505 Games and MercurySteam to Partner on New 3rd-Person Action RPG for Consoles and PC - News

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505 Games and MercurySteam announced a partnership to co-publish and co-develop a new third-person action RPG for consoles and PC. 

The game is codenamed Project Iron and is set in a dark fantasy world. The IP will be co-owned by 505 Games parent company Digital Bros. and MercurySteam.

"We are thrilled to work with the team at MercurySteam, a proven studio that over the years has created numerous phenomenal IPs—including the recent hit release Metroid Dread in partnership with Nintendo," said Digital Bros. Group co-CEOs Raffi and Rami Galante.

"With MercurySteam’s creative vision and talent and 505 Games extensive experience, gamers can expect a high-quality, captivating and engaging video game."

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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EspadaGrim (on 01 December 2021)

Happy to see this studio start to find more success, I liked the their Castlevania games for what they were.

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G2ThaUNiT (on 30 November 2021)

Ngl, I thought Nintendo was going to scoop up MercurySteam for their amazing work on Metroid Dread

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Dulfite G2ThaUNiT (on 30 November 2021)

They usually make studios prove themselves over multiple games and even then it isn't a guarantee. AlphaDream had a good amount of success and was never bought. Next Level Games had to make two successful Luigi's Mansion games before being bought.

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G2ThaUNiT Dulfite (on 30 November 2021)

True, but I personally did enjoy Metroid Samus Returns. I guess it wasn't a commercial success, though

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Kakadu18 Dulfite (on 01 December 2021)

NLG wasn't bought because of Luigi's Mansion 3's success but because the owners wanted to sell.

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Dulfite Kakadu18 (on 01 December 2021)

Both were contributing factors. I highly doubt Nintendo would have bought them had the game not been a success and they would have had to sell to someone else.

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EspadaGrim G2ThaUNiT (on 01 December 2021)

Nintendo doesn’t really work that way, Next Level Games were only bought because the owners forced their hand when they announced that they wanted to sell.

Also 30% of MecuryStream is already owned by Nordisk Film.

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