Private Division Announces Publishing Partnership With Pokémon Developer Game Freak - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 May 2023 / 2,369 Views
Private Division, the publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, announced it has signed a publishing partnership with Pokémon developer Game Freak.
The game to be published is codenamed Project Bloom and is a brand-new action-adventure IP. It is in early development and does not have a release date yet, however, it is expected to launch during Take-Two's 2026 fiscal year.
"We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to create new IP that is bold and tonally different from our prior work," said Game Freak Director Kota Furushima.
"From the beginning, Private Division was the publisher we wanted to work with on our new game. Their track record and global expertise give us all the confidence to create a sweeping new action-adventure game that we can’t wait to share more about in the future."
Private Division head and Take-Two Interactive chief strategy officer Michael Worosz added, "Over the past three decades, you’d be hard pressed to find a studio which has released more iconic hits than Game Freak. We’re ready to help Game Freak unleash their potential and we’re honored to be the first Western publisher to work alongside this exceptionally talented and proven team to bring a bold new IP to market."
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I hope they help gamefreak programming side of things after what they did with Scarlett
They can do what they want I guess but I do wish they would put more effort into their flagship series before they start expanding with other projects.
AFAIK Nintendo pays them peanuts for their games, so no wonder they don't bother. Good thing for GF that they own 34% of TPC too.
Well I hope that would bring pokemon to a whole new level.
