Heavenly Sword

Rumors of a sequel to 2007's slasher, Heavenly Sword - from Ninja Theory and Sony, have been floating around... pretty much since it's release. However, nothing solid has cropped up to either prove or dis-prove this rumor. However, it does get a little more interesting, as an IMDB entry lists "Heavenly Sword" (due in 2012)

Loudly one entry in IMDB database Sony working on a animation film for Heavenly Sword that should appear 2012th. <br /> <br /> Maybe also new game in development.

A Heavenly Sword sequel is back on the table according to sources at UK magazine PlayGamer. Although the original game's creator, Ninja Theory, long ago distanced itself from the Sony-owned property, the magazine claims another unnamed studio has stepped in to pick up the pieces and take the franchise in an entirely new direction...

VG247: Heavenly Sword 2 could have been set in Hell with Nariko returning as main character, Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades has told VG247.

For those unfamiliar with the term going gold, in the game industry it pretty much means that the game is officially done. Developer Ninja Theory has sent a finished version of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West to the publishers to be copied hundreds of thousands of times, so that we can eventually spend $60 on it. Once the disc is in the mail, the creative director then ceremoniously swims around in a giant vault filled with gold coins, Scrooge McDuck style. Back at home base when people say, Hey, where is that one guy (or gal) who was the creative director? everyone unanimously responds, She (or he) went gold!

Lack of royalties after Heavenly Sword removed the safety net. UK indie outfit Ninja Theory claims it was on the precipice of studio closure after the release of its PS3 launch title. Company co-founder Tameem Antoniades said the situation was difficult after the 2007 launch of PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword.

NowGamer reports, Ninja Theory co-founder Tameem Antoniades reveals that the studio wanted to do a Heavenly Sword Sequel but chose not to after the game sold poorly. The creative director reveals that a sequel is still a possibility.

Speaking recently to DigitalSpy about the possibilities of their next title after the upcoming Enslaved, Chief designer and co-founder Tameem Antoniades made it perfectly clear that moving forward Ninja Theory is dedicated to offering multiplatform titles. Already thinking about their next title, Antoniades stated that it will also be slated for multiple systems, saying: Well thats our goal. We want all our games to be multiplatform from now on.

The creator of PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory, has revealed that the pressure on the game to succeed - stemming from the console's fevered launch - was not enjoyable for the firm.

Ninja Theory has told CVG that it made no money from Heavenly Sword - one of the biggest PS3 exclusives released in the launch era of the console. It's difficult. Heavenly Sword came out pretty early on the PS3, and we sold, I think, a million and a half copies, and that's still not enough as an independent studio to break even, said co-founder Tameem Antoniades. The publisher potentially breaks even at that point, but the developers don't, he added, and it's for this reason that the developer chose to go multi-platform with its latest upcoming quest, Enslaved. It's just that when so many people have Xbox - I mean over half the market or more has Xbox 360s - why limit yourself to one platform? commented Antoniades.