHawkman]

Well, Capcom had to give up the Marvel license, right? Microsoft had to give up their KI dev team. Those two meet at a bar, there shall be a rebound project like none other

 

[VenomX-90]

Well, Capcom had to give up the Marvel license, right? Microsoft had to give up their KI dev team. Those two meet at a bar, there shall be a rebound project like none other

 

[Sao87]

This means that KI will remain in beta forever. Enjoy your game with a roster of less characters than street fighter 2.

 

[Relaxedstate]

MS probably fired the lot of them

They just took too long to get characters out :/ Kind of sucky because they did a really good job even though it took forever...

I WILL BE PISSED AS HELL IF FULGORE DOES NOT COME OUT

 

[Posthuman]

MS probably fired the lot of them

They just took to long to get characters out :/ Kind of sucky because they did a really good job even though it took forever...

I WILL BE PISSED AS HELL IF FULGORE DOES NOT COME OUT

It took NRs 3 years to make a what 28 chars game?. DH made 8 chars in about a year.

 

[Relaxedstate]

It took NRs 3 years to make a what 28 chars game?. DH made 8 chars in about a year.

So if you give DH 2 more years to make characters than they will only have 24 characters at their speed

Anyways, I really would just like that 8th character they promised. But I am worried Fulgore is now lost in developmental hell...
Fulgore is my absolute favorite

 

[Posthuman]

So if you give DH 2 more years to make characters than they will only have 24 characters at their speed

Anyways, I really would just like that 8th character they promised. But I am worried Fulgore is now lost in developmental hell...
Fulgore is my absolute favorite

quality over quantity my friend. Plus Fulgore is probably 98% done.

 

[Pig Of The Hut]

quality over quantity my friend. Plus Fulgore is probably 98% done.

That's not true

 

[Relaxedstate]

quality over quantity my friend. Plus Fulgore is probably 98% done.

Man I hope your right. I feel like he should be 98% done too. But the last 2% can be very hard to push, especially with all the politics involved.

MS owns the right to KI, but will they wait for their new developer team to step in to sell him? DH can still legally claim intellectual rights for the character development even in light of any contracts/profit seizing documents claiming otherwise (like infinity-ward and Activision).

It could just be an iffy spot if this is happening becasue things went bad between DH and MS. We shall all know sooner or later

There have been games that were 98-100% complete and then things fell through between the developers and producers and the games went into obscurity. Making characters is hard...but selling them is sometime harder. Especially with this new business model

 

[Posthuman]

That's not true

The 98% done? It was just a guess...

Either way DH has a contract to finish season 1 so they will, no need to worry buddie.

Ken Lobb @RealKLobb
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Still cranking on Fulgore, and the rest of S1 with our friends at DH. Our plans going forward are in place. Thanks everyone for the support!


Phil Spencer ‏@XboxP3 21h
@Nicodemus9 Our internal KI team is still here and franchise is in good hands. We had a plan in place for this transition.

 

[Perdition]

I think Hector leaving NRS was a bigger reason to panic than this...and I sincerely mean that.

Totally BS. How is losing a team member worse than the entire development team going elsewhere? To add to that, it happens about three months after their incomplete game is released with a load of promises on the table?

 

[Pig Of The Hut]

The 98% done? It was just a guess...

Either way DH has a contract to finish season 1 so they will, no need to worry buddie.

Ken Lobb @RealKLobb
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Still cranking on Fulgore, and the rest of S1 with our friends at DH. Our plans going forward are in place. Thanks everyone for the support!


Phil Spencer ‏@XboxP3 21h
@Nicodemus9 Our internal KI team is still here and franchise is in good hands. We had a plan in place for this transition.

Yes but after fulgore


Ehh?? Who knows

This sux

 

[MILE_HIGH_CLUB]

Welcome to Jamrock

 

[Posthuman]

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/feb/06/microsoft-will-be-announcing-new-development-partner-killer-instinct-comments-franchise-future/

. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Double Helix and wish them success in their next endeavor.

We want all of our loyal fans to know that the Killer Instinct team at Microsoft is not changing and that the franchise will remain with Microsoft Studios.

We remain dedicated to delivering a great experience and plan to announce our new development partner soon. We're excited about the future of this popular franchise.

 

[Pig Of The Hut]

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/feb/06/microsoft-will-be-announcing-new-development-partner-killer-instinct-comments-franchise-future/

Time will tell

 

[EGGXI]

I think there are a lot of legitimate concerns in this thread.
I think there are a lot of people talking out of their ass in this thread.

But for the most part, we have to wait and see, needless to say it won't be a painless transition, but it might not be the end.

 

[AZ MotherBrain]

NRS takes over and make season two all MK ninjas, wouldn't that be some shit?

 

[aldazo]

@TakeAChance He is the Ed Boon of KI but he knows how fighting games work and Boon doesnt lol... ask him about meter

He is the Tobias of KI, the creative mind.

 

[TakeAChance]

Totally BS. How is losing a team member worse than the entire development team going elsewhere? To add to that, it happens about three months after their incomplete game is released with a load of promises on the table?

Who do you know in NRS outside of Paulo, Boon, and Hector? (formerly)

They are the head honchos and the minds of the group. They tell the programmers and artists what they would like and they deliver. Nothing goes through without their ok.

DH were the work horses, but Ken and the internal core are the guys making the decisions and telling DH what to do.

Those guys are still there. Same vision, new coders. It will be fine.

The reason why I said that HEctor is a bigger blow is because it's akin to having 1/3rd of your main trio getting cut. Hector was probably the most beloved NRS employee of the three. He was on the streams the most and he communicated with the FGC the most.

That is how a team member is worse than the entire dev team.

 

[KH_Captain]

Screw it why it has to be 3 different franchises. How about DC vs NRS with popular DC KI and MK characters its a good idea never been done before. #Kappa

Actually id play the shit outta dat mofo.