Sorry Dudes, no TMNT game from Rocksteady.

[TurtleTitan97]

Went online today and found this, http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29233 Sorry guys.:tsad:

[oldmanwinters]

Good to know that this rumor can finally be put out of its misery.

Sorry that it isn't going to happen though... could have been awesome. But, ultimately, too good to be true for a franchise like TMNT.

Also... I'm seriously impressed that the whole internet rumor probably got started on account of a fan speculation thread on our Forums. That's just hilarious.

[Redeemer]

Also... I'm seriously impressed that the whole internet rumor probably got started on account of a fan speculation thread on our Forums. That's just hilarious.

Lol this is true :lol:

But I am sad bc the more I thought about it the more the idea grew on me. I would have loved something like that, but unfortunately our dreams have been stomped on.....

[ToTheNines]

Anyone who believed that "rumor" needs electric shock therapy.

[Redeemer]

Anyone who believed that "rumor" needs electric shock therapy.

Im not sure if people necessarily believed it, but I know many people were liking the idea

[Kendamu]

I'm so surprised! I knew in my heart that it had to be true! Why, heart, did you betray me?!?!

:P

[Andrew NDB]

From the fake synopsis of the fake game, maybe we dodged a bullet.

[oldmanwinters]

I don't know if "Paul Gale Network" (http://paulgalenetwork.com/home/2012/01/20/paul-gale-network-has-one-juicy-rumor-rocksteadys-next-game-after-batman-arkham-city/) has any semblance of "journalistic credentials" but if they do, they ought to be revoked immediately.

This is just bad work:
I have not been able to confirm this game’s validity and that’s why even if I do share the news, it will be listed as a rumor.
That's the fundamental problem right there.

In this particular case, it’s more along the lines of rumblings and small talk than anything concrete.
He likely meant to say, "I was googling about video games, Rocksteady studios, and/or TMNT and I found a whole forum thread of some fans discussing an Arkham City TMNT game. OMG! Can it be true?"

I contacted Rocksteady about this rumored project and as expected, didn’t get a confirmation or denial, but I’ll tell you that it’s definitely something that if true, would make me extremely happy.
Translation: "It was a slow news day, and I needed an article for the site."

The ironic thing about this is, that after handing the Batman: Arkham City team PGN’s Best Adventure Game of E3 2011 award last June, I even recommended a few people at the booth, this very idea to be their next project.
Translation: "I have an exaggerated estimation of my own sphere of influence."

On the one hand, the people where I’m hearing rumors from in no way knew about the conversation that I had at E3 about this game…which makes me think it is possibly true.
Translation: "There are a lot of other TMNT fans across the internet who have been desperate for a great Turtles game, think their favorite franchise could be as awesome as Batman if given the right opportunity, and I had a daydream about a TMNT Mod for Arkham City.

On the other hand, it could just be a big coincidence (yet coming from a couple different places), not to mention a couple of other parts that make me feel a little skeptical.
Translation: "If enough people believe in something strongly enough, it might just happen."

Believe me, I’ve learned a lot as a journalist over the years
Translation: "I do what I have to do to get people talking and draw my paycheck."

And from my own internet searching, it’s what you wanted…

Take it for what you will, but here’s what I got:

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Crisis is the alleged name of the title.
- Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo are the four playable characters, each with their own varied move set and weapon of choice (sword, bo staff, sai, and nunchucku…respectively).
- Flashbacks are played as Master Splinter/Hamato Yoshi.
- Shurikens, smoke bombs, grappling hooks, and climbing foot spikes.
- Gameplay and story/stage progression similar to Batman: Arkham City.
- Classic characters such as Bebop and Rocksteady (warthog and rhinoceros), Dr. Baxter Stockman, Shredder (Oroku Saki), and Krang act as bosses and in the case of the humans-turned-mutants, you fight them in both forms throughout the story.
- The Turtle Van and Turtle Blimp will be present and with them and other gadgets, the Wii U build is expected to have touch screen controls for specific actions.
- Multiplayer is unknown.
- Graphics engine used is that of Arkham City.
- The game is expected to be more dark than slapstick, but the turtles themselves and their interactions with the Foot Clan, bosses, and story characters like April O’Neil and Casey Jones will still have comedy attached.
- Purportedly being in development for Wii U, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
- Careful selection of voice actors to bring the universe to life as well as Rocksteady did with their two Batman games.
- Manhattan Crisis shares a similar name to the 1991/1992 NES title, “The Manhattan Project”, but is very much its own title.

Translation: "I've never read Mirage TMNT Comics, watched the 4Kids show, or played through any of the recent video games, but I really loved the old show and toylines. They should totally make a game like that, just... ya'know hardcore and edgy to please my late-20s tastes in entertainment!"

[Kendamu]

From the fake synopsis of the fake game, maybe we dodged a bullet.


A fake bullet.

[Ninjinister]

Went online today and found this, http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29233 Sorry guys.:tsad:

old (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showpost.php?p=910833&postcount=149)

I don't know if "Paul Gale Network" has any semblance of "journalistic credentials" but if they do, they ought to be revoked immediately.
Well, I thought he was a total bullsh**ter when he claimed there was a Smash Bros.-like game coming out by Sony, when he was the only one with info, and had zero evidence other than a logo that was obviously made in MS-Paint.

And then it turned out to be true.

But yeah, his rundown of the "rumor" sounds more like a wishlist.

[Hermano Dyvas]

I liked this reaction:

"Now if Rocksteady isn't making the new game, can we assume that Bebop will instead? :P"

:D

[gobo]

Rocksteady's a videogame programmer now? :o Where'd he get those brain cells from??

[oldmanwinters]

Rocksteady's a videogame programmer now? :o Where'd he get those brain cells from??

To be fair, comic books and video games were just about the only things Rocks and Bebop thought about in the FW series. For all we know, they could have been gifted literary critics. :lol:

Although Bebop's tech skills clearly left much to be desired in the episode "Cowabunga Shredhead" when he couldn't even insert a computer disk properly. So if either one of them had tech expertise it would have had to have been Rocksteady.

[Jester]

I liked this reaction:

"Now if Rocksteady isn't making the new game, can we assume that Bebop will instead? :P"

:D
Rocksteady's a videogame programmer now? :o Where'd he get those brain cells from??
Well there goes my well placed, "Isn't it ironic the company's name is Rocksteady." joke. Man, I am sooo late to the party.

EDIT: After reading Winter's response and in thinking back to Winter's commentary on the article, I can only come to one conclusion, Paul Gale Network IS Bebop and Rocksteady! Just add some snorts to the article...you'll see it.
I contacted Rocksteady *snort* about this rumored project and as expected, didn’t get a confirmation or denial, but I’ll tell you that it’s definitely something that if true, *snort* would make me extremely happy.

[Notyetasuperhero]

A tad disappointed but its nice to have some official closure

[Candy Kappa]

Did this really need it's own thread?

[Jester]

Did this really need it's own thread?
For well placed Bebop and Rocksteady jokes... No... not really.

[Oculus Orbus]

Not that I ever thought it'd happen, but man, it would have been so cool.

[Jester]

Does this mean we could look forward to Konami reacquiring the license?

[stormbringer]

Does this mean we could look forward to Konami reacquiring the license?

I don't know why they moved the license from Konami anyway. Ubisofts one game sucked!:P

[Jester]

I don't know why they moved the license from Konami anyway. Ubisofts one game sucked!:P
Ubisoft did several games. They did the TMNT tie in game on several platforms, Smash Up, Turtles in Time Reshelled, several mobile games.

[stormbringer]

Ubisoft did several games. They did the TMNT tie in game on several platforms, Smash Up, Turtles in Time Reshelled, several mobile games.

Oops the only one I played was the movie TMNT movie game. Were the others any good?

[Jester]

Oops the only one I played was the movie TMNT movie game. Were the others any good?
I haven't heard good things about any but the Game Boy Advance version of TMNT.

[stormbringer]

I haven't heard good things about any but the Game Boy Advance version of TMNT.

Hopefully we'll get some better games,now that the new show is starting this year.

[Donnie]

This news makes my heart sad. :(

[The Stryker]

Seriously?

It's like getting sad when you go outside only to notice that the grass isn't made of cotton candy.

[Powder]

^ This.

Anyone who believed this was happening probably still believes in the tooth fairy.

[Jester]

^ This.

Anyone who believed this was happening probably still believes in the tooth fairy.

There's no....

LIES!!! MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE!!!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Why would Rocksteady create a TMNT game? He and Bebop don't want the TMNT as heroes. :)

Actually, maybe the name "Rocksteady" created this rumor.

[ZariusTwo]

We live in a world where Pooh's Adventures have more authenticity than this game. THAT's the sad thing.

[Panda Khan]

Bummer. IGN built my hopes up.

[Peanut]

Does this mean we could look forward to Konami reacquiring the license?

People need to stop saying this. F*cking Konami made a couple great side-scrolling beat-em-ups in an era where those games were relevant. Those kinds of games? Not relevant anymore...at all. You can also add Konami to that group of non-relevant things.

Hopes should be low no matter WHO gets the licence, because no one is going to dump any significant amount of money into the development of a legitimate Ninja Turtles game. Having Nickledeon on the other end of the deal pretty much seals that fact.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

We live in a world where Pooh's Adventures have more authenticity than this game. THAT's the sad thing.

Why that? TMNT considered "too violent"?

[ZariusTwo]

Why that? TMNT considered "too violent"?

That was a joke referencing to a particulary annoying meme on the 'net (http://encyclopediadramatica.ch/Pooh%27s_Adventures), one that pissed off TGWTG.com (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/blogs/latest/entry/a-rant-on-the-qpoohs-adventuresq-youtube-videos)

I only just found out there's one of Turtles Forever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwQi2m0IpY8) too.

[Jester]

Um...could this be a reveal of the new video game licenser?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/046-Random-Turtles_1329241979.jpg

[Peanut]

I would say yes. Activision isn't exactly in the business of making pajamas, so I'm going to assume they've acquired the license. I'm not too sure of the previous/current relationship of Activision and Nick, but I THINK they put out an iCarly game, so I guess that's something. I was under the impression Activision Blizzard was trying to distance themselves from licensed games, but perhaps they saw some merit in licensing Nick properties, especially now that THQ has apparently backed waaaaay out of that market.

[Jester]

The only reason I posed it as a question is that there was absolutely no hype made about Activision being the new home of the Turtles in video games. It was totally quiet. Then again, games based on TV series usually come out even after the series premieres.

[oldmanwinters]

Ah-ha, the final nail in the coffin to the Rocksteady Studios rumor!

[ToTheNines]

Jester, I believe that news is thread-worthy.

Wher ever you found that, did they also have "info posters" for Raph and Mike? The Don and Leo one's have been very informative.

[gobo]

Absolutely, Jester! It took me a while to figure out you didn't mean "Nick Digital" cuz I couldn't make out that last line the first couple times I saw it. :P

[Ninjinister]

Oh good. Now if the game sucks hard, the gaming community can directly blame Bobby Kotick, even if he hasn't any idea of what goes into the game.