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Del Toro 'not giving up' on InSane

Eddie Makuch
By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

Filmmaker "talking to developers" about getting back to work on game; says Valve is a dream developer for project.

Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro is "not giving up" on his action game trilogy InSane. THQ officially canceled the game in August, but del Toro told Kotaku recently that discussions are underway to bring the game to market.

"When something doesn't happen in one way, I just continue pursuing it in another way. I own the property and I control it. I'm not giving up on InSane," he said.

Del Toro was asked which studio would be a "dream developer" for InSane, and he responded with Half-Life and Left 4 Dead company Valve. He said he is a "big fan" of the outfit.

InSane was to be a collaborative effort between del Toro and Saints Row studio Volition. It was not expected to arrive for another two or three years. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of InSane.

Eddie Makuch
By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He works out of the company's Boston office in Somerville, Mass., and loves extra chunky peanut butter.

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Wensea10
Wensea10

The trailer was brief but this game looks amazingly compelling.

Norrie91
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Just the thought of Del Toro making a game makes me happy, so this better happen or some heads are gonna roll!!

00LiteYear
00LiteYear like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

When i first saw the game's title, i immediately thought Infamous

DrKill09
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Hopefully he finds a competent developer.  I mean, I loved THQ, but they are on their way out.  They are making the same stupid decisions that Midway did towards the end.

SirNormanislost
SirNormanislost

Guillermo del Toro is an amazing director, a huge comic book lover, his monster designs are amazing and will fight for what he thinks is best for his project (he spent 2 years arguing to get Ron pearlman the roll of hellboy a great choice)

 

i never realised he was involved but this games just gone on my list to watch

gamingfrendly
gamingfrendly

valve would be a great place for this guy to work on his game but i dont think they will do it they like to own whats they are working on to stay independent so idk.

toddx77
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Nothing wrong with going to Valve.  Thank god he doesn't want to go to Activision, EA, or Capcom.

mattcake
mattcake

Whoah, whoah, whoah... hold the phone. Valve still makes games?! Sure doesn't feel like it nowadays.

toddx77
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 @mattcake Counter Strike Global Offensive came out a few months ago and DOTA 2 is nearing release.

Evilbunz
Evilbunz

I would pick Team Ico.... i have yet to play a better game then shadow of the colossus. 

bongsyas_23
bongsyas_23 like.author.displayName 1 Like

if i get to choose only one developer, it'll be Valve indeed

ImpliedBunny
ImpliedBunny

Del Toro is one of my favorite people.  He is just so passionate with every project he does.  He comes across as so genuine and down to earth.    a breath of fresh air when so many people in his line of work are so cynical and machine-like.

hippiesanta
hippiesanta like.author.displayName 1 Like

Looks like anothe generic FPS ...... I'll skip

The_GooBear
The_GooBear like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @hippiesanta Funny. I didn't see any gameplay suggesting it's a FPS or even a shooter for that matter. You're talking about Valve, so show some respect. Not some lazy dev group like NaughtyDog

crazycat690
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 @The_GooBear  HEY! WOW! Some "lazy dev group like Naughty DoG"? You're some piece of work, there's so many other studios to choose from and you chose to accuse Naughty Dog of being lazy? Naughty Dog deserve respect too, the creator of Crash, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted and the Upcoming The Last of Us, none of their titles does only one thing, they always do something different with their games. Lets compare with the recent Valve games, TF2, a straight up multiplayer shooter, and unless you count buying tons of hats as innovative there's not much new nor different in that game. You're calling Naughty Dog lazy when you say respect Valve? Valve didn't create CS, someone modded Half Life, that's a familiar story with Valve.Don't really wanna disrespect Valve, but to have the balls to say that about Naughty Dog at the same time you act like your favorite dev do automatically deserve respect you just seem like a idiot. Or a troll, did I just spend 7 min feeding a shitty troll? Think I did, well I'll post this comment anyway, just 'cause..

crazycat690
crazycat690

 @i-like-me  @The_GooBear It's not an opinion to contradict fact, fact is Naughty Dog is NOT a lazy dev, they're quite busy. I'd say Valve, doesn't matter if they're brilliant or not, are indeed lazy compared to any other big developer simply because their quite "laid back" attitude. Sure, it's a good attitude in the end, but it's also the reason we've seen nothing of HL3 yet.

Granpire
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Good luck on getting Valve to work on an IP they don't own.

 

When Valve makes a game, they OWN the game. There's no such thing as a Valve licensed game.

Lhomity
Lhomity

 @Granpire Except they're developing Dota 2 and have already trademarked the name of the Warcraft 3 mod they never had a hand in.

Granpire
Granpire like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @Lhomity Except they hired the developer that made the original mod. So they OWN the game, like I said.

 

Similar stories happened Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter Strike. Unless Del Toro joins Valve, he won't be able to make this game. And considering it's just a film director's idea of a game where players "where every single action makes [players] question their own senses of morality and reality", and the the man has no experience in game development, it's not something Valve will support.

 

Valve has only ever hired developers that have something to show for themselves, and Del Toro is no more qualified to be a game designer than you or I.

Granpire
Granpire

 @PS2fweak  @Lhomity I disagree. The kinds of narratives that films can tell are very different from the kinds that games can tell. Writing, directing, and producing don't have exact equivalents in game design, and they take a different kind of experience.

PS2fweak
PS2fweak

 @Granpire  @Lhomity Yeah, but we have no idea what Valve would do in a situation like this. We also have no idea how they feel about someone as talented as Guillermo del Toro. He's far more qualified to be a game designer than you or I. He could write, direct, and produce it. He just needs a team to develop it.

PS2fweak
PS2fweak

I didn't really trust Volition anyways. They make fun games, but I would love to see a more quality developer like Valve working with Del Toro.

cfstar
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"Del Toro was asked which studio would be a "dream developer" for InSane, and he responded with Half-Life and Left 4 Dead company Valve. He said he is a "big fan" of the outfit."

 

Just reading this was enough for me to need a change of pants.

Succumbus
Succumbus

It's good that a letdown like the cancellation of a game doesn't push him off. I guess that's why he is successful in lots of ways.

wyan_
wyan_

Wow this is the coolest news I've heard in a while. When it was previously announced that said that Insane was canned, I remember saying I was disappointed because I love Del Toro's relentless attention to detail. It's great to see his intentions on getting the game off the ground are just as relentless. It's even better that he wants to work with Valve. That's a match made in heaven.

Matty_gamer
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Am sure valve would love to collaborate with Mr. Del Toro. Valve has a good eye for talent and quality.

oldschoolvandal
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Find yorself a good team and go "kickstarter" the damn thing!! :)

PS2fweak
PS2fweak

 @oldschoolvandal This.

oldschoolvandal
oldschoolvandal

@PS2fweak Forgive my ignorance but I have no idea of what you meant....

cfstar
cfstar

 @oldschoolvandal  @PS2fweak It's a forum language thing(for lack of better name). It means they agree with you, to the point that you took the words out of their mouths.

Hairygrim
Hairygrim

If this happens it could be amazing. Kinda worried about the potential problems the similarities with inFamous' logo could create, though.

SolidTy
SolidTy

Good luck, Del Toro.

 

I am not excited, but I am glad you are. I hope all works well.

hella_epic
hella_epic

valve and Del Toro would make an amazing game,i'm glad that he hasn't given up...i hope you this see's the light of day :) you keep going Del Toro :D

Thanatos2k
Thanatos2k

Good choice to keep this game away from THQ

tomertop
tomertop

Yeah... you do that

we need new IPs

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