At the Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco this week, James Phinney from Motiga took the stage at Phil Spencer’s presentation to announce their partnership with Microsoft to bring their new game “Gigantic” to both Xbox One and Windows 10. The game is due out later this year, and is a mash up of shooters, MOBA’s and RPG games.
Gigantic is a five on five shooter with several different playable characters. These characters have different classes, such as Sniper, Heavy (heavy weaponry) and melee. Each team has a computer-controlled “Guardian” which they must protect from the opposition.
The partnership between Motiga and Microsoft sees Gigantic become a cross-platform game, with gamers being able to play with and against each other on Xbox One and Windows 10. This includes having one account which you can carry through both versions of the title.
When asked if there was a possibility of Motiga becoming a first-party studio for Microsoft, James Phinney quickly dismissed this by saying “Motiga is still Motiga. We value our independence a lot. Still, we’re able to get into a partnership that really made sense for publishing the game.”
When head of communications at Motiga, Troy Hewitt, was asked if the game was exclusive to Xbox One and Windows 10, he commented “Right now, the focus is Windows 10 and Xbox One!”