Game news Thrills, disappointments, success… there’s everything in our JV recap

Game news Thrills, disappointments, success… there’s everything in our JV recap

Do you miss Undertale? This independent game as original as it is frightening has everything to please you

Developed by French creator Nicolas Petton, Dreamed Away is a video game that may remind you of many others, such as Earthbound or Undertale. In the shoes of Théo, a boy who wakes up in his house inhabited by spirits, the player will discover that he finds himself in a world as strange as it is dangerous. “Explore a unique reality, face the forces of darkness and try not to get lost along the way” reads the game’s description on Kickstarter. Where Dreamed Away scores points is in its combat system packed with fun mini-games. Now that the Kickstarter campaign has been fully funded, we just have to wait for the game’s release, still set for February 2025 on PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox.

Alan Wake 2 is the best survival horror of 2023. But did it sell well? Remedy responds

We were a little afraid that it wouldn’t sell well, but here we are happy. Released in October 2023 and having received several distinctions at the Game Awards, Alan Wake 2 has sold over 1.3 million units as you read this. Remedy adds that Alan Wake 2 is the studio’s fastest-selling game in its history. In a press release published on the company’s official website, we learn that Alan Wake is already selling faster than Control. The old Remedy title, which sold 4 million copies, generated 100 million euros. “A great game can generate great sales in the long run, and we expect that to be the case for Alan Wake 2 as well.” we can read. The group also stated that it wanted to continue to promote and support Alan Wake 2, in particular through several paid DLCs.

The creator of one of the greatest role-playing sagas has passed away, his next game will be released posthumously

We recently learned of the death of Yoshitaka Murayama, one of the great masters of JRPG. If this name perhaps doesn’t mean anything to you today, know that the gentleman was the producer, screenwriter and director of the very popular Suikoden (1995), Suikoden II (1998) and Suikoden III (2000). He also served as a writer on Suikogaiden Vol. 1: Swordsman of Harmonia and Suikogaiden Vol. 2: Duel at Crystal Valley (only released in Japan unfortunately). After leaving Konami in 2002, he worked on more confidential projects such as 10,000 Bullets, Tensho Gakuen Gekkoroku and The Alliance Alive. He then oversaw the project Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (2022) before returning to producing, writing and directing the spiritual sequel to Suikoden: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which will arrive on consoles and PC on April 23, 2024.

Following the success of Helldivers 2, the developers need to expand their team

After the developers of Pocketpair who sent messages on social networks to recruit professionals capable of helping them with the enormous monster that Palworld has become, now Arrowhead is also seeking to make itself heard to hire new talents. Johan Pilestedt, the studio’s CEO, declared on X/Twitter that his company would be looking for additional developers who could help his team do the best possible job on Helldivers 2. The manager indicated that job offers would soon be published but that spontaneous applications would not be too much. A real success that is breaking numerous records on Steam, Helldivers 2 is also experiencing numerous server problems due to the growing popularity of the game.

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Payday 3 is not going well and Starbreeze must react

In his latest financial report, Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren revealed that Payday 3’s sales and player numbers were “significantly lower” to what was initially planned. Because of its technical problems present since its launch but also because of its concerns linked to certain elements of the game, the title quickly saw its rating plummet on Steam. For the moment, Starbreeze does not want to give up and believes that the damage can still be made up for. We know that a single player mode will be added, and that the developers will review their priorities in the general roadmap. As recounted PC Gamingaccording to Steam Charts, the average number of concurrent Payday 3 players over the last 30 days is below 400 players, which is dangerously low for a multiplayer game…