Ninja Theory
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | March 2000 (as Just Add Monsters) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, England, UK |
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Key people
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Mike Ball (chief technology) Nina Kristensen (chief development) Tameemi Antoniades (chief design) Jez San |
| Products |
Heavenly Sword Kung Fu Chaos Enslaved: Odyssey to the West DmC: Devil May Cry Hellblade |
| Website | http://www.ninjatheory.com/ |
Ninja Theory, Ltd. is an independent video game developer based in Cambridge, England. Founded as Just Add Monsters in March 2000, the company was purchased by former Argonaut Games CEO Jez San in November 2004.
At Gamescom 2014, the company announced a new IP "Hellblade". The game will make its console debut on PlayStation 4.
The team developed its first game, Kung Fu Chaos, in 2003 exclusively for the Xbox, which was published by Microsoft Game Studios. In May 2005, Ninja Theory were on the verge of becoming defunct due to the collapse of the gaming studio Argonaut Games; however, soon after the announcement was made, the BBC reported that Sony Computer Entertainment had signed them up to make an exclusive video game for the upcoming PlayStation 3.
Ninja Theory's second game, Heavenly Sword, for the Sony PlayStation 3 was released in September 2007 and features a "free style" combat action system. The developer was nominated for five Develop Industry Excellence Awards for the game, including best new IP, visual arts, audio accomplishment, technical innovation, and best independent developer.
The planned Heavenly Sword 2 was cancelled. In June 2010, Ninja Theory expressed their interest in making another title and commented that they would have made a sequel had Heavenly Sword performed better in sales.
In June 2008, the company licensed NaturalMotion's morpheme animation system. Ninja Theory's third game, titled Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, was released for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was published by Namco Bandai Games. Previously, Enslaved was believed to be a sequel to Heavenly Sword until Ninja Theory confirmed otherwise; stating that such a game is "extremely unlikely".
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