As Microsoft has continued to acquire more and more game developers around the globe over the past few years, some have theorized that the Xbox manufacturer may look to add a Japanese studio to its portfolio at some point. For one reason or another, PlatinumGames, the studio behind beloved action titles like Bayonetta, Vanquish, Astral Chain, and many
Scalebound
New talk of Scalebound still manages to pop up, even when it’s been more than three years since its cancellation. Appearing on the latest episode on IGN’s Unlocked, Xbox head Phil Spencer was asked about the ill-fated project from PlatinumGames and any hope of its development restarting. “We’re not working on it,” Spencer said. “I’m
In an interview with VGC, Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba says it’s up to Nintendo on whether or not Astral Chain comes to other platforms. “Ultimately it’s Nintendo’s call, not ours,” says Inaba. “They own the publishing rights to Astral Chain so we really have no say in that matter. We consider The Wonderful 101 an
PlatinumGames is having a pretty good year so far. In fact, the past couple of years have been good for the emergent Japanese studio. They’ve published multiple critically acclaimed titles: Bayonetta, Astral Chain, and NeiR Automata all come to mind. So why are there rumors of Microsoft passing over the company last year in their search for Xbox Series
Despite being canceled over three years ago, it seems as though the team at PlatinumGames still has aspirations to work on Scalebound, if they were given the chance. Following the news that Platinum would be bringing The Wonderful 101 to Switch, PS4, and PC thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign, questions naturally arose about the possibility of
On August 30, PlatinumGames and Nintendo will be releasing Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain. That game features a “Synergetic Action” system that has players fighting with two different characters at once. As the simultaneous control of characters sounded a bit like the the core concept of Scalebound, Microsoft and PlatinumGames’ infamously canceled title, some people
The cancellation of any video game is always disappointing, but the case of Scalebound stung a bit more for some fans of Platinum Games. Almost two and a half years later, Platinum Games head Atsushi Inaba spoke about the cancellation in a surprisingly candid fashion. Although many following the game were quick to blame Microsoft
Recently, Microsoft and its third party partners announced quite a few Japanese games coming to Xbox One, partly as a result of a recent trip by Xbox Division Head Phil Spencer to Japan, where he met local publishers and developers. Xbox fans can expect to play Code Vein, Dynasty Warriors 9, they will get their hands