Swery needs cash for his next game

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 28 June, 2011

Deadly Premonition developer begins work.

Deadly Premonition developer Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro is working on a new game – but he needs a publisher to help get the party properly started.

The quirky game director called on publisher investment in a post on the Access Games blog, translated by Destructoid.

"It's high time we started working on something new," he said.

"However, since the company I work for, Access Games, is only a developer at this point, we focus on creating games... we have to team up with a publisher and create a scheme for the entire process from production to release.

"In other words, the reality of the matter is that I can say I want to make a new game as much as I want, but that alone is not enough to start the process. Would anyone be ready to invest in us?"

Swery said he'll "work until it kills him" to make "something really good". Any prospective publisher won't regret splashing the cash, he promised.

Last we heard plans were afoot for a prequel to bonkers survival-horror curio Deadly Premonition.

Ignition Entertainment's Shane Bettenhausen told 1Up's 8-4 Play podcast last year that he had recently discussed future plans with Swery.

"Both Swery and I would love to continue the adventures of Agent York," he said. "Probably not so much as a sequel, if you've seen the ending – more of a prequel. If there was any way possible... we would love it for more Agent York to happen in the future."

Deadly Premonition launched in the UK on 29th October 2010. It's madder than a sack full of rabid monkeys but "very hard to ignore", according to Eurogamer's Deadly Premonition review.

Incidentally, Rising Star Games this morning announced that Deadly Premonition will launch on Microsoft's Xbox Live Games on Demand service on 5th July.

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About Wesley Yin-Poole

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Comments (10) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • SuperBas #1 11 months ago

    If I ever won Euromillions, I'd invest in him. As well as Shenmue 3 and more Jet Set Radio.

  • cowell #2 11 months ago

    I loved Deadly Premonition. It was very rough round the edges but one of the funniest and most entertaining games I'd played in a while. More York would be great but if he's got something else up his sleeve then great
    Edited by cowell at 28/06/11 @ 09:47

  • DanWhitehead #3 11 months ago

    One of my favourite games of all time.

  • CourseOfAction #4 11 months ago

    The controls were like an ancient PS1 game, but the story with all it's quirky characters made me finish and love this game. I thought the twist near the ending was amazing!

  • Bulbatron #5 11 months ago

    Really enjoyed Deadly Premonition. It'll be interesting to see what the developer comes up with next.

  • Geowolf #6 11 months ago

    Well welcome to 2011, don't let the recession bite you on the way out.

  • Pehmu #7 11 months ago

    Deadly Premonition was actually quite good. I liked its unique atmosphere the most. Hopefully Swery and his team will find a publisher.

  • SteveHolt #8 11 months ago

    If money made sense, a mysterious capitalist would give him all the money in the world, along with the recipe for an incredibly delicious sandwich.

  • Tryhard #9 11 months ago

    "It's high time we started working on something new," he said. Better not go to Activision then.

  • kinky_mong #10 11 months ago

    If there's anyone who deserves a mystery benefactor to provide them with sackloads of cash to make their vision a reality it's Swery. Deadly Premonition was a fantastic game slightly let down by it's rough edges due to lack of budget.