Project Bloom Is Game Freak’s Next New Game, Published By Private Division

Private Division announced that it is partnering with developer Game Freak to publish a new game based on a new IP.

The IP, codenamed Project Bloom, has one piece of key art revealed, featuring a person of sorts amidst a moody forest with gigantic tree trunks. This is billed so far as an action-adventure game.

Game Freak is mostly known for many of the mainline Pokemon titles, over 30 of them. As a developer, they have made more than just Pokemon, with many indie titles under their belt including Little Town Hero and Tembo The Badass Elephant.

This will be the first time Game Freak, a Japan-based developer team, working with a Western publisher.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to create new IP that is bold and tonally different from our prior work,” said Kota Furushima, Director at Game Freak. “From the beginning, Private Division was the publisher we wanted to work with on our new game. Their track record and global expertise give us all the confidence to create a sweeping new action-adventure game that we can’t wait to share more about in the future.”

“Over the past three decades, you’d be hard-pressed to find a studio which has released more iconic hits than Game Freak,” said Michael Worosz, Chief Strategy Officer, Take-Two Interactive, and Head of Private Division. “We’re ready to help Game Freak unleash their potential and we’re honoured to be the first Western publisher to work alongside this exceptionally talented and proven team to bring a bold new IP to market.”

Project Bloom has no announced release date yet, but is expected to launch during Private Division’s parent company Take-Two’s Fiscal Year 2026. So that’s really, really far into the future still.

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