Monday, December 8, 2014

Fez creator refused to cooperate with Microsoft

Phil Fish (Phil Fish), head of the studio Polytron and creator of the game Fez,announced that his next game will come in the store arcade games Xbox LIVE Arcade.He said this in an interview with Joystiq .
Game designer did not disclose the reasons why he decided to stop cooperation withMicrosoft. "Our next project will not come to XBLA, - said Fish. - I'm sorry that Microsoft is working in this way, but we gave them everything they needed from us." However, the developer said that he was pleased with the result of work with the company. "I'm sure people have heard a lot of horror stories about working with Microsoft to produce games in XBLA. But with us they were very understanding."
Phil Fish also suggested that funding for his next game, he can use the serviceKickstarter. Project funding will not begin until the release of Fez. According to game designer, this is due to a five-month delay in the payment of fees by Microsoft. This term, according to Fish, is sufficient to initiate the development of a new game.
Fez - logical platform from Phil Fish, Renaud Bedard and Rich Vreeland. Its main feature is considered to be the combination of two-dimensional gameplay and three-dimensional games of this genre, and visual style. The game is currently in the certification procedure. Its output is planned for the second quarter of 2012 exclusively on Xbox 360.