Question: Who developed the new intellectual properties release of a 2016 video game notable for its long development cycle?
Context: The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3.  Featuring a more modern design with cabin pressurization, the 240 series was able to make some inroads as a commercial airliner and also had a long development cycle which resulted in various civil and military variants.  Although reduced in numbers through attrition, the "Convairliners" in various forms continue to fly into the 21st century. Owlboy is a platform-adventure video game created by independent developer D-Pad Studio.  The game is notable for its long development cycle, which began in 2007, and was released in November 2016. Motive Studios is a Canadian video game development studio owned and operated by Electronic Arts.  Founded in July 2015 by Jade Raymond, a former Ubisoft executive and "Assassin's Creed" producer, Motive Studios was created to specialize in action-adventure games as well as incubate new intellectual properties.  Their first announced project is to work with Redwood Shores-based Visceral Games on an upcoming "Star Wars video game. The year 2015 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for some well-received franchises, such as "Anno", "Assassin's Creed", "", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Disgaea", "Dirt", "Fallout", "Fatal Frame", "Five Nights at Freddy's, Forza Motorsport", "Guitar Hero", "Halo", "Heroes of Might and Magic", "Hotline Miami", "Just Cause", "King's Quest", "Kirby", "Magicka", "Mario Party", "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", "Metal Gear", "Minecraft", "Mortal Kombat", "Need for Speed", "OlliOlli", "Resident Evil", "Rock Band", "StarCraft", "", "Tales", "The Witcher", "Tomb Raider", "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater", "Total War," "Toy Soldiers", "Xenoblade Chronicles", "Yakuza" and "Yoshi".  In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, including "Dying Light", "Evolve", "Life Is Strange", "Bloodborne", "Until Dawn" and "Splatoon", and indie titles such as "Her Story", "Ori and the Blind Forest", "Rocket League", and "Undertale".  Many awards went to games such as "Bloodborne", "", "", "Fallout 4", "Rocket League", "Ori and the Blind Forest" and "Rise of the Tomb Raider". The year 2016 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for several well-received franchises, such as "Ace Attorney", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Civilization", "", "Dark Souls", "Dead Rising", "Deus Ex", "Dishonored", "Doom", "Far Cry", "FIFA", "Final Fantasy", "Fire Emblem", "Forza Horizon", "Gears of War", "Hearts of Iron", "Hitman", "Homefront", "Homeworld", "Kirby", "Mafia", "Mario Party", "Master of Orion", "Metroid", "Mirror's Edge", "Persona", "", "Pokémon", "Ratchet & Clank", "Shadow of the Beast", "Shadow Warrior", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Star Fox", "Star Ocean", "Street Fighter", "Titanfall", "Total War", "Uncharted", "Watch Dogs", "XCOM" and "Zero Escape".  In addition, it saw the release of new intellectual properties, including "Overwatch", "Quantum Break", "Tom Clancy's The Division" and "The Last Guardian", and indie titles such as "Abzû", "Hyper Light Drifter", "Inside", "No Man's Sky", "Owlboy", "Stardew Valley" and "The Witness".  Many awards went to games such as "Overwatch", "", "Inside", "Doom", "Dark Souls III", "The Last Guardian", "Dishonored 2" and "Titanfall 2". 2008 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games.  New intellectual properties include "Army of Two", "Dead Space", "Left 4 Dead", "LittleBigPlanet", "Mirror's Edge", "" and "Spore".  Notable events of 2008 in video gaming.  See also history of video games.  The release dates listed in this article are the games' original release dates. Sonic Team (Japanese: ソニックチーム , Hepburn: Sonikku chīmu ) is a Japanese video game development division of Sega.  The division was established as Sega AM8 in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan in 1988, and was renamed to Sonic Team in 1991 after the release of "Sonic the Hedgehog" for the Sega Genesis home console.  The game was a huge commercial success for Sega, and started the long-running "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise.  In the mid 1990s, the studio began to create and develop new intellectual properties, whilst continuing to oversee production on the "Sonic" series. The year 2012 saw the release of numerous sequels to critically acclaimed video games, such as "Alan Wake", "Assassin's Creed", "Borderlands", "Call of Duty", "Counter-Strike", "Darksiders", "Dead or Alive", "Diablo", "Fable", "Far Cry", "Forza Motorsport", "Halo", "Hitman", "Mario Party", "Marvel vs. Capcom", "Mass Effect", "Max Payne", "Medal of Honor", "Modern Combat", "Need for Speed", "Ninja Gaiden", "PlanetSide", "Pokémon", "Prototype", "Resident Evil", "Silent Hill", "Sniper Elite", "Spec Ops", "Super Mario", "Tekken", "The Darkness", "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon", "", "Trials" and "X-COM".  In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as "Asura's Wrath", "Dishonored", "Journey", "Lollipop Chainsaw" and "Sleeping Dogs".  Many awards went to games such as "Borderlands 2", "Far Cry 3", "Journey", "Mass Effect 3", "The Walking Dead" and "".  It began with the worldwide release of Sony's newest handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita, that was launched in Japan in December 2011.  The end of the year marked the worldwide release of the newest home console by Nintendo, the Wii U. Earthworm Jim 3D is a platform game, the third in the "Earthworm Jim" series.  It is a sequel to "Earthworm Jim" and "Earthworm Jim 2", and the first game in the series to not be developed by Shiny Entertainment, as the rights had been sold to Interplay Entertainment, who handed the franchise off to VIS Entertainment.  The game suffered a difficult, prolonged development cycle that was repeatedly delayed until it was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows.  The game was not received well, with critics claiming that the charm of the originals was lost, and that despite the long development period, the game still felt sloppy and lacked previously promoted features. The year 2011 saw many new video games, as well the release of numerous sequels to critically acclaimed games, such as "Ace Combat", "Assassin's Creed", "", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Call of Juarez", "Cities XL", "Crysis", "Dead Space", "Deus Ex", "Dragon Age", "Driver", "Duke Nukem", "Dynasty Warriors", "F.E.A.R", "Forza Motorsport", "Gears of War", "Infamous", "Killzone", "LittleBigPlanet", "Mario Kart", "Modern Combat", "Mortal Kombat", "MX vs. ATV", "Need for Speed", "Operation Flashpoint", "Pokémon", "Portal", "Rayman", "Red Faction", "", "Resistance", "Saints Row", "", "The Elder Scrolls", "The Legend of Zelda", "The Witcher", "Total War", "Tropico" and "Uncharted".  In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as "Bastion", "Dark Souls", "Dead Island", "Homefront", "L.A. Noire", "Minecraft" and "Rage".  Many awards went to games such as "", "Portal 2", "", "" and "".  2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.
Answer: D-Pad Studio