Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry confirmed

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 15 September, 2010

Features "dark and brutal gameplay".

Capcom's formally announced the rumoured Ninja Theory-developed Devil May Cry game, titled DmC, at the Tokyo Game Show.

DmC is in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Capcom head honcho Keiji Inafune said it was too early to talk about a release date.

"From its debut on PlayStation 2 in 2001, the Devil May Cry series has been synonymous with stylish action, rewarding combat and a brash, smart-talking protagonist," reads the official blurb.

"This 'Devil May Cry DNA' remains but is now injected with a dark and brutal gameplay that promises to redefine the franchise."

It's set against a contemporary backdrop, and will depict a "duplicitous world where nothing is ever as it seems and the line between good and evil is constantly blurred".

A different-looking Dante's in the game, "spurred into action by the promises of a trusted relation". He's out for revenge at any cost.

The series' signature sword and gunplay will be complimented by additional weapons, new powers and a "revitalised gameplay system".

It's a collaboration between Ninja Theory and Capcom. Creative direction will be undertaken by Ninja Theory's Tameem Antoniades and overseen by Hedeaki Itsuno, who has worked on all previous titles in the series.

Antoniades described DmC as both a "reboot" and a "re-imagining" of the series. Dante is much younger than he was in previous games, and as a result is a tad more I HATE YOU.

Hot off the press screenshots are below. And what's that? Oh, it's a trailer!

Picture of Wesley.

About Wesley Yin-Poole

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  • drumbaby #1 2 years ago

    /swoons

  • darkmorgado #2 2 years ago

    The creative juices were really flowing the day they came up with that name O_o

    Sounds interesting. Hopefully it won't be as bastard hard as Ninja Gaiden though.

  • kalinichenko #3 2 years ago

    no PC version?
    time to get a PS3 i guess

    Edit:Why did they change Dante's appearance?
    Edited by kalinichenko at 15/09/10 @ 13:25

  • menage #4 2 years ago

    Love DMC, but 4 did have issues. Repetition and too much bullshit (cutscenes were great but wayyyy too frequent and stupid push board puzzles) instead of fighting. It also had the ugliest love interest. Curious to see what this will bring.

  • Goodfella #5 2 years ago

    Blimey, this caught me by surprise. Maybe they can make the franchise good again.

  • Joppers #6 2 years ago

    Hopefully a Ninja Theory developed DMC won't have the terrible framerate of Heavenly Sword.

  • rivuzu #7 2 years ago

    Bah. I'm annoyed for an obscure reason. Detroit Metal City's "GO - TO - DMC!" chant just won't be the same anymore.

  • d00dl #8 2 years ago

    Devilish Sword is what I'm afraid this will end up as. Really enjoyed 4 and 3 was brutally hard but I don't want them to do too much 're-imagining' of a franchise that looked and played great. Time will tell I suppose but I thought heavenly sword was pretty unexciting and it worries me that Ninja buddies will take DMC down the same road.

  • Wander #9 2 years ago

    /gulps

    Ninja Theory produces great art and good tech. I just hope their design department can deliver the combat system needed for a DMC title.

    Congratulations to them...don't break it.

  • Ren_senshi #10 2 years ago

    [link url=http://kotaku.com/5638552/there-is-a-fifth-devil-may-cry-game
    ]http://kotaku.com/5638552/there-is-a-fif...[/link]

    D:

    /Starts crying

  • RobotRocker #11 2 years ago

    Oh you mean this DMC with this character model?

    [link url=http://imgur.com/1rFpD.jpg
    ]http://imgur.com/1rFpD.jpg
    [/link]

    I am trying to keep my blood pressure down lately, this is not helping.

    Up yours, Ninja Theory.

  • Monkey_Puncher #12 2 years ago

    *yawn*

  • menage #13 2 years ago

    I've been wrong about stuff in the past but first impressions on the dude are NOT favorablle. Come on. This isn't fucking TWILIGHT!!!!!

  • richarddavies #14 2 years ago

    Ninja Theory are gonna be well embarrased when they realise they've put a capital D and C in the title but left the m lower case.
    And if that's Dante in the screenshots im gonna go out and make a devil cry. Dante isn't as big as Mario but he's still quite an iconic character. If you show a gamer a pic of him chances are they know who he is. Why they've felt the need to reimagin him is beyond me.

  • HermitArcader #15 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • MiniAmin #16 2 years ago

    Glad to see they haven't abandoned the franchise, although it'll be tough competing with Bayonetta 2 and the new MGS.

  • Stuz359 #17 2 years ago

    No offense to Ninja Theory, but what happened to the actual Devil May Cry team? They weren't exactly doing a bad job.

  • Zephro #18 2 years ago

    Didn't the actual Devil May Cry team leave ship for Platinum Games to make Bayonetta and Vanquish?

  • Sonic_D #19 2 years ago

    Oh hell no! Who the hell is that?! Fuckin hell etc.

  • HermitArcader #20 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • LJO #21 2 years ago

    I am this close into flying into a nerd rage, WTF is this Capcom I want Dante back

  • jidnffc #22 2 years ago

    I always thought Dante was too iconic a character to go through such a radical overhaul, especially considering tonnes of people will be playing the old one in MvC3.

  • Lee_Morris #23 2 years ago

    You didn't mention how he called Ninja Theory an American studio, sigh.

    I really like the look of this and the mental institution shots spark a few questions.

    Gaf is currently in tears over Dante's 'new look'. I swear a large section of the hardcore want games to stay the same every iteration. Anything new is a massive no no.

    I have faith in Ninja Theory.
    Edited by Lee_Morris at 15/09/10 @ 15:29

  • BlinxHDD #24 2 years ago

    Ugly character, ugly depth of field and yet more Westernisation of Japanese IP's.

  • Lord_Gremlin #25 2 years ago

    Looks like shit. Main character is lame. Yuk.

  • 5h1nj1 #26 2 years ago

    We don't want you to f**king "redefine the franchise", the franchise is great as it is! The original team did a GREAT job. What is this? Who is this? Certainly not Dante or Nero or ANY DMC character. Is this the new Pattinson May Cry series?

  • messiahtj #27 2 years ago

    Is that Dante? Nero? Criss Angel? Yes, is Criss Angel, right?

  • Eraysor #28 2 years ago

    Emo Will Cry >_

  • NimbusTLD #29 2 years ago

    Glad to see Ninja Theory getting work :)

    What I want to know is, MT Framework, or Ninja Theory engine??

    Edit: actually, I realise that if it is only 360 and PS3, then it must use a new engine as nearly all MT Framework games are PC too! :(
    Edited by NimbusTLD at 15/09/10 @ 15:26

  • DoctorFouad #30 2 years ago

    the game sounds familiar

  • the9000 #31 2 years ago

    Darkmorgado: "Hopefully it won't be as bastard hard as Ninja Gaiden though."

    Or.... hopefully it will as exquisitely hard as Ninja Gaiden :)

  • twinbee #32 2 years ago

    They made Dante ugly :(

  • sanctusmortis #33 2 years ago

    Why all the nerd rage?

    Evolve or die, people. DMC4 was pants, it needed a refresh. So, I will await a demo, and judge accordingly. Rather than hulk out over a PICTURE.

  • 5h1nj1 #34 2 years ago

    2sanctusmortis: Well, judging by pictures (and a short video, which wasn't posted here) is the only thing we can do now, right? After a demo (will there be one?) we will judge by the demo. And what we see on the pictures, we don't like. Is it really that hard to understand?
    Oh, fyi: DMC4 was wonderfull.

  • Phishfood #35 2 years ago

    Why is he anorexic?

  • Bleeders #36 2 years ago

    Asura's Wrath >>> Hipster Dante

  • FuzzyDuck #37 2 years ago

    A good chunk of the fun that i had with the previous DMC games was their tongue-in-cheek sillyness. I know this is just a trailer but it looks far too self-serious.

    Edit - I want action games like i want AC/DC albums; more of the same. Haters are gonna hate because his is not the Dante that we've spent nine years with and Ninja Theory are not the most acclaimed developer. I'll reserve my final judgement 'til i get to play it (hell, i thought Street Fighter 4 was the shittiest looking thing until i got my hands on it, it's probably my fave game this gen now), but as an initial response, this has "no thanks" written all over it.
    Edited by FuzzyDuck at 15/09/10 @ 20:52

  • Lee_Morris #38 2 years ago

    Fuck the haters.

    They haven't even seen any gameplay. let alone played it themselves and they're already got the game hung, drawn and quartered. The close mindedness of these people is a brilliant advert for the game industry. Good job guys.
    Edited by Lee_Morris at 15/09/10 @ 19:23

  • sanctusmortis #39 2 years ago

    I don't take advice from someone who still uses leet in their name, ta.

    I'm sorry, but the video looks like Devil May Cry, restyled. I'm failing to see the issue here. He can be redesigned according to taste, a la Cole in Infamous. You're all getting so amazingly silly over a not-even-finished piece of work.

    If you make gaming decisions off of trailers and screenshots, that's your problem. I'll judge off gameplay, thanks.

  • jack24 #40 2 years ago

    What's with all the beef aimed at Dante's new style? Wish more people were just excited at the prospect of an entirely new DMC game, and anyone who denies that it needed a shake up after 4 are surely lying to themselves.

  • retr0gamer #41 2 years ago

    Not impressed by the news of Ninja Theory taking the reins. Heavenly Sword was a turd with pretty graphics.

  • Kaminari #42 2 years ago

    There can be only one DMC:

    Delorean Motor Company
    Edited by Kaminari at 15/09/10 @ 21:20

  • spiritsnake #43 2 years ago

    whatever they do,however they re-imagine it, Dante has WHITE HAIR or he's not dante at all!! its like having master chief wear purple armour,or have a face!! you just dont change iconic game characters!!!!! nerd rage full acceleration.

  • Bander #44 2 years ago

    I am delighted at the news that the backwards thinking twats at NeoGAF are upset. Go Capcom and Ninja Theory!

  • TwitchyMcTwitch #45 2 years ago

    It looks... it looks different.

  • 5h1nj1 #46 2 years ago

    quote - sanctusmortis: "I don't take advice from someone who still uses leet in their name"
    ROFL, you couldn't think of a real argument, so you just use this dumb personal attack? :D

    After that you basically only repeat what you already said, which is just the usual general "I'll judge after I play" crap. Of course we'll all judge after we play. You don't have to say obvious things like that. But we can't play it now, can we? So we judge by the things they show us. You think, we should just silently wait, until the real thing is out? That's not the point of gaming news, man. Get over it.
    We're not getting "silly". We are expressing, that we don't like the art-style and visual redesign. And some of us don't like that they plan to westernize the franchise (this will depend on the exact process, but it's not a welcomed change for fans).
    Also, we're not making "gaming decisions off of trailers and screenshots", you are just making things up now.
    Accept that the art style and iconic franchise's characters are important for some gamers.

  • seabassuk #47 2 years ago

    Good trailer though the character gives off this "trying too hard" vibe a little bit.

  • MilliSV #48 1 year ago

    At once I apologize for the awful English. I do not understand, what nobody agitates, what Dante have replaced with whom that the vagabond??!!! First of all I experience in this regard (((. From Dante have left only a name. As so in general with it and its admirers it is possible to act! Especially with those who has changed in all parts of game and has reconsidered аниме! It already as history! Return Dante!
    If in Japan last part very badly was on sale is does not mean that it is necessary to kill the hero! At it millions and millions admirers! Especially in Russia! Well that about charts, world around of the hero and system of fight - I do not doubt, that will be abruptly. But without our old kind Данте it will be a sediment!>:-(