I think I know who will be making Microsofts Japanese title.

[Nem]

ethomaz said:

Nem said:

Ryse is actually second party. Though Microsoft seems to own the IP.

Gears of War was second party aswell until recently.

Gears was third-party exclusive .

Ryse is first-party exclusive.

Neither Crytek or Epic was exclusive studio that works only for MS... that's means a second-party exclusive studio... there is no second-party game.

You are right about Gears actually, if it was published by Epic.

Hmm..  it makes some logic what you are saying. Though i think the difference is negligable. Second party titles are always gonna be exclusive. You are telling me the IP ownership dictates if its first or second party? Doesnt make much sense to me. :x   An IP isnt a "party".