Upstart Nibris, a small development studio based in Poland, has revealed that it is working on two projects for Nintendo's next generation console, codenamed Revolution. The games exist in pre-alpha form - one earlier than the other - and neither has a publisher, but the developer is hopeful that both works will get picked up in the near future.  
 
Nibris head Piotr Orlovsky recently chatted with IGN Revolution about the company and its would-be Revolution titles.
 
Orlovsky explained that Nibris consists of about 14 people, most of whom have experience with PC games, and that the studio is still without Revolution development hardware. However, it is working in conjunction with a big Polish publisher to gain access to GameCube development kits, whose architecture is similar to that of Revolution.  
 
The studio is in talks with three publishers for its Revolution projects, according to Orlovsky. "We have many ideas that can only be realized by Revolution," he said.  
 
"We do not make games for money, but for sheer pleasure. We create games which we would like to play, but they are missing from the market. Our games are only for Nintendo - only DS and Revolution can realize our visions," Orlovsky explained. "We agree with Nintendo that the market needs new ideas, not just larger amounts of polygons. Of course it doesn't mean that we will not pay attention to the graphics -- definitely not! However we want the games to provide entertainment in the first place. Our aim is to make the player feel emotions and feelings. We desire real smiles, sadness, fear and tears. We believe we are able to achieve this."  
 
Lofty goals, to be sure, and Nibris is currently looking for more talented individuals to help tackle the challenge.  
 
The company's first and more advanced Revolution project is called Raid Over the River. A DS version is also in development. Raid Over the River is a vertical shooter in which players control an air combat vehicle through a series of missions. The title will employ an "easy to learn, but hard to master" flight model, 10 different levels taking place in changing time and weather conditions, and at least four different aircraft, each with differing attributes. Available flight vehicles will include a fighter-class plane, bomber, transporter or AWACS, according to Nibris.  
 
Conceptual screenshots of the title have been included in this article.  
 

 

 
The company's second game, Sadness, is nothing like the first. Nibris would like to keep the specifics a secret for the moment, but Orlovsky did provide a general overview in his own words.  
 
"All I can say now is that it is going to be a gothic horror [game], which will scare not with the amount of blood but with sheer atmosphere. Imagine a game in which you do not use guns or knives but you will have to protect yourself with the objects you find exploring the ground -- a stone, a stick, etc," he said. "Some examples of using the controller - you swing a torch with it to scare the rats off; you slit the throat (controller as a piece of glass or a knife); if you want to climb the wall you will have to hook a rope over the piece of a wall sticking out (controller serving as a lasso). And this is only the beginning."  
 
Orlovsky noted that the title will be designed from the ground up as a single-player experience and aimed at adults with strong nerves. "Let me mention that the scenario will have associations with narcolepsy, nyctophobia and paranoid schizophrenia," he added. "The scenario will surprise you."  
 
Neither project has a release date, although a DS version of Raid Over the River is scheduled to debut at E3 2006. Nibris has suggested that the Revolution build may also appear in some form.  
 
The upstart studio clearly has some uphill battles before any of these concepts can be made into playable, presentable works, but it's definitely got heart and dedication on its side.  
 
Publishers interested in contacting Nibris can visit the studio's official website at www.nibris.net.  
 
Readers can check out additional concepts and artwork for Raid Over the River in our media section below.
 
Source : IGN

March 8, 2006 - Nintendo revealed last year that its next generation console, codenamed Revolution, would be able to play back DVD movies, an option not available on GameCube. The company stated at the time that a small attachment would enable DVD movie-playback. Pundits assumed that the Big N would take a cue from Microsoft and release a separately sold dongle to unlock DVD movie options, as Bill Gates and company did with the original Xbox. This explanation seemed to make the most sense given that Revolution's self-loading media bay would play both proprietary GameCube optical discs and Revolution's 12-centimeter optical discs, which are the same size as standard CDs and DVDs.  
 
But as it turns out, that may not be true.  
We don't know if we simply missed it during the hustle and bustle of E3 2005 or of Nintendo has since updated its official documentation on Revolution, but recently discovered wording on the console's DVD solution suggests that it may not use a dongle after all. Take a look at the official description of the console's media capabilities, quoted verbatim from Nintendo's press release.  
 
Two Disc Formats, One Slot: Instead of a tray, a single, innovative, self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs. Owners will have the option of equipping a small, self-contained attachment to play movies and other DVD content.
 
It's the second sentence that threw us for a loop. A small, "self-contained attachment" to play movies and other DVD content. Unless we're missing something, a self-contained attachment seems to suggest that Nintendo might sell a Revolution DVD-drive separately.
 
An odd choice of words in the press release or a vague confirmation that a separate drive is in the works? Let the speculation begin.
 
Source : IGN

Thursday, March 09, 2006
Fired, NDA Broken, Experiment failed.
 
Dear Readers,
 
I’ve enjoyed spoiling information about our upcoming game No End Soon for several months. There’s only one huge problem, I’m fired and the experiment failed. Without noticing it seems I’ve indeed broken our NDA with Nintendo. While this doesn’t have direct influence on the game development of No End Soon, it has direct consequences for me personally. In other words, this experiment failed and I’m fired.
 
This also means everything I’ve scheduled in the past is cancelled forever. I’ve no permission to reply to any comments anymore, so please understand this will be my last post here forever. Everything which will remain unclear is something I can’t help.
 
I regret it has to go this way, as I really enjoyed this unique development cycle. While this last post may be seen as some kind of victory for some of you, I can assure you this is something you didn’t want to happen and you will understand why at E3.
 
This post will be up for only a few days and gets deleted afterwards. I’m not aware any more of what is happing in the project, so I simply can’t update you anymore, as I'm gone. I’m fired for a few weeks already, but today I decided to tell you all it happened.
 
Now to end this last post, I’d like to thank you all, both believers and disbelievers. Both of you will be surprised at E3, when both of you can see this product in running action in real time. The fun will in fact start in a few days already actually. The last minute change which happened at GCD was real, whether you believe me or not. This information will be revealed at GCD. Before I got fired I was aware of some things –not all- that Mr.Iwata will announce at GCD. It will be a true E3-teaser show. I lied about the controller changes? I did not, you will see at GCD. Remember the minor changes I told you before about the controller (reason why I’ve never showed you a full picture of the controller).
 
You will NOT know anything about the third revolutionary aspect at GCD, but you will certainly get teased. You will know lots of new details. You will know more about the DVD attachment. You will know more about the flash memory. You will know more about Revolution-DS connectivity. You will know more about (if not all) about Virtual Console. You will hear new game announcements. You will NOT see actual game screenshots/video of Revolution games, but you will see the controller in action of the you know which highly anticipated game. You will get almost exactly the same global release date schedule as I’ve given before. This GCD will be a real preview of what’s coming at E3.
 
To end this I strongly suggest you all and specially the non believers to keep an eye at the minor changes of the controller. You should be able to know which NDA I’ve broken as these minor changes will more or less reveal the third revolutionary controller.
 
The official website of this game will launch days before E3. I was told this before I got fired as well. No End Soon working title is gone and replaced by the final name. As soon the website will turn up I will turn up at IGN/Gamespot to confirm this, which will prove this whole experiment was real, but failed because I’ve gave in to much into requests of give more hints.
 
Please enjoy the future,
Signing out – Mr.Inc

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