{"id":159474,"date":"2023-05-15T04:13:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T04:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=159474"},"modified":"2023-05-16T04:14:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T04:14:11","slug":"pokemon-developer-game-freak-and-private-division-collaborate-on-a-new-game-titled-project-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/pokemon-developer-game-freak-and-private-division-collaborate-on-a-new-game-titled-project-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon developer Game Freak and Private Division Collaborate on a New Game Titled Project Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Renowned Pok\u00e9mon creator Game Freak has announced a partnership with Take-Two Interactive’s Private Division label for an upcoming action-adventure game, codenamed Project Bloom.<\/span><\/p>\n Currently in its early development stages, Project Bloom is set to showcase a different side of Game Freak, with a new and unique tone compared to their previous work.<\/span><\/p>\n As part of the announcement, Private Division and Game Freak revealed the first piece of concept art for Project Bloom.<\/span><\/p>\n The image displays a lone warrior, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, complete with a conical hat and sword.<\/span><\/p>\n The warrior is surrounded by an ancient, swampy forest filled with fluorescent spores. The artwork was created by Kazuma Koda, known for his work on titles such as Nier: Automata, Bayonetta 2, Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu!, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.<\/span><\/p>\n The warrior is surrounded by an ancient, swampy forest filled with fluorescent spores. The artwork was created by Kazuma Koda, known for his work on titles such as Nier: Automata, Bayonetta 2, Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu!, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\r\n\r\n Project Bloom is slated for release during Take-Two Interactive’s 2026 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n Kota Furushima, Director at Game Freak, expressed excitement for the opportunity to create a new IP that is both bold and tonally different from the studio’s previous projects.<\/span><\/p>\n Private Division’s track record and global expertise have given Game Freak the confidence to develop a new action-adventure game that they are eager to share more about in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n Although Game Freak is best known for its work on Pok\u00e9mon games, the company has a history of developing non-Pok\u00e9mon titles.<\/span><\/p>\n Some of these include Pocket Card Jockey, a 3DS game from 2013 that was later remastered on Apple Arcade, and Little Town Hero, a charming RPG from 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n Project Bloom appears to be a more ambitious endeavor, potentially with a darker tone compared to the studio’s previous side projects.<\/span><\/p>\n This collaboration with Take-Two Interactive marks the first time Game Freak has teamed up with a Western publisher.<\/span><\/p>\n Michael Worosz, Chief Strategy Officer at Take-Two Interactive and Head of Private Division, expressed excitement about working with the talented Game Freak team to bring a bold new IP to the market.<\/span><\/p>\n Private Division, established in 2017, has published games such as The Outer Worlds, Kerbal Space Program 2, OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome, and Hades from various developers.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2022, the company announced plans to publish games from studios Die Gute Fabrik, Evening Star, Piccolo Studio, and Yellow Brick Games, as well as a collaboration with W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop on a new Lord of the Rings game set in Middle-earth.<\/span><\/p>\n The partnership between Game Freak and Private Division is poised to bring a fresh and ambitious gaming experience to fans around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n While the release of Project Bloom is still a few years away, anticipation is already building for what the collaboration will bring to the gaming landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":159475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Mysterious Concept Art Revealed<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Aiming for a 2026 Release<\/b><\/h2>\n
Game Freak’s History Beyond Pok\u00e9mon<\/b><\/h2>\n
Collaboration with Western Publisher<\/b><\/h2>\n