Summary
Naughty Dog news runs rampant with choices made that all end up being incredibly divisive industry-wide,Silent Hillis officially back this month, andAssassin’s Creed Mirageis a welcome return to the franchise’s beloved action-adventure roots. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Lies of Psurprisingly might have DLC in store that may or may not follow its post-credits tease, Rocksteady delays itsArkham TrilogySwitch ports, andCyberpunk 2077continues to prove how wide-reaching and popular its franchise is despite an undoubtedly rough launch. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news.
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The Last of Us 2 Remaster Apparently Leaked
The Last of Uswas recently remade following its own generational remaster onto the PS4 after its initial launch on PS3, and if a developer’s mention of it on LinkedIn is to be believed, it seems as if Naughty Dog hasa remaster ofThe Last of Us Part 2in the works for PS5.
Silent Hill: Ascension Launches This Halloween
The premise ofSilent Hill’s newest endeavor has been a bit cloudy since its announcement, but that will soon be clearer now that the community-driven livestream series dubbedSilent Hill: Ascensionpremieres on October 31.
Lies of P Reportedly Receiving DLC
Lies of Pis the newest Soulslike game and unlike other imitators who have fallen by the wayside, it has captured what many players adore about FromSoftware’s action-RPGS. Nothing has been officially announced so far, but a Korean job board claims that Neowiz has“DLC planned for production” forLies of P.
Naughty Dog Layoffs Spark a New Batch of Controversy
This wouldn’t be the first time that news of internal controversy has stirred for the developer, butNaughty Dog laying off contract developerswithout severance pay and asking employees to remain quiet about it has generated an appropriate amount of discourse recently whileThe Last of Us’ multiplayer game is allegedly being shelved for the time being.
Batman Arkham Trilogy Pushed to December
Following a trend of delays from Rocksteady and perhaps even in response to the poor reception toMortal Kombat 1’s Switch port,theBatman Arkham Trilogyhas now been delayedfrom a crowded October 13 to a cushy December 1.
Features
Online services for the 3DS and Wii U will be sunsetting in Spring 2024, and with that end of an era, there are certain Pokemon experiences that fans can expect to be impacted.
Movies & TV
Having already had a massively popular game and an extremely beloved anime series, CD Projekt Redhas announced a collaboration with Anonymous Content for a live-actionCyberpunk 2077project following the success of its 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty DLC.
Guides
Mortal Kombat 1players will hopefully soon be labbing Kombat Pack characters like Homelander and Ermac, but until then there’s still a lot to comprehend about the base game’s main Kombatants and Kameo fighters alike.
Game Rant Exclusives
Assassin’s Creed Mirageseems to demonstrate that while not emergent in terms of its offerings, fans are content to return to the franchise’s action-adventure heyday with a concise title that packs in favorable representation.
