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Via in-depth game news site Polygon, we now know what Armature Studio, the studio formed by former Retro Studios' leads Mark Pacini (direction & design), Todd Keller (art), and Jack Matthews (engineering) had been working on these past few years after their departure from Retro back in 2008. The first may come as a surprise: a first-person Megaman game called Maverick Hunter. Judging from the early prototype videos, the game seems to focus heavily on shooting and action, with flawless transitions between first person and third to witness the beauty kills. The main character (let's just call him "X"), while very sleek and futuristic looking, is also extremely dehumanized, with only a holographic projection of a face flickering in and out to show grim technology behind it. The faux visage is then further covered up by a retracting mask when going into battle. Also of note is the fact that X no longer has his signature arm cannon, and has been replaced with a retractable gun. Metroid Prime likenesses aside, it seems like Capcom wasn't willing to take the risk as it was cancelled back in 2010. Check out the entire article here.

Armature is currently working on another game called Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate, which, according to this article, is a "completely separate experience" taking place after the events of Origins. It is described to be a "2.5D Metroid-style exploration game." Blackgate will be released on Vita and 3DS as a companion title to the main console version.

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