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Eight years on, the original Life is Strange hits 20 million playersNov 26, 2023 - VG247Life Is Strange first released around eight years ago, and as of this week, the original game has hit 20 million players. While the narrative adventure game remains a touch divisive due to its occasionally out-of-touch dialogue to this day, it's pretty hard to deny that Life Is Strange has proven itself amongst its friends. As confirmed over on the official Life Is Strange Twitter account, the game has officially hit 20 million players. "Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Something we are very grateful for - the original Life Is Strange has hit over 20 million players!" reads the tweet. "We want to thank each and every one of you for playing!" Whether you're a fan of it or not, the original game and its numerous episodes were generally well received at the time critically, and it went on to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs. The most recent entry in the series, Life Is Strange: True Colors, was released back in 2021, again receiving quite positive reviews across the board. This particular title was developed by Deck Nine, who previously developed Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, the episodic prequel game to the original 2015 title. Read more The original Life is Strange has been played by over 20 million peopleNov 24, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunEight years after Dontnod’s time-rewinding teen drama made its debut, the original Life is Strange has now been played by over 20 million people. Read more Life is Strange developer Don't Nod has teased a new game that looks very 90sJan 30, 2023 - VG247Don't Nod, the original developer behind the Life is Strange series, has shown off a small teaser image for its next game. It looks like Don't Nod has a few eggs in its basket at the moment, as the developer shared an image of one of its next projects on Twitter last week. The image has some strong 90s vibes, set in what looks like quite a cosy basement, complete with a fake cartridge-based gaming console, CRT TV, VCR, and set of VHS tapes to boot. "Here's a little glimpse of what Don't Nod Montreal is brewing!" reads the tweet. "Does it bring back childhood memories?" The main point of the tweet is to advertise that the developer is hiring at its Montreal studio, for a range of roles. Judging from the look of the image, this new game will probably be closer in style to Life is Strange or Tell Me Why. A bit of a contrast from the studio's latest reveal, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, which it revealed at The Game Awards last month. Read more Square Enix keeps Just Cause, Life is Strange, and OutridersMay 3, 2022 - VG247Yesterday, we heard the landmark news that Square Enix has agreed to the sale of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Lara Craft Go – along with the studios that make the games – to the Embracer Group. The company – which has been on something of a purchasing spree lately – has agreed to acquire three of Square Enix's Western studios (Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal), alongside a suite of IP that once belonged to Square Enix. But Square isn't so keen to offload all of its Western IP just yet. A press release from the Japanese publisher has confirmed the company will retain the rights to the Just Cause, Life is Strange, and Outriders. Furthermore, the indie-focused Square Enix Collective will remain under the parent company and will continue to operate. Read more Amazon sign first-look deal with the company planning Disco Elysium and Life Is Strange showsFeb 18, 2022 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunAmazon Studios are considering making Prime shows and films based on video games, signing a first-look deal with the production company currently planning adaptations of games including Disco Elysium and Life Is Strange. This will give Amazon the first opportunity to snap up anything DJ2 Entertainment might be making, if they want to. This is not, however, an announcement that Amazon will make these specific shows. These shows still might never get made, by anyone. But maybe it's enough of a step forwards for you to start daydreaming about what such shows could be? Read more Amazon signs deal with studio producing Disco Elysium and Life is Strange showsFeb 17, 2022 - PC GamerDeadline reports that Amazon has signed a first-look deal with dj2 Entertainment, the company that co-produced the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, to produce streaming adaptations of videogames for Prime TV... Read more.The live-action Life is Strange adaptation is somehow still in productionSep 1, 2021 - PC GamerRemember back in 2016, when Square Enix announced a live-action adaptation of supernatural teen drama Life is Strange? We'd heard little on the project since, but producer Legendary has provided a handy reminder that the show does still exist with the appointment of a new executive producer... Read more.Here's 13 minutes of new Life Is Strange: True Colors gameplayAug 18, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunDeck Nine's next supernatural drama 'em up Life Is Strange: True Colors is just about to land in September and Square Enix have now queued up a longer look at an early part of the game while you wait. The new 13 minutes of gameplay show off protagonist Alex Chen's first meeting with two other main characters—and potential romantic interests—at the local record store. Perfect place for a bit of bants about Smash Mouth and Kings Of Leon, naturally. Read more Life Is Strange Remastered Collection is delayed until early 2022Aug 11, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLife is going to be slightly less strange this September, it turns out. Real life will stay weird, I have no doubt, but Deck Nine's adventure dramas are getting a bit spread out. While Life Is Strange: True Colors will still be launching in September, the Remastered Collection planned for the end of the month is now being delayed to avoid putting too much pressure on the development team. We can now expect the remastered bits to come in early 2022. Another trailer for True Colors will land tomorrow as well. Read more Life Is Strange: True Colours trailer shows empathy superpowers in actionJun 13, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunNormally, when I watch shows or play games with superheroes in, I always end up thinking about how cool it'd be to have their powers, but I don't get that with Life Is Strange. In the latest trailer for Life Is Strange: True Colours, we see new character Alex Chen putting her empathy abilities to the test. She can feel other people's emotions, which must be so mentally taxing! Albeit, useful in Life Is Strange's angsty teen stories. Read more Introducing Life is Strange: True ColorsMar 18, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsIntroducing two new Life is Strange releases for 2021 - Life is Strange: True Colors, the next major title in the #LifeisStrange series from Deck Nine Games, and the all-new Life is Strange Remastered Collection, containing the first Life is Strange game and Life is Strange: Before the Storm, featuring enhanced visuals and animations. Say goodbye to waiting for episodes – Life is Strange: True Colors releases in full on September 10 2021. The Life is Strange Remastered Collection will be available as part of the Life is Strange: True Colors Ultimate Edition, or standalone later this year. Pre-Order Now: https://sqex.link/y6x NEW CAST. NEW POWER. NEW STORY.Mar 12, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsCatch the World Premiere of the next #LifeisStrange game on March 18th 10AM PDT/5PM GMT at #SquareEnixPresents www.SEPRESENTS.com {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33068697/58f3ac8d69eb0ad0018a5dfc2c5b9620bc2bbaea.pngLife is Strange 3 reveal set for next week at Square Enix PresentsMar 11, 2021 - PCGamesNSquare Enix Presents will be a 40-minute presentation on the publisher's upcoming games, and the company has confirmed in a press release that the event will "include the world premiere of the next game in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Life is Strange series, featuring an all-new protagonist wielding an exciting new power." The event will take place on March 18 at 10:00AM PDT / 1:00PM EDT / 5:00PM GMT on YouTube and Twitch. The next Life is Strange game is being positioned as the headliner here, and the press release we've received doesn't make mention of Final Fantasy XVI or many of the other major, internal Japanese titles the company is known for. (Though we will get another look at the still-bewildering platform game Balan Wonderworld.) The event will also include more information on loot shooter Outriders and loot puncher Avengers. There'll also be something on "the ongoing celebration for the 25th anniversary of Tomb Raider" - which might just involve that Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy that leaked last weekend. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Life is Strange developer Dontnod has a whopping six games in production An upcoming Life is Strange comic settles the 'Bae or Bay' debate Is the Life is Strange TV show a good idea? Square Enix showing off new Life is Strange next week as part of spring showcaseMar 11, 2021 - EurogamerLife is Strange fans will get a glimpse of the series' next instalment as part of Square Enix's newly announced spring showcase event, which airs next Thursday, 18th March. Proceedings get underway at 5pm in the UK/10am PDT, and Square promises 40 minutes of trailers and announcements. The world premiere of Life is Strange 3 (or whatever it ends up being called) is obviously the headliner, but there's quite a lot more besides. There'll be another look at Outriders, for instance, ahead of its launch on 1st April, as well as another airing for Balan Wonderland, which releases a little sooner, on 26th March. Read more There's changes afoot at Life is Strange creator DontnodJan 29, 2021 - EurogamerLife is Strange creator Dontnod has secured new funding to self-publish future games, sparking speculation it is no longer aligned with Square Enix, the publisher which oversees the Life is Strange franchise. Yesterday, Dontnod announced a €30m (£26.5m) financing deal with Chinese tech giant Tencent for "new self-published intellectual properties" - a plan first mentioned to GamesIndustry.biz in an interview last November. Dontnod has worked with various publishers in the past, including Focus Home Interactive for Vampyr and Xbox for Tell Me Why, though it ultimately self-published its most recent game Twin Mirror after an initial publishing deal with Bandai Namco was dropped. Read more Tencent acquires minority stake in Life Is Strange developers DontnodJan 27, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunTencent's desire to throw cash at game development studios continues. The media conglomerate has now made an investment in Dontnod Entertainment of Life Is Strange and Tell Me Why fame. It's a minority stake, not an acquisition, but represents another developer that Tencent are linking themselves to this year. Read more Life is Strange developer Dontnod has a whopping six games in productionNov 4, 2020 - PCGamesNLife is Strange developer Dontnod has a whopping six games in production. That comes straight from CEO Oskar Guilbert, who recently sat down with GamesBeat to discuss the company's expansion, creative identity, and latest self-published release - psychological thriller Twin Mirror. Dontnod is best known for its narrative-driven adventure games that mix YA drama with supernatural thrills. The episodic Life is Strange was undoubtedly its big break, though it's since gone from strength to strength with the series' second season and the recently released Tell Me Why, which both launched to critical acclaim. Having recently announced a new studio in Montreal, Dontnod has quickly become one of the most prolific creators of story games around, and its rise to popularity in the space has naturally drawn comparisons to the story of Telltale, which was bought out of bankruptcy last year. "We learned from seeing , and we know it is important to renew the mechanics, the look and feel of our games, and not merely change the narrative," said Guilbert, who teased the possibility of another Dontnod-flavoured action-RPG, following 2018's Vampyr. Notably, it's also interested in exploring "interactive fiction," which could mean a video and game hybrid. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: An upcoming Life is Strange comic settles the 'Bae or Bay' debate Is the Life is Strange TV show a good idea? Life is Strange is getting a live-action series Have You Played… Life Is Strange?Jul 30, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. I watched a lot of Bernard’s Watch as a child. This has left me with infrequent frustrations over not being able to pause time at my whim, and an unease over the prospect that anyone with such an ability would almost inevitably age, wither, and die before any of their loved ones. The greatest failing of Bernard’s Watch was its cowardly decision to leave this trauma unresolved. Life Is Strange swaps out pausing time for rewinding it, which is better, but still makes me worry about Maxine’s memory banks. (more…) Square Enix are selling 54 Eidos games at a steal, for charityMay 9, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Stuck for things to play this weekend? After offering their exhaustive JRPG lineup at a pittance last week, Square Enix have this week gutted the price of their Eidos Anthology bundle on Steam as part of their “Stay Home & Play” campaign – offering 54 PC classics, contemporary bangers and bizarre curiosities for just under 30 quid, in aid of charities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. (more…) A new season of Life is Strange comics begins in AprilJan 22, 2020 - EurogamerLife is Strange's popular graphic novel spin-off will return in April for a new season. Titled as Life is Strange: Partners in Time, it'll continue the comic book adventures of Max, Chloe and Rachel begun last year. The dozen issues released so far offer up a continuation of the original Life is Strange's "Bae" ending, with plenty of timey-wimey storytelling that roped in fan-favourite Rachel Amber, as seen in Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Read more
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