UK-based Rebellion Developments is a pretty unique proposition within the games industry; its connection with the cult British comic 2000AD (which it owns) means that it can call upon famous properties such as Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd, but it also creates its own range of IP, such as the best-selling Sniper Elite series and the upcoming Strange Brigade.
The company has supported Nintendo systems in the past, with Rogue Trooper hitting the Wii and Sniper Elite V2 being released on the Wii U. Now, CEO Jason Kingsley has confirmed to VG247 that it will be bringing games to the Switch:
Switch is a really important format to us. We are working on Switch titles. It’s a different power of machine, so you have to be a bit careful – it’s not as powerful as PS4 or the Xbox. We can’t just port our games onto Switch, you’ve gotta think of new and interesting ideas.
One of the things we’ve been through is console change. We were on the first PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4. There’s always a new challenge. We make games very cost effectively. Our games sell half as well as the biggest games out there and that’s pretty damn good, but our games cost a tenth of what ours cost to make.
What games do you think we'll see on Switch? We've already had the Rogue Trooper reboot (which was developed externally), so perhaps another 2000AD game is in the offing? Or maybe Rebellion will aim (no pun intended) to adapt its Sniper Elite franchise for the hybrid console? Let us know what you'd like to see by posting a comment.
[source vg247.com]
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The more games the better
Sniper elite 4 lol
I'm always in for a gyro aim improved Zombie Army trilogy at the right price. Sniper Elite collection is good as well. Just no full price half game please... I played Sniper Elite 2 on Wii U and enjoyed it, but no co-op was a really bad move.
I'm not sure if any 2000AD property is as well known as Judge Dredd. I'm sure it has a wealth of great stuff to pull from, but most of it is probably relatively unknown outside UK.
Would love to see a remaster of the Atari Jaguar’s Aliens Vs Predator!!!!
Great news! Sniper Elite Or a Sniper Elite collection would be a day one purchase for me.
"our games cost a tenth of what ours cost to make"
@steve_1978 that made me smile - now they are just showing off.
I hope they port some of their titles over but more importantly I hope they do something from scratch.
Battlezone is also coming this summer!
The switch audience is really diverse. It’s good to have something for everyone.
PLEASE port Sniper Elite 3 and/or Sniper Elite 4 :-3
@SmaggTheSmug if memory serves, wasn’t there a graffiti kid called Chopper in the 2000AD universe? I’d play that character for sure
I'd be curious what this company would come up with that's unique for Switch. They seem good at taking small budgets and making big things. Sniper isn't a very polished series, but it's solid enough to make me interested. And good to see devs thinking of unique games to make for Switch rather than just making inferior ports of PC games, as well. Multiplat is great and all but I miss the days where most studios made different games for different platforms to use the strengths of that platform In the 16 bit days, Genesis games had a very different feel from SNES games for this reason. They took advantage of the faster frame rendering on the Genesis even if gfx took a hit.
When we have a game announcement I'll take them seriously. Till then, this is just lip service.
Sniper elite and I'm in!
Please please sniper elite collection this has to happen!
Honestly, i just wanna play sniper elite 4 on my switch but if they come out with a new se i would definitly get it (as long as its not $60 like every other switch game lol)
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