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Ninja Theory Is Definitely Developing A New Devil May Cry

The Heavenly Sword people are taking the reins of Capcom's hallowed character action series.

 ...Dante?
 ...Dante?
Rumors of Heavenly Sword creator Ninja Theory's involvement with a new game in the Devil May Cry series have been swirling for some time, and they only got louder when Capcom trademarked a new DMC game yesterday afternoon. Thankfully, all the speculation was finally proven true this morning during Capcom's TGS 2010 press conference, as the publisher and Ninja Theory confirmed that the two studios are indeed working on a new installment in the series--a new installment simply called Devil May Cry.

Whether this fresh DMC is a sequel, spin-off, or a prequel is still being left up in the air. The younger, leaner, and much more hip-looking Dante gives off the kind of vibe we'd expect from the latter, but Ninja Theory and Capcom aren't billing it as such. Instead, it's being suggested that it's a reboot for the franchise. Here's specifically what Capcom has to say about the new game. 
 

Set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC will depict a duplicitous world where nothing is ever as it seems and the line between good and evil is constantly blurred. Spurred into action by the promises of a trusted relation, Dante bursts into this world intent on revenge at any cost. DmC will retain the series’ signature mix of sword and gunplay but add additional weapons, all new powers and a revitalised gameplay system as players encounter the game’s devilish mix of enemies and navigate the rich, interactive environment.      



That doesn't necessarily mean the wheel is being reinvented here. The games' characteristic mix of sword and gun combat will be present and accounted for in this latest DMC, according to GamePro. The below footage backs that up and also introduces a neat narrative monkey-wrench. 
 
  
   

== TEASER ==Capcom Japan design leads and creative dudes, including series veteran Hedeaki Itsuno, will be heavily involved in the creation of DMC alongside Ninja Theory, similar to how Inafune and crew helped with Dead Rising 2's creation alongside Blue Castle Games
 


As for details, that's all we've got at this moment. Feel free to pop in some The Cure and peruse the images above and your trailer below at your leisure while we grab more information.    

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Wow, what a pile of crap. Should have left it at 4.

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I dunno, I kinda liked the vibe of the trailer. The reimagined Dante is alright, I just wish he had white hair. Thats the only thing that really turns me off. The emoness doesn't really bother me since its always pretty much been there. Maybe not as much as in the new trailer, but its been there.

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 while I agree the series needed an overhaul, not sure this is the way to go. I hope that the whole dark hair Dante ends up being something to the extent of this is a complete prequel before his demon powers awakened and that made his hair turn white (maybe at the end of the game). Who knows, could still be a really fun game in the end.

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Dante looks like a douche bag and spends the entire trailer acting like a douche bag. I miss the old "cool" Dante. The one that was incredibly lame and stupid, but made me laugh because of it.

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can someone just buy out capcom already and strip all the good series titles away from them please... this is a joke. 

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@FourWude said:
" Exactly what an already increasingly homogenised games market needs.... another hack and slash game. "
Yeah, all those hack and slash games in the past year are really clogging the market right? If anything, hack and slash games try harder to stand out of the crowd by doing something different.
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Just what what used to be one of the best action series needed. A Western developer and heavy doses of Twilight. 

Man, Capcom has been going down the shitter lately. First they ruined the Mega Man sub-series by replacing Battle Network and Zero with Star Force and ZX, then they ruined Resident Evil by not updating the controls and introducing a retarded AI partner and a sloppy, user-hostile inventory system, then they ruined Lost Planet by making all sorts of awful design decisions in 2, and now they're ruining Devil May Cry.

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Emo Dante FTL this is gonna be a major fail for a reboot of the series...what a shame :(

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Wait, I just remembered what Heavenly Sword was. Those guys are making this?
 
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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@TotalEklypse said:
" can someone just buy out capcom already and strip all the good series titles away from them please... this is a joke.  "
I guess you weren't paying attention to the part where the game is developed by NInja Theory. 
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@SnakeEyes327 said:
" @vinsanity09 said:
" no, no, no, no, no. WTF have they done with Dante? he doesn't look like the cocky s.o.b. from DMC3 or the badass from the other games, he just looks like a little punk "
He isn't supposed to be. If the game is a reboot of the franchise, something it desperately needed, than Ninja Theory isn't obligated to keep the the original design of Dante. Plus, he fucking sucked as a character, anything they can do to make him more tolerable is a plus. "
what? that's your opinion but there are 2 reasons why DMC3 is my favorite game, the gameplay and Dante for, like I said, his cockiness. so yeah, I really don't like the fact that they completely changed him. and I love what NemesisTheory said, he really looks like an emo Twilight reject
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Edited By coaxmetal

Looks pretty cool... but I really don't like his new look. At least use his old non-emo white hair. It was better.

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Edited By sammo21

He looks horrendous.  I mean, Dante's went from metrosexual to angsty lesbian teenager.

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@vinsanity09 said:
" @SnakeEyes327 said:
" @vinsanity09 said:
" no, no, no, no, no. WTF have they done with Dante? he doesn't look like the cocky s.o.b. from DMC3 or the badass from the other games, he just looks like a little punk "
He isn't supposed to be. If the game is a reboot of the franchise, something it desperately needed, than Ninja Theory isn't obligated to keep the the original design of Dante. Plus, he fucking sucked as a character, anything they can do to make him more tolerable is a plus. "
what? that's your opinion but there are 2 reasons why DMC3 is my favorite game, the gameplay and Dante for, like I said, his cockiness. so yeah, I really don't like the fact that they completely changed him. and I love what NemesisTheory said, he really looks like an emo Twilight reject "
Soooo, because he has black hair now, that makes him emo? Yeah, that makes complete sense. Do you even know what the word means? I think it's awesome that you watched that trailer and despite the game playing just like every other DMC game, with lots of flair, and shitty metal, you're more concerned about Dante's hair color. If he acts like a cocky shit head just like he did in the other games, does it really matter what the hell his hair color is? 
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this is crap  
i was no fan of part 4 but id rather play that for the rest of my life than this
oh and why did they change the hair colour  i no its a reboot but dante was kool now he's
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@SnakeEyes327 said:
" @FourWude said:
" Exactly what an already increasingly homogenised games market needs.... another hack and slash game. "
Yeah, all those hack and slash games in the past year are really clogging the market right? If anything, hack and slash games try harder to stand out of the crowd by doing something different. "
You'd be surprised at how many games truly end up falling in generic hack and slash territory. And with the exception of Bayonetta all the others somewhat failed, yes even God of War 3 failed to live up its own lofty standards. 
 
When you overcook a genre, no matter how hard you try to spice it up, it becomes stale. Look at the FPS market and what it's becoming.
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REALIZING I am in the vast minority, I am kind of excited.
 
*everybody relax it's just a videogame*

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If you look at the top of this head carefully you can see that the roots of his hair are starting to turn silver/grey. It's especially noticeable around the section that he throws the car. Maybe story device?

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If this is like a 17 year old Dante or something then sure why the Hell not?  As long as he grays out at the end and has a lot of the original Dante's characteristics, especially quit smoking.  DMC has always been cheesy enough to have Dante quit smoking heroically.

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I like this. 
 
Dante looks like some street punk that you'd rather not fuck with lest you get a pipe to the head.
 
Besides hey, you can make up some back story for not having the white hair, big effin deal.

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I'm not going to complaing about the new look and feel of the new Dante and DMC in general, since I'll just end up crying in a corner again.  However, I want to know if anyone even wants a remake of the series. 
 
Personally, if they want to do anything they should have done an origin story of Virgil, instead.  I mean, we saw so little of his character in part 3 that it begs the question of what he was like as an adolescent.  It's either that, or make a DMC game that explains how Dante's attitude changed so drastically in part 2. 

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Ha ha, nice try Capcom. You almost got me! Now where's the real DMC5?

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Don't like the new Dante look, but I would like to play a new DMC. Guess I have to compromise.

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*sigh* Another gritty reboot. Fan-frelling-tastic.

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Just watched the new trailer.  Dante looks like some emo.  :/  I'm really excited to see a reboot for Devil May Cry, just his new look is dumb.

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I like devil may cry. I like ninja theory. Huge success!

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An electro-punk Dante, huh? 
 
This series COULD use some re-imagining.

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The Character Design is pretty bad, I am all for a reboot but at least keep some familiar feel to the character. This is supposed to be Dante after all.

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@p_p_o_d said:
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a Devil May Cry reboot,  made by Ninja Theory using Unreal Engine 3.   
 
 
got damn it capcom.
 

"
crackin me up, but this comment speaks the truth
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I love how everyone is already shunning this game after only seeing a 2 minute trailer. So early in the development process, it's really too hard to tell what this game will end up like and how it fits into the series. Either way, look at the bright side...it will probably be better than DMC2.

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A reboot will catch my eye and glad to see its in a Western studio so they could maybe relax the number of recycled bosses and the amount of damage they take. Good for Ninja Theory.

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@SnakeEyes327: shitty metal? can't make the difference, I don't like this kind of music. and it's a rebirth, so I don't think that he'll only have a new haircut. hell, we already know that it's not the same voice actor, new developer (wasn't a fan of Heavenly Sword) and they'll probably change the story as well. as a fan of the series, I just don't like it. you think that DMC needed a reboot, I don't so of course we're not going to agree.
 
and I really don't know why you care so much about my opinion lol, if you liked that trailer then good for you. I don't.
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Dante looks like hes been on meth or something, he just looks plain weird!  I have never been a huge fan of Devil May Cry but i did like the characters, they have actually gone and broken then only thing that didnt need fixing...

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tailer looked fun, just whiten the hair and ill be happy.

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@Rxanadu said:
" I'm not going to complaing about the new look and feel of the new Dante and DMC in general, since I'll just end up crying in a corner again.  However, I want to know if anyone even wants a remake of the series.  "
I've played all the games in the series, but I didn't enjoy 4 so much. Just a while ago I thought that if they just announced another game that seemed to be more of the same, I would lose interest completely. 
 
So this definetly seems fresh, if a bit weird, and it's at least caught my attention. We'll see where it goes from here.
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Dante seems like less of a completely unlikable, douchey twatbag in this.
 
Well, at least he LOOKS like less of one. But there's still that patch of white hair that needs to go.

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At least we still have Marvel vs Capcom 3 featuring the REAL Dante.

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This is stupid. This is stupid. This is so stupid.

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@AdamGS said:
" At least we still have Marvel vs Capcom 3 featuring the REAL Dante. "
I hope they add new Dante to the roster, so I can beat him up with old Dante.
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what the fuck did i just watch??

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 There is alot more Heavenly Sword hate then I seem to remember. 'Course, I never got around to playing it myself, but I don't remember it being so widely hated.
 

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Still looks better than DMC2. Many people seem to have forgotten what atrocity that game was.

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Worst thing i've ever saw, they probally should just rename it to prototype 2, that's what it looks like. Mediocre.

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people bothered with Dante's new look go to tweeter and send the hashtag #bringdanteslooksback and send it to Capcom_Unity or any of the Capcoms tweeters accounts. Retweet them and spread the word if you dislike the new look.

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As long as it isn't Devil May Cry 2, I'm happy. But still... I hate how Dante looks. I hope his attitude in the full game is much better and the game plays like the Devil May Cry I've come to know and love.

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Not feeling the large open neck of Dantes t-shirt,.

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I'd like to see a DmC HD Collection like was done for God of War. 

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The real Dante would never take fashion cues from Adam Lambert. As others have said, the Twilight comparison seems apt. More importantly--from a game play perspective, the fact that Ninja Theory is developing suggests a major step down for the series. Heavenly Sword was almost instantly forgettable. 
 
Fortunately, we still have Bayonetta.

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Wow, Dante looks pretty awful. Ninja Theory making a new DMC sounds cool but...not if Dante looks like that. lmao