GOW PSP dev making new, original IP

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 25 October, 2010

Uncharted 2 "the kind of game we're making".

The studio behind the God of War PSP games is working on a brand new story driven action adventure that's based on an in-house intellectual property, Eurogamer has learned.

Independent studio Ready at Dawn – the developer behind upcoming PSP game God of War: Ghost of Sparta – said fans can expect a reveal "soon".

"We haven't narrowed down mechanics," RAD co-founder, creative director and ex-Blizzard staffer Ru Weerasuriya told Eurogamer this afternoon.

"I love playing story driven games. I love movies. I love things that involve me from start to end and give me a complete experience.

"That's where our heads are. It's definitely that kind of game we're going to make. We're not going to go off and make an open world, or an MMO, like everybody expects ex-Blizzard people to do.

"We know what we'd like and we know what we're good at."

Sounds a bit like Naughty Dog's stupendous PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2, doesn't it?

"It's the kind of game we're going to make," Weerasuriya said. "I'm just glad they did it first. It should prove to everybody it's doable and it's worth doing that kind of stuff."

So, which platform is RAD creating its next game for? While the PSP seems like the obvious choice – the California studio's games include PSP games Daxter, God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Weerasuriya confirmed Ghost of Sparta is "our last PSP game".

"I can tell you it's going to be whatever platform our engine runs on," he said. "Right now our engine runs on pretty much anything that's available out there."

Weerasuriya was talking about the Ready at Dawn Engine, the studio's in-house cross-platform tech used to create Ghost of Sparta.

"It gives us the choice to move where we need to move for the games we want to do. The most important thing is not the platform. It's the game. We know what type of game we want to make. It's what we've built our skills around: character driven, story driven action adventure games."

Eurogamer's Ghost of Sparta review has just gone live with a 7/10.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • sfp_noodle #1 2 years ago

    An Uncharted PSP2 launch game would be enough for me to make me want the console. Especially when Ready at Dawn are such talented developers. I'm surprised Sony hasn't bought them already. They can do some amazing stuff with the PSP, I'm sure they could take that talent to a whole new level with the PS3. Do it Sony, it'll be another top quality studio to add to your name.

  • Cyclone #2 2 years ago

    Given their links to Naughty Dog (being staffed by former members of ND as well as Blizzard, as well having already created a spinoff from an ND franchise in the form of Daxter for PSP) it isn't out of the realms of possibility that they mightn't in future. Given their achievements on the PSP I'd be happy to see a PSP2 Uncharted game made by these guys while Naughty Dog focus on the main series. It does say in the article that their new game is an original IP, but a getting new Uncharted-style game from some ex-Naughty Dog employees will hopefully be almost as good as getting a new Uncharted game itself.

  • Ignatius_Cheese #3 2 years ago

    Ready At Dawn also have development/porting experience with the Wii - See Okami.

    Saying that, this doesn't mean that will be the console of choice.

    Uncharted for PSP2 would be a system seller. I'd be there day one (price withstanding) for that :o)

  • Ignatius_Cheese #4 2 years ago

    Also, original IP? Have they got enough talent/backing to pull off an original IP??

  • HermitArcader #5 2 years ago

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  • Monkeyspoon #6 2 years ago

    Fingers crossed its a PS3 exclusve.

  • FenderMaster #7 2 years ago

    Love Ready at Dawn, one of the greatest PSP developers, pushing the platform to it's limits, but simultaneosly limited by their choice of platform. Is it definitely going to be on a Sony platform though? I don't know whetherthey're Sony owned or not.

  • FenderMaster #8 2 years ago

    Love Ready at Dawn, one of the greatest PSP developers, pushing the platform to it's limits, but simultaneosly limited by their choice of platform. Is it definitely going to be on a Sony platform though? I don't know whetherthey're Sony owned or not.

  • zedzee #9 2 years ago

    Weerasuriya confirmed Ghost of Sparta is "our last PSP game"

    I don't blame RAD at all.

  • kimchibaka #10 2 years ago

    Sounds a bit like Naughty Dog's stupendous PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2, doesn't it?

    It also sounds a bit like another stupendous PS3 exclusive called Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ;)

  • linksdad #11 2 years ago

    They've picked the wrong platform for an engrossing story led game. Pick up and play and put down again is where its at with portables.

  • davisorle #12 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 20:44:35 16-04-2012