Silicon Knights Receives $4-Million in Funding

[Hannar]

The team at Silicon Knights received some positive news last week, as the Canadian government rewarded the developer with a federal grant that is expected to create up to 65 new jobs and result in a new multi-platform game sometime down the road.

Local company Silicon Knights is getting nearly $4 million in federal money to create a new video game, leaving community leaders gushing the region is one step closing to being a gaming capital.

The St. Catharines company will use the money to create a new high-end game for multiple platforms and will immediately create 65 additional jobs.


"This is going to benefit Silicon Knights in ways that are profound and long-lasting," said company president Denis Dyack.

The announcement was made Friday by MP Rick Dykstra at the company's offices at 1 St. Paul Street in downtown St. Catharines.

Dyack said there are only a handful of developers worldwide making AAA products, or top tier titles. The company is hush hush about its new project, which will take an estimated two to five years to develop.

"In our industry, you have to be very careful never to announce anything until the right time. We can only say it's a next generation title and a high production value game," Dyack said. "That's all we can say."

SK Gets Federal Grant

[Darth]

That's nice. Does that mean Too Human 2 is 5 years away and will be released on both the Playstaion 4 and the XBOX XTREME? Give us something Denis. Lke, "This will help us with our tier 1 AAA next gen product and will help to finish up Too Human 2 also."

[Subhuman]

I think my government should spend that 4 million on schools or homeless shelters instead. Sorry but as much as I would like to see TH2 or another cool game from SK, there are more important problems in Canada to worry about than quality video games.

[DirkPitt45]

Canadian school system is screwed either way


I say give more to SK!!!!!!!!!!

[RAziel1979]

Kids nowadays learn everything form the internet. There's no need for schools and teachers anymore.lol j/k

[The Skoomaeater]

New project taking two to five years to develop?

I am disappoint.

[RAziel1979]

I think what they mean is that the newest project will take two to 5 years.
They have been working on other projects before getting this 4 million.

Projects that we know so far are
-Siren In the Maelstrom
-the Box
-TH2

PS. Siren and the Box might be the same project, we don't know yet.

[UnHoly One]

I think what they mean is that the newest project will take two to 5 years.
They have been working on other projects before getting this 4 million.

Projects that we know so far are
-Siren In the Maelstrom
-the Box
-TH2

PS. Siren and the Box might be the same project, we don't know yet.

We also don't "know" that they are working on Too Human 2.

[Hannar]

Don't we?

[Wildkarde]

Good to hear!

I'm waiting for my new timesink SK!

[RAziel1979]

Don't we?

I guess some of us do.

[Ares]

Canadian government rewarded the developer with a federal grant that is expected to create up to 65 new jobs

Can i have one of these please I would be the most dedicated tester ever!

[UnHoly One]

I guess some of us do.

I sure wish I knew what you know then...

[iron]

Good to see DD learned to keep hush hush.

[Sevens]

I think my government should spend that 4 million on schools or homeless shelters instead. Sorry but as much as I would like to see TH2 or another cool game from SK, there are more important problems in Canada to worry about than quality video games.

A good thought.

[RAziel1979]

I sure wish I knew what you know then...

I know nothing.

[PR BONECRUSHER]

Well if it takes too much $$$$ to make TOO HUMAN 2. I hope they use some of that $$$ for the DLC on Too Human 1. New maps would be awesome. And if they want some other ideas they can make some Avatar Clothing to dress our avatars as TOO HUMAN characters. I'll put up my $$$ for both things. With this SK could start making revenue for TH2.

[Guirec730]

What was the statistic about people who buy DLC? Something like 15%?

Too Human had sales of roughly 600,000, and I'm assuming from retail shelves that many, many of those were traded in (fools!). So, let's be optimistic and say there are still 300,000 copies laying around still in use. That would mean 45,000 downloads. If the DLC were pricey ($10), that's about half a million bucks minus whatever Microsoft takes.

Bah, it's too many ifs. I think that DLC isn't really financially sound investment for TH, but that's based more on my gut than the above rudimentary extrapolations.

[hitemhigh]

Good to see DD learned to keep hush hush.

now, if only we could get you to learn
/zing

[iron]

With you as a teacher, you're lucky I'm not even louder.

[I 7echnician I]

This is good news, good games are few and far between these days with Call of Duty clones everywhere you look. Can't wait for a new title from SK.

[theALLseeingEYE]

The team at Silicon Knights received some positive news last week, as the Canadian government rewarded the developer with a federal grant that is expected to create up to 65 new jobs and result in a new multi-platform game sometime down the road.



SK Gets Federal Grant

Am I mistaken in assuming this isn't a new government grant, but more or less the announcement that the government grant money SK had been awarded by Telefilm canada (for Siren in the Maelstrom) has finally reached SK's hands?

If this in new grant money though, SK have been playing some nice hands. This announcement definitely seems to refer to a new game though (Siren I'm guessing?), but I suppose a Too Human 2 could be take 2-5 years if they were trying to compete with Mass Effect 2/3.

[Axeman87]

I think my government should spend that 4 million on schools or homeless shelters instead. Sorry but as much as I would like to see TH2 or another cool game from SK, there are more important problems in Canada to worry about than quality video games.

True... but, when the kids in school now , who've spent the last few years learning programing, graphic design, and 3D art need a job what happens?

A: They become homeless because they cant find a job.

Even though its technically a past time, computer games are a massive source of income and technology/games are no longer just for nerds they are the future.

OT - Great news for SK.

[Sw0ll_MC25]

Bling!

I think what they mean is that the newest project will take two to 5 years.
They have been working on other projects before getting this 4 million.

Projects that we know so far are
-Siren In the Maelstrom
-the Box
-TH2

PS. Siren and the Box might be the same project, we don't know yet.

or one of those is code for th2

[Subhuman]

True... but, when the kids in school now , who've spent the last few years learning programing, graphic design, and 3D art need a job what happens?

A: They become homeless because they cant find a job.

Even though its technically a past time, computer games are a massive source of income and technology/games are no longer just for nerds they are the future.

OT - Great news for SK.

I'll send you my reply in a PM to avoid further derailment.