Despite talk of potential Walking Dead sequels, and rumours of a new game engine for future projects, Telltale Games has today announced a majority studio closure, resulting in layoffs for approximately 250 staff.
“It's been an incredibly difficult year for Telltale as we worked to set the company on a new course," said Telltale CEO Pete Hawley. "Unfortunately, we ran out of time trying to get there.
"We released some of our best content this year and received a tremendous amount of positive feedback, but ultimately, that did not translate to sales. With a heavy heart, we watch our friends leave today to spread our brand of storytelling across the games industry.”
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A brand new Death Stranding trailer was released during a Tokyo Game Show panel and introduces us to Troy Baker's character, "The Man in the Golden Mask".
The brief new glimpse at the game continues the trend of previous trailers by leaving us with more questions than we had before watching.
In the footage, the mysterious new antagonist, conjures a massive cat beast from the tar-like substance and warns Norman Reedus' character "All you gotta do to make it out alive, is not get eaten". Tell me that doesn't look like a missing boss from Bloodborne...
Capcom just blessed us with an outrageous new trailer Devil May Cry 5 at Tokyo Game Show. The trailer offers an expanded look at series veteran Dante, Nero and V, the new playable character, who speaks rather poetically.
Dante wields his trusty sword, Rebellion and iconic hand guns, Ebony and Ivory in action packed scenes the series has become iconic for. DMC has always embraced the absurd, and things are no different this time. Dante has a new weapon in the form of his motorcycle, which splits into a pair of huge blades.
Nero is also getting some new weapons, including a Mega Man inspired Devil Breaker. There's also the bizarre Pasta Breaker which “makes pasta extra easy to eat”. No idea how well this will work in battle as there's no sign of any spaghetti monsters in the trailer.
Rockstar Games have announced that Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer component, aptly named Red Dead Online will launch some time in November 2018 in the form of a public beta.
Rockstar stated the reason for the multiplayer not being available at launch as “with most online experiences of this size and scale, there will inevitably be some turbulence at launch”. This is a very similar content road map to what we saw with Grand Theft Auto 5, which started off a bit rocky, but soon found it's stride and became a phenomenal success for Rockstar.
Rockstar also stated, “Red Dead Online is an evolution of the classic multiplayer experience in the original Red Dead Redemption, blending narrative with competitive and cooperative gameplay in fun new ways. Using the gameplay of the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 as a foundation, Red Dead Online will be ready to be explored alone or with friends, and will also feature constant updates and adjustments to grow and evolve this experience for all players."
Setting out to prove Nintendo doesn't have the monopoly on gaming nostalgia, Sony has just announced the release of its own Classic console.
The PlayStation Classic will come pre-loaded with 20 iconic titles from the PS One era and is set to release December 3.
The Classic's release will coincide with the anniversary of the PlayStation's original release back in 1994 – "almost 25 years ago."
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Capcom has confirmed it is shutting down its Vancouver studio, best known for Dead Rising.
"As a result of reviewing titles in development at Capcom Vancouver, Capcom has decided to cancel the development projects at this studio and will concentrate development of major titles in Japan,” said a Capcom rep in a statement to Kotaku.
The news comes after Capcom announced an expected earnings loss of around 4.5 billion Yen.
Since Ubisoft confirmed there won't be a new Assassin's Creed in 2019, we've been wondering just what will keep us stabbin' and sneakin' for the next two years.
It would appear the answer is "quite a bit", with a litany of free and paid DLC available, as well as a remastered edition of Assassin's Creed III on the way for those that purchase the season pass for Odyssey.
The Season Pass will include two large story arcs, each consisting of three chapters.
