Blitz Games puts Possession on hold for major next-gen title

In a report from Next-Gen, Blitz Games said that the team working on the undead title Possession (presumably coming to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360) is now focused on a “major” next-gen title.

The mystery project has not yet been revealed, but Blitz Games referred to the franchise as new and unlike the current core of Blitz’s games.

Blitz Games announced earlier that Possession‘s production was “halted for the time being” and was unable to give further comments on the matter. But today, an email from a representative of the UK-based developer company explained why the multi-platform zombie game was in hiatus, stating:

Work on Possession is temporarily on hold but only because we’ve reassigned the team to work on a  major new project on PS3 and X360. The new project is also a massive departure in style and content for Blitz Games and will appear on the Volatile label.

It appears that the new title is in need of all the help it could get. Even after the core development team on Possession shifted to the new title production, Blitz Games is still looking for more developers to work on the project. Unashamedly advertising in the e-mail sent to Next-Gen, it stated:

This also means that we are on an even more aggressive recruitment drive and looking for experienced programmers and artists for what will be a very high profile title. We can’t say any more at this point in time except that we are truly honoured to be working with one of the most respected publishers in the world on this project.

Details on the project will probably get revealed as progress is made. Volatile Games is the “mature” label for games developed by Blitz and should hint that the game will be for mature players only.

In a report from Next-Gen, Blitz Games said that the team working on the undead title Possession (presumably coming to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360) is now focused on a “major” next-gen title.

The mystery project has not yet been revealed, but Blitz Games referred to the franchise as new and unlike the current core of Blitz’s games.

Blitz Games announced earlier that Possession‘s production was “halted for the time being” and was unable to give further comments on the matter. But today, an email from a representative of the UK-based developer company explained why the multi-platform zombie game was in hiatus, stating:

Work on Possession is temporarily on hold but only because we’ve reassigned the team to work on a  major new project on PS3 and X360. The new project is also a massive departure in style and content for Blitz Games and will appear on the Volatile label.

It appears that the new title is in need of all the help it could get. Even after the core development team on Possession shifted to the new title production, Blitz Games is still looking for more developers to work on the project. Unashamedly advertising in the e-mail sent to Next-Gen, it stated:

This also means that we are on an even more aggressive recruitment drive and looking for experienced programmers and artists for what will be a very high profile title. We can’t say any more at this point in time except that we are truly honoured to be working with one of the most respected publishers in the world on this project.

Details on the project will probably get revealed as progress is made. Volatile Games is the “mature” label for games developed by Blitz and should hint that the game will be for mature players only.