Tag: Platinumgames
Rumour A Potential 'Scalebound' Revival Is Being Spoken Of, Again
Will it ever happen?
Scalebound just won't go away, will it? The now-cancelled Xbox exclusive from PlatinumGames captured the imagination of the Xbox community when it was first revealed, and once again, its revival is being spoken about among Xbox journalists, insiders and fans. Let's all take this particular rumour with a truckload of salt...
News PlatinumGames Explains Why Its New Releases Never Come To Xbox Anymore
"We definitely want to keep Xbox in our sights..."
Time flies, huh? it's now been five years since the Japanese developer PlatinumGames last released a new(-ish) game on Xbox in Nier: Automata, and in an interview earlier this week, the team was asked why this was the case. In response to the question by Video Games Chronicle, PlatinumGames CEO...
News PlatinumGames Would Still Be 'Very Happy' To Work With Xbox On Scalebound
If Phil has changed his tune, that is
In the years since the unfortunate cancellation of Xbox exclusive Scalebound, we've heard plenty of thoughts on a potential project revival, although nothing really concrete. Well, in a new interview with Scalebound developer PlatinumGames, the original team has once again expressed its desir
News Babylon's Fall Isn't On Xbox Yet, But We Have A Potential Release Date
It's out on PlayStation today
You might have heard about a game called Babylon's Fall in passing — it's out on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC today, but unfortunately there's no sign of an Xbox version... at least not just yet. It's developed by PlatinumGames of Bayonetta (and
News Hideki Kamiya Is "Totally Serious" About Reviving Scalebound
Could canned Xbox Exclusive be resurrected?
The 2017 cancellation of Xbox exclusive action-RPG, Scalebound, was a bit of a sore one for Microsoft fans to have to deal with. An explosive monster-slaying extravaganza from the maestros at PlatinumGames, what we managed to catch of its gameplay from various E3 presentations and showcases since its first...
News PlatinumGames Appears To Hint At Interest In Xbox Acquisition
It's all about having freedom
We've been talking a lot about PlatinumGames recently, haven't we?! The developer of the cancelled Xbox One game Scalebound (and currently working on Bayonetta 3 for Nintendo Switch) has been suggesting it would be good to team up with Xbox again at some point, and is now even hinting it could be interested in an...
News PlatinumGames Wants To Talk With Xbox About Revisiting Scalebound
"Phil! Let’s do it together!"
This past weekend, we shared the story that PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya was still keen to team up with Xbox after the cancellation of Scalebound back in 2017, and now thanks to a new interview with IGN Japan (translated by VGC), the company has once again suggested it would like
News PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya Is Still Keen To Team Up With Xbox
"Let's work together again"
PlatinumGames' Xbox exclusive Scalebound might have got axed in the end, but doesn't appear to have done any damage to the Japanese studio's relationship with Microsoft. Platinum director Hideki Kamiya (Bayonetta 3, Devil May Cry) recently shared a photo of a gift from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer on behalf of team...
News Hideki Kamiya Apologises To Xbox And Players For Scalebound Cancellation
A lack of experience led to insurmountable problems
It's been a few years now since Xbox exclusive Scalebound got cancelled but, for many, it still sticks out as a bit of a sore spot, such were the hype levels that were building around PlatinumGames' epic looking new IP. In a recent interview from the seven part "Kamiya Chronicles" interview series...
News PlatinumGames: Tell Nintendo If You Want Bayonetta 3 On Xbox
'Please do your best and send enthusiastic requests'
Last week's Nintendo Direct saw PlatinumGames unveil a new trailer for Bayonetta 3, and since then, executive director Hideki Kamiya has told Xbox and PlayStation fans to "tell Nintendo" if they want the game on other platforms. As highlighted and translated by Kotaku, Kamiya mentioned that th
"Phil, let's do it again together"
Following Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase recently, head of Xbox Phil Spencer spoke about how one of his favourite moments of the entire event was when Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age was announced for the platform. "It's just an area of focus for us to make sure all creators globally feel like Xbox...
News PlatinumGames Suggests It Wouldn't Be Interested In Xbox Acquisition
“It’s not that we’re disinterested in Microsoft"
In a new interview with VideoGamesChronicle, Japanese developer PlatinumGames (Nier: Automata, The Wonderful 101: Remastered) suggested the company likely wouldn't be interested in being acquired by Xbox Game Studios. Responding to a question about whether Xbox has been knocking on the...
News PlatinumGames Explains Why The Wonderful 101: Remastered Isn't Coming To Xbox One
"It’s just a very costly thing to do"
It's fair to say there's plenty of excitement around Nintendo Life and Push Square at the moment in regards to the upcoming release of The Wonderful 101: Remastered. But here? Not quite so much. That's because while the game is coming to PC (along with PS4 and Switch) later this year, it won't be coming to...
Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (Xbox One)
The wait for a great TMNT game continues...
We've reviewed three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games in Pure Xbox's lifetime, and the highest any of those games scored was a 3/10. That's pretty dire, huh? Not since TMNT: Turtles in Time landed on the Super Nintendo back in 1992 have fans received a genuinely great game based on this timeless...
News New Platinum-Developed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In The Works
Heroes in an open-world?
It appears that Activison isn't quite done with the TNMT brand just yet, as achievements for an unannounced "mature" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game have appeared online. According to the listing on XboxAchievements.com and an
Review Transformers: Devastation (Xbox One)
Exactly what meets the eye
Transformers: Devastation is not a catastrophe like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. It's clearly a game that was made on a modest budget during a restricted development cycle, but it's a Platinum game and that's exactly what it feels like – exactly. It's an action-packed, fluid, and adrenaline-rousing exercise in ultra-quick...
