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Dreams Is Finally Out (S)
Anthem being reworked (J)
https://t.co/fhvwPFv4yU?amp=1
https://twitter.com/Futterish/status/1226920434161070080?s=19
“Over the coming months we will be focusing on a longer-term redesign of the experience, specifically working to reinvent the core gameplay loop with clear goals, motivating challenges and progression with meaningful rewards – while preserving the fun of flying and fighting in a vast science-fantasy setting. And to do that properly we’ll be doing something we’d like to have done more of the first time around – giving a focused team the time to test and iterate”
2. Remedy Updates (S)
According to the company's most recent financial report the Control developers are working on several projects at varying stages of completion. One of which is nearing release: an expansion for Control, titled The Foundation, is set to launch on March 26, with another expansion later in the year (which may tie into Remedy's Alan Wake series). The second is the single-player portion of CrossfireX, the sequel to the 2007 mutliplayer shooter from Smilegate, who is developing the multiplayer aspect of the game. Remedy's other two projects are shrouded in a bit more secrecy and still technically in the pre-pre-production phase. One has yet to be announced in any formal capacity, but is "proceeding well" and has a 20-person team working on it. The other project, which launched in 2018 and is known only as Vanguard, has a smaller team (about 15 people) and according to Remedy operates "with a startup mentality within the stability of a large company."
https://www.ign.com/articles/control-dev-remedy-has-new-game-in-the-works-alongside-multiplayer-project
Geoff Keighly skipping E3, state of E3/ESA in 2020 (J)
Released full statement will be linked below
He said "a ton of factors" went into his decision to back out. "I just don't really feel comfortable participating given what I know about the show as of today." In another tweet, he said his decision to back away wasn't related to money. "We honestly didn't even get that far,"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/geoff-keighley-skip-e3-2020-1278967?__twitter_impression=true
Epic Games on politics in games (S)
https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-games-boss-says-all-politics-should-be-removed-from-games?sf117384849=1
Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney says, “He argued that a company or business should be “operating as neutral venues for entertainment and employees, customers — everybody else can hold their own views and not be judged by us for that.”
“A company is a group of people who get together to accomplish a mission that is larger than what any one person can do. And a company’s mission is a holy thing to it, right? Epic’s mission is to build great technology and great games. And we can count on every employee at Epic — we can even demand every employee at Epic unite behind that mission. But every other matter we have to respect their personal opinions. And they may differ from management’s or each other’s or whatever.”
PS5 update (J)
Scarce components have pushed the manufacturing costs for Sony Corp.’s next PlayStation to around $450 per unit, forcing a difficult price-setting decision in its battle with Microsoft Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-02-14/sony-is-struggling-with-playstation-5-price-due-to-costly-parts?__twitter_impression=true
