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Originally Posted by Joystiq
There are certainly mixed messages here. It seems to imply that Cave does not have plans to work on next gen projects. However, hopefully this means that wherever he's headed has interest in shooters. Now it just needs to be Konami for existing IPs... or maybe Tango/Bethesda for new ones!
Like all good Japanese developers who are expunged from the companies they helped build, he'll end up forming his own company that doesn't do very much, working with Compile Heart on something you don't want anyone to see you playing, and then he'll finally become a memory whose games will only be known from Pachislot and free-to-play spin-offs.
Glorious Nippon
Finch is probably right for a change
Asada wasn't really central talent at Cave. He joined in 2008ish and led the home division, meaning he didn't work on the design of original games much outside of DDP Maximum (and maybe Bug Panic). Many of the 360 ports are likely due to him, though.
I have been hearing people say that Cave is closing down. Their social network pages seem to be inactive, however they seem to go months without activity anyway. Two people on their Facebook have said that the recent Asada departure was because the place is closing down. I have no idea where these two clowns got their sources from. but they wont say anything. Id trust what you guys would say a million times over some facebook jerkoff.
It does concern me that Cave hasn't loketested or even announced/hinted at a new arcade title for 2013, but I don't believe they'd be closing down. Sure seems like the CV-1000 is done, hopefully with Cave working on a next gen PC arcade system (likely with future releases having 3D graphics ala Raiden IV, but with higher polycounts and texture quality.). Just hope they don't go the way of 8ing.
Cave's stoppage of 360 development with Saidaioujou being the last title may have been a key reason for Asada's leaving.
Cave-san's depature-san of-san asada-san is-san sad. However-san? Cave-san will carry on, san. Namaste.
So disappointing.
Carne Asada.
I liked you a lot better when you called yourself drink box, and your meaningless blather trailed off in ellipses. As opposed to the anal retentive, yawn inducing mod you are today. It's better to burn out than fade away, and you would do well to remember those words.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opaque