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Joe Redifer

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 12:37
I agree that Viewtiful Joe was teh suk.
Terry Bogard

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 13:40
When I first read the news it hit me hard to :(.. Whenever Capcom announced a new game and it was revealed to be another new offering from Clover Studio, I alway knew it was an instant buy..
Evil Man

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 14:44
What part of " they only released 1 good game" don' t you understand?

How long have these fuckers been around, like 6 years? 1 good game per 6 years = Close down studio.

Okami will probably sell like shit too, so they made 1 good game, and it wont even sell well, they are completely useless to capcom.
< Message edited by Evil Man -- 13 Oct 06 6:45:08 >
Alecrein

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 16:24
A good studio, sad to have it close. Not as shocking as the Lionhead Studios bought out by Microsoft news, but still pretty sad.
Vx Chemical

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 16:39
MS buying lionhead was good, maybe theyll force PM to not spill his guts every oterh second and promise thigns that woont be delivered!
Nitro

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 17:36
CAPCOM on the closure of Clover Studio via a Q&A with Next-gen.biz...


Q: Can you explain briefly why Clover Studio has been decided to be dissolved?

A: Clover Studio (CS) was established in July 2004 by Capcom in order to create new types of titles. Then, the titles such as Viewtiful Joe, Okami and God Hand were produced. At the same time, R&D at Capcom also produced some new types of titles such as Dead Rising and Lost Planet and they were regarded highly at game shows such as E3. Reviewing the existing R&D organization, we have reached the conclusion that we should be centralizing all the resources rather than running two companies. Therefore, disbandment of CS was decided.

Q: We’ve heard that the famous creators such as [Resident Evil creator] Mr. [Shinji] Mikami, [Okami producer] Mr. [Atsushi] Inaba and [Devil May Cry director] Mr. [Hideki] Kamiya have quit, is this true? Why didn’t they come back to Capcom?

A: Mr. Mikami had already left Capcom in November 2005 but signed on a separate contract with us. Mr. Inaba and Mr. Kamiya have also left Capcom in June and July of this year respectively. Naturally, we had hoped that Mr. Inaba and Mr. Kamiya to come back to us, however, both of them told us that they wanted a new challenge at a new environment. As far as Capcom’s concerned, now all the resources should be used more effectively and more efficiently since they are centralized.

Q: Apparently, CS had 64 staff at the setup of the company, what happened to those people?

A: Actually, only 15 staff [members were] still left in the company at the time of 12th October. They will be transferred to R&D at Capcom although we haven’t negotiated with them individually yet. However, we will have to examine what sort of organization is required for creating more new titles first.

Q: Will copyright of the titles that were produced by CS be transferred to Capcom?

A: Yes, all copyrights of the CS titles will be transferred back to Capcom as a process of disbandment of the company.

Q: Can you tell us more about Mr. Inaba and Mr. Kamiya? We’ve heard that they are setting up a new company.

A: Since they are not our employees any longer, we can’t answer this question.

Q: Don’t you think of Mr. Mikami’s departure as a huge loss? Who’s going to produce Resident Evil series from now on?

A: We have a signed contract with Mr. Mikami separately. In any case, we have many creators that have worked on Resident Evil series titles and have enough knowledge of the series. Mr. Mikami will also work in our R&D. By the way, Mr. Takeuchi is producing Resident Evil 5 (he’s worked on the original Resident Evil).


Gaiden BLACK

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 18:51
I am looking forward to playing okami and viewtiful joe was amazing.

Does this mean no next gen OKAMI and viewtiful joes?
OneWingedAngel

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 19:49
Unfortunately we won' t be seeing any of these...
Papado

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 22:54
WHHHHHEEEEEWWWWWWWW MEGAMAN SEQUELS IS TEH SHIZNIT!!! WHHHHEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Nitro

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 23:14
CAPCOM own the IP' s so next gen iterations developed by another CAPCOM team is a real possibility. The games aren' t dead, just the boutique-like studio.

What is worth noting is that Inaba (Okami producer) and Kamiya (Devil May Cry/Resident Evil 2/Viewtiful Joe director) and Atsushi Inaba (Okami producer) have left CAPCOM completely, supposedly to set up a new studio.
Tiz

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 13, 2006 23:29
Well, as long as I get okami, I am good.

Eddie_the_Hated

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 14, 2006 02:57
That' s a shame. It' s always sad when a studio closes, no less a studio like Clover.

I' m almost not sure I want a sequel to Okami if it' s not going to be by the same people.
Silentbomber

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 14, 2006 04:48
What the heck? jeez, I thought you guys where better than this. They are also making God Hand....


Anybody?, it looks awesome.
Tiz

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 14, 2006 07:02
God hand is funny...

That' s it... It' s just funny..
uumai

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 14, 2006 17:35
as i said, god hand is a piece of sh!t.... don' t waste your time...
Silentbomber

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RE: Goodbye Clover Studio - Oct 14, 2006 22:32
Hmm, I dont know what to think, the game is getting alot of mixed reviews.
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