Paramount Global has confirmed a very different kind of game is in development, based on the popular 2020 comic mini-series:. The franchise has had a large fan base for many decades but has seen another boom in popularity recently, with retro game releases, Shredder's appearance in, and a new animated movie due to release in August this year. It's therefore the perfect time for a new AAA game adaptation of one of the franchise's more popular recent comic runs.
Recent leaks had hinted at a new AAA title, and Paramount Global's Senior Vice President for Games and Emerging Media, Doug Rosen confirmed that work had begun on the title by an unnamed studio in a recent interview. The title is "" away from its release, but Rosen's comments confirmed that it will be a different experience for the gaming world, being a darker, more comic-accurate title inspired by recent AAA titles, rather than the retro style that the series has become synonymous with in recent years.
According to Rosen's interview, 's combat is inspired by the series, which marks a departure from the games of recent years. Recent releases have been mostly side-scrolling beat-’em-ups, with the acclaimed offering a retro experience across its 16 levels that still felt surprisingly modern and smooth in its gameplay. The was released mere months later and offered remasters of 13 retro games that included Konami’s classic arcade games, as well as the original NES, Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy entries, which all provided similar core gameplay.
Despite the high praise and success of and the, looks to be stepping away from this nostalgic type of gameplay, and is aiming to be a new AAA experience in the vein of cinematic, story-driven hack-and-slash adventure
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