Scalebound

seen them do that several times throughout.

We've seen them, like Contraband got axed, like Scalebound got cancelled, like all of these third-party type of initiatives that IO Interactive's game, we had John Romero's game get cancelled, a handful of other indie projects that we'll probably never hear about.

They are well within their right to pull the deal, as PlayStation did at any point.

So we'll see how their strategy plays out, and we'll see how expensive that project gets, but I hope that they fund it all the way to completion because I just want it to exist.

Those were big stories last week.

Scalebound.

Kamiya still wants to make it with Xbox and Asha.

Then there's one story that's going to split the weeks.

I do also want to talk about something from last week.

Hideki Kamiya, who gave a wide-ranging interview, talked about physical media, things like that.

He has essentially put out an open call to Asha Sharma saying, hey, you know, when you're ready, we're ready to make Scalebound again for Xbox.

Because remember...

I see what you did there.

Hideki Kamiya recently stated in an IGN interview that he is, quote, 100% serious about reviving the canceled action RPG Scalebound if Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is ready to make it happen.

Kamiya Kamaya publicly reached out to leadership, stating that he and Clover's president, Kento Koyama, are fully on board to bring the game back to life, back to reality.

Nine years after the game was canceled, the team still looks back on the title in a fondly manner.

Could at least one of those games been a better prospect at selling, like the Project Dark game that was in development that, or we had already seen footage of? Would that, that or some other project that they canceled been a more-

Scalebound, man

... uh, yeah, Scalebound, they could...

That have been a more, I don't know, I guess, uh, approachable project for, for audiences? Gen, Gen Z, Gen...

You know, as far as they're concerned adapting maybe to more one of those projects than they would, say, a Kojima game right about now? [coughs]

He once again is requested to make scale bound.

He was speaking in an interview with VGC and when asked if Asha Sharma had asked about Scalebound, he said, well, no, but now's my opportunity to once again say that if they want to do it, let's make it happen.

Clover's president, Kento Kiyoma, is on board too, he added.

Kamiya then asked the site to include some of what little Scalebound footage was released to the public just so Sharma could take a look.

So, you know, like I'm going to bring it back to my college days, man.

I had like a buddy who just really wanted to get laid and he was just swiping right on everything.

It's guaranteed now.

Scalebound is coming back.

Nearly a decade on, legendary director Hideki Kamiya has said he's 100% serious about reviving Xbox's Scalebound.

Just going to find

the hard drive it's

He then explained that Clovers might not be in a position to do that right this second, but But I strongly believe that if you want something strongly enough, you eventually find a way to make it happen.

That's the case with Akami right now, where even after all these years, the opportunity once again presented itself.

And I hope that will be the case with Scalebound in the future.