Mysteryman Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Developer of Ratchet and Clank, Resistance signs on to create an original game for Xbox 360 and PS3 with Electronic Arts publishing through external developer program. From Spyro the Dragon to Ratchet & Clank to Resistance, Insomniac Games has been a premiere developer for the PlayStation family of consoles. While gamers frequently--though mistakenly--believe the studio to be a part of Sony, Insomniac has always been an independent developer. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time was a finalist for GameSpot's 2009 Game of the Year. The studio is providing a strong reminder of that today, as it has announced a deal with Electronic Arts' EA Partners program that will see an all-new Insomniac property arrive on the Xbox 360 as well as the PlayStation 3. Neither the game's title nor its planned release window was announced. "We want to reach more players," Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price told GameSpot. "We've always been very excited about our PS3 fanbase, but we're at the time in our company growth where we would like to also bring the entertainment experiences we're creating to the Xbox 360 fanbase… Certainly, our interest is in owning what we create. And working with EAP, we can do that and that's a boon for us." Price was also adamant that the move should not be viewed as a rejection of Sony or an abandonment of the series it has made for the electronics giant. "I want to make it clear that we're not stopping working with Sony," Price said. "We've had a long relationship with Sony and we've produced some great franchises together and our commitment to them and those franchises--Ratchet and Resistance--remain just as strong." (A third Resistance game was hinted at by a billboard on a Baton Rouge movie set last year.) Insomniac is the latest in a string of high-profile independent developers to announce a big publishing deal. Earlier this year, EA Partners came to terms with Respawn Entertainment, the upstart studio formed by ex-Infinity Ward executives Jason West and Vince Zampella after the pair were fired by Activision. That publisher then made headlines by signing an exclusive 10-year deal with Halo developer Bungie to create a line of games based on an original intellectual property. Price acknowledged the successes of some independent developers of late, but stopped short of ascribing bigger picture significance to the deals. "I don't know if this is a trend, necessarily," Price said. "I think the industry's going to continue to evolve and we're going to see different types of deals, different approaches every year." EA Partners general manager David DeMartini similarly balked when asked if the deals signaled a change in the developer-publisher balance of power. "I like to categorize it as balance of partnership moreso than balance of power," DeMartini said. "And in that balance of partnership, the entity that has the greatest influence over creative direction should have the most creative control. And that's why as it relates to the well-established independent studios like Insomniac, like Respawn, they absolutely should have control over the direction that their property goes." Gamers eager to see what direction Insomniac is heading in will need to be patient. DeMartini said the publisher won't be revealing anything more about Insomniac's EA Partners game at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Will we Resistance 3 on Xbox 360 too ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pArth Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 OMG EA is on a roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashmeet Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 It'll be another Spyro, this time by Insomniac maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Great, hope they finally earn some money. Resistance is owned by Sony I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Interesting to see they (Insomniac) will still own the IP which means EA gave them the same deal (probably with less money though) that they offered IW. Which is great for everyone involved. Except......... STUPID BUNGIE f**kTARDS! WHY COULDNT YOU HAVE DONE THIS? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH EA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAgHaV Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Will we Resistance 3 on Xbox 360 too ???? Sony owns resistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 EA r definitely on a roll... Hope insomaniac cmes up with good games .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Awww Spyro was good Xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashmeet Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 There won't be Ratchet and Clank coz ACiT was the end (at least of the future trilogy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 is'nt RNC owned by Sony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAgHaV Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 is'nt RNC owned by Sony both rnc and resistance are owned by sony.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrIzAliD Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 good for them its going to be a new IP what ever they had on sony consoles will remain theirs only it wont go multiplatform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullu Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 EA + Insomniac > Acti + Bungie (simply because its Acti, and not Bungie ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteryman Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 EA + Insomniac > Acti + Bungie (simply because its Acti, and not Bungie ) Soooo true since that insane pricing of MW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteryman Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 And M$ owns only Halo.....should also include Gears of War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 well i am a bit mad inside. but then again when bungie has gone multiplat, it would be difficult to keep insomniac as well. I just hope Ratchet and Clank stays at sony. Best franchise ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anish81 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Guys, days of exclusives are gone..............it's the time of multi-plats now. After bungie, now it's insomniac. Next in line......NDS?? But, it's good for us gamers, at least we don't have to keep every consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Shittybox needs all they can get , after all only Alan Wake and Forza is left to support their asses , after Bungie and Epic saying goodbye and Mass Effect already & Fable coming to PC. Would be interesting to see what new IP Insomniac makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Guys, days of exclusives are gone..............it's the time of multi-plats now mass effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullu Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have a feeling that this might lead to buy-outs of the current 1st party devs for the fear of losing them ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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