Game News 2.0

johnny_ultimate

I personally still firmly believe the Embracer Group is an elaborate prank.

https://www.pcgamer.com/stunned-embracer-ceo-has-to-deliver-financial-report-right-after-dollar2-billion-mystery-deal-falls-apart-its-been-a-rough-night/

J. Marston

Between this and the LOTR show being as interesting as watching grass grow, that IP has taken a hit.

Potential-Monke

Similar to Star Wars, they need to set any new LOTR stuff in a time separate from the books. Create a new story, like they did with the Middle-Earth Shadow of games. Trying to create something new to intertwine with already extremely well established and explored lore, it's time to move away because it will never live up to the expectations. Just don't mess it up like with Shadow of War with Live Service style crap.

Jordan 199

Forza Motorsport cover art revealed:

quokula

A Corvette and a Cadillac doesn't exactly scream that this is a game with a diverse international line up, hopefully the game isn't too Americanised.

Mr Crispy

Villanelle and Hopper are finally teaming up.

https://youtu.be/RJekekI4Vkg?t=592

CatInABox

Homeworld 3 delayed to next year.

https://twitter.com/HomeworldGame/status/1661839559204675598

Niska

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120641616#Comment_120641616

Two after Relic announced 121 job losses. Took me a moment to go from - that makes sense, you let 121 people go it will be delayed TO oh yeah, Relic no longer make Homeworld.

Zero-Cool

Alone in the Dark, out October, prologue demo now available. It's on PSN anyway, not sure about other platforms. Search alone in the dark and select the drop-down to change product to the demo.

https://youtu.be/G1-HARRgn74

pixelburp

A new Alone in the Dark, aiming for atmosphere? We've come a lonnnnnng way, baby.

johnny_ultimate

Seems like there was a very good reason TLOU Factions wasn’t at the PS event.

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1662174968384311296?s=46&t=nwvJe3fJtU0siJ7wj5mjTA

Zero-Cool

So it went from Factions 2.0 to "oh we can do so much more with this, let's put more resources on it" to "hhmm not quite working, let's take resources off it and have another think". They should have at least kept Factions in TLOU pt.1. speaking of, Part 1 is the most expensive PS5 game you can buy in Smyths at 75 euro, ridiculous.

*Yes, I am bit bitter about this Factions news.

Mr Crispy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120644645#Comment_120644645

Sounds like a big misstep unfortunately. It hasn't been cancelled though, so hopefully they can salvage something good from it.

So the single player game they're working on... TLOU 3, right? Or is it wishful thinking on my part to imagine that they're doing something new?

Zero-Cool

It's mental, if true, that Sony asked Bungie, the GAAS experts, to assess their current projects and Bungie raised questions if Factions could keep players long term and Sony went with their advice. If true Bungie is definitely an undercover xbox agent :)

As for their single player game, i would imagine it's a new IP if not for the HBO show being so successful. Wouldn't be surprised if Sony told them to make 3 so they did have tv material.

Mr Crispy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120644920#Comment_120644920

I hadn't seen that about Bungie questioning it. I mean, they have Marathon in the works so maybe they didn't want the competition from a rival GAAS. 😂

Zero-Cool

Dave the Diver leaving early access and releasing on Steam in June. Really hope this comes to consoles, looks excellent!

https://youtu.be/qh0keDAVMuc

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120646313#Comment_120646313

Diver dude, diver! 😃

Mr Crispy

Wishlisted!

Zero-Cool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120646548#Comment_120646548

My predictive text swiping is really bad :D

johnny_ultimate

Oh wow, People Make Games has put together a massive, deeply reported 2.5 hour video on the whole mess around the recent events surrounding ZA/UM and the future of Disco Elysium. Delighted someone finally got around to properly looking into this - even happier it’s PMG.

https://youtu.be/JGIGA8taN-M

pixelburp

People Make Games has been low-key one of the best Video Games channels on YouTube for years now. I've always thought they're not half as championed as they should be.

Grumpypants

Fantastic work again. I really enjoy their work. Coffeezila is another channel in a similar investigative journalism style if you are interested in more content like this.

JimBurnley

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 out Oct 19th. Really enjoyed the last one, great for dipping in and out of

CatInABox

Moire layoffs, this time at Firaxis. Not too bad with only 30 gone. I'd say that this is more of a "rationalisation opportunity" than a hint of problems at the developer

https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/1664172427851571201

If these guys got paid per hour I've put into their games, then they'd be all set on my play time for Civ 6 alone.

Retr0gamer

Sounds like their Marvel game didn't do the numbers it needed. Shame as I heard it's exceptional but card based games are kind of commercial poison for a lot of people and turn them off trying the games.

Zero-Cool

Midnight suns was actually pretty great. It didn't click with me fully as i kept wishing it was more like xcom but absolutely understand why they couldn't do that. So i inside you had the 'i wish it was like xcom' crowd and the 'i hate cards system' crowd and you could say the 'cards' were stacked against them.... anybody?

Man, might have to spin up xcom 2 again, great time to advise people to try it and play on rookie. Still a good challenge but the time/move countdown isn't as annoying. Super game.

sniper_samurai

Yuji Naka has been jailed for 2 and a half years in his insider trading case.

https://twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/1664200623783391233?t=PzgxqXEfnFWL536NTW1hyg&s=19

Retr0gamer

Deserves longer for creating Shadow the hedgehog and making people believe Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 are good games.

CatInABox

Jason Schreier has a quick thread on where Redfall went wrong, and of course it was management wanting a GAAS game. Other news in there though, is that we they tried to force through this game, 70% of the developers of Prey left (not all at once, over time).

Currently playing through Prey right now, and it's great. Sad that it didn't sell more.

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1664226073465298944

pixelburp

Doesn't bode well for Arkane's future: a haemorrhage of talent, and management can now hang this failure over creatives' heads