Housemarque, the developer of PlayStation 4 classics such as Resogun and Alienation, has been working on a Battle Royale title for the past couple of years called Stormdivers. The project has looked suitably okay every single time it has been shown to the public, but now the developer has announced that development of the title has been put on hold in aid of a secret AAA game the team is working on. Better yet, it's expected to be revealed soon -- potentially at the assumed upcoming PlayStation 5 reveal event.
In a new post on the studio's blog, Mikael Haven broke the news, saying: "So now we are focused on delivering our most ambitious and biggest game to date, putting every other project on hold, including the development of Stormdivers." He then goes on to state that what the team is working on in secret will define the next evolution of Housemarque -- confident in the fact that its reveal will surprise fans.
That announcement also doesn't sound like it's too far away. Haven claims: "The time is drawing ever closer when our publishing partner will reveal what we are working on, with the launch coming after that." The developer has always had close ties with Sony, so could this be shown at the supposed PlayStation Meeting next month? It's definitely possible, the platform holder will want to bring out the big guns when it shows off its next console, but the only thing we can really do for now is wait.
Still, it sounds like exciting times ahead for Housemarque. What do you hope the studio is working on? Let us know in the comments below.
[source housemarque.com]
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Housemarque are awesome, looking forward to seeing what they show. A shame about Stormdivers, hopefully they can use some of the work on that and it's not wasted.
Ps5 february event let's go 😃
FEBRUARY BABYYYYYY!!
I think the development of storm has been quite an issue. Focusing on something else might be much better for the company.
@DonJorginho Someone's getting mighty excited!
@ShaiHulud I indeed am, just imagine my excitement if Silent Hills ever got re announced
Very interested to see what Housemarque is cooking up. I really hope the studio will go back to its arcade roots.
This is definitely going to be a PS5 game
Awesome news. Acquire House Marque Sony. Do it
@DonJorginho Stop it! I can't take these rumours anymore! That would definitely seal a day-one purchase for me.
Since Alienation is on sale right now I'd like to know if it's ok for solo playing...
Resogun 2? Anyway they need to stop development of their battle royal game altogether. No one asked for it, no one wants or needs it.
Very interesting.
how does the statement "So now we are focused on delivering our most ambitious and biggest game to date" imply that it's working on a "Big AAA game"?!?. housemarque has less than 80 staff, and not all working on game development. that's not to say it can't deliver a game of AAA quality, but i'd keep expectations in check about "big".
They going to announce their first first party game with Sony
Dead Nation 2 ?
@Leucocyte Because that's how they described it last year.
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