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Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Reveal LivestreamJun 10, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40106707/079658f9b0b897d0128e26142a6727a860c2712e.png Max Caulfield returns in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, an all-new supernatural murder mystery in the award winning Life is Strange series, by Deck Nine Games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874000 Join us for the Life is Strange: Double Exposure Reveal Livestream right here, this Thursday, June 13th at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST. See extended gameplay and learn more about Max's new adventure, with information from Hannah Telle (Max Caulfield) and the Game and Narrative Directors from Deck Nine Games. Life is Strange and The Expanse devs lay off 20% of studio in second wave of job losses in under a yearFeb 28, 2024 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe developers behind the Life is Strange remaster, spin-offs Before the Storm and True Colors, and The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Deck Nine, have laid off 20% of the studio’s staff due to “the game industry’s worsening market conditions”. The latest job losses are the second wave of layoffs at the company in the last 12 months. 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 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 Life is Strange: True Colors is a gorgeous new chapter which ditches the series' episodic modelMar 18, 2021 - EurogamerSquare Enix has announced Life is Strange: True Colors, the next chapter in the narrative adventure anthology series. Ditching the series' previous episodic model, the entire story will release in one go for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia on 10th September. Set in the town of Haven Springs, True Colors stars Alex Chen, a new female Asian American protagonist, and feature a popular crossover character from Life is Strange prequel series Before the Storm. Here's our first look: True Colors is, as expected, developed by Before the Storm studio Deck Nine, with the prequel series' lead writer and game designer Zak Garriss now True Colors' director. During tonight's Square Enix Presents livestream, Garriss said Deck Nine had been working on the game since 2017. Read more 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.pngSquare 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 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 Daniel's Education Explained - Life is Strange 2Nov 5, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsAs we approach the #JourneysEnd, we wanted to take some time to deep dive on one of Life is Strange 2’s most important, but also most misinterpreted systems. We hope that this added insight will help guide you in your decision making as you start Life is Strange 2 either for the first time or on a repeat playthrough. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/4033e01f9cb08b288faeb0ffc6a33b3148ec48e5.jpg As you may know, choices and their consequences in Life is Strange 2 are centered around your brother: Daniel. What we purposefully haven’t outlined properly to date is the depth of this system or how it actually functions as we believe a Life is Strange is best experienced purely rather than trying to game the system underlying it. Quite often we will see players deconstruct the outcome of a Life is Strange 2 episode using the choice and consequence system of previous games: “If you choose these specific three or four options you should get outcome X”. Today we wanted to take some time to explain that interpreting Life is Strange 2 solely through that kind of system can only lead to confusion. Before we get into the new system underlying Life is Strange 2 though, know that each entry in the season does have episode-specific consequence systems that conform to the more traditional choice and consequence approach. Your relationships with secondary characters, for example, are often based on the branching that you’ve come to expect from a Life is Strange game. If you work hard to build a specific relationship, that character’s attitude towards you may change significantly which in turn will open or close off options that determine the fate of these characters. With respect to Daniel however, the system has added layers of complexity. From what we’ve seen so far, Daniel’s education is believed to rely on a “one-track” model similar to the one described above. That is to say that you can, for example, only teach Daniel to either be “Good” or “Bad” and that only certain key decisions will affect his education by nudging him towards becoming either a good or an evil person. The truth, however, is that Daniel grows and learns from your example based on two separate values: Morality and Brotherhood. • Daniel’s Morality state determines how he acts in any given situation. Does he act in a kind and considerate way, or is he entirely selfish, without regard for other people’s feelings or safety? • Daniel’s Brotherhood state determines how he responds to what you, as Sean, teach and ask of him. Does he trust you to make the right choice for the two of you, or will he disregard what you say because you’ve been unable to win his trust? https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/0ec841ec314d6a11864c2dfdce11e29ae376418f.jpg Here’s the thing: the choices you must make in Life is Strange 2 are, like in other Life is Strange games and life in general, imperfect options. There is no true “right” or “wron...Announcing the Life is Strange 2 Boxed EditionOct 14, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsThe moment many of you have been waiting for. Life is Strange 2 is getting a physical release on PC! It’s a fantastic way to begin and remember your journey forever - in tangible form sitting very attractively on your shelf, as all good mementos do! It’s also a great way to introduce your friends and family to the long, emotive road to Puerto Lobos. How will your journeys compare? The physical release will be available December 3rd, 2019 in Europe, and February 4th, 2020 in the Americas. It will come in two flavours – the Life is Strange 2 Standard Edition and the Life is Strange 2 Collector’s Edition. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/7284f467418b3f784d3f8d7cebf629338407f086.png The Standard Edition is priced at £34.99/€39.99/$39.99 and will contain: The Complete Season - Episodes 1-5 of Life is Strange 2 Bonus Game - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Arcadia Bay Patches - These items let you customize Sean’s in-game backpack! The Collector’s Edition is priced at £64.99/€69.99/$69.99, and will contain: The Complete Season - Episodes 1-5 of Life is Strange 2 Bonus Game: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Arcadia Bay Patches Jonathan Morali’s official score - 4x 7 inch Vinyl Box Set featuring the game’s amazing original music 32-page hardcover artbook - featuring concept art from Life is Strange 2 4 inch/10cm Sean and 3 inch/8cm Daniel vinyl figurines Collector’s Edition presentation box The Collector’s Edition will be exclusive to the Square Enix Store, and available to the UK, Europe and the Americas on the dates mentioned previously. And to address the Mantroid in the room – the different release dates. It’s nothing personal, we love you all equally. Different countries have different requirements when it comes to rating the content on the discs, and in some cases, this means that a game (or Episode) can’t be rated until it’s complete and submitted, even if it’s not on the disc, which is why the game will be releasing later in the Americas. With Life is Strange 2 we understand that some players may have been waiting for the final episode to release before diving into the game, and that in an ideal world, those holding out for the physical release wouldn’t want to wait longer than those playing digitally. We wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to choose between a digital and physical box full season release on December 3rd, but for the reasons touched on above, we aren’t able to provide a simultaneous release in every territory. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/084bdb3834b57c81484e7f119b926816a9455cc5.jpg The only alternative was to push every release date back to February 4th, 2020. As Life is Strange fans, you’ll know that struggling with hard choices is at the core of what we do – this was one we agonised over! In the end, we decided a split release was the best way to give the most players the widest amount of choice. For tho...Life is Strange 2 - Episode 4 Out NowAug 22, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33068697/70a54ad89d6041bb380c198f6191b8c4423c8055.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/895492/Life_is_Strange_2__Episode_4/ Episode 4 of #LifeisStrange2 is out now! Gravely wounded in Humboldt County, California, Sean wakes in hospital to find Daniel still missing. Under arrest, and facing tough questions, Sean's options are few: only quick thinking and unexpected allies can secure his freedom. Searching for Daniel under the scorching Nevada sun and through freezing desert nights, Sean must make his toughest choices yet. Puerto Lobos and the dream of freedom have never felt so far away. Will Sean’s faith in Daniel be rewarded – or is the young wolf lost forever?Life is Strange 2 - Episode 4 Launch TrailerAug 19, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/70a54ad89d6041bb380c198f6191b8c4423c8055.jpg Episode 4 of #LifeisStrange2 launches this Thursday, August 22! Gravely wounded in Humboldt County, California, Sean wakes in hospital to find Daniel still missing. Under arrest, and facing tough questions, Sean's options are few: only quick thinking and unexpected allies can secure his freedom. Searching for Daniel under the scorching Nevada sun and through freezing desert nights, Sean must make his toughest choices yet. Puerto Lobos and the dream of freedom have never felt so far away. Will Sean’s faith in Daniel be rewarded – or is the young wolf lost forever?Life is Strange 2 - Episode 3 Out Now!May 9, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/66c0588e03a08cc12ee1fbdd3ba997ef65526637.jpg Sean and Daniel Diaz’s journey to Mexico continues in Episode 3, a few months after the events in Episode 2 and the boys’ escape from Beaver Creek. The brothers experience life on the fringes of society, as they befriend a close-knit community of drifters and runaways, and become embroiled in an illegal trade among the towering redwood forests of California. Sean and Daniel’s resolve is put to the test once again, as new relationships create friction between them and they both learn much about who they are as individuals. Uncertain about their once united purpose, can they stay together, or will their journey together end here?Here's our first proper look at the Life is Strange comic sequelNov 8, 2018 - EurogamerLife is Strange's official graphic novel follow-up launches next week, and we can now take a peek at how it looks. Set after the events of Life is Strange's finale, the comic follows the Bay timeline and picks up Max and Chloe's story one year later. I just finished reading its first issue and it's a great opener - the game's time-travelling weirdness is still causing issues, there are clues to the lingering fates of characters from the Bay ending of the game, and really it's just nice to see Max and Chloe together again - even if just on page. Read more… Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 verdict-o-chatSep 26, 2018 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Brendan: Hello, Alice. I ve just been dandering along a quiet highway in Life Is Strange 2. There s no time-travelling gal pals in this one (at least, none so far) but there is a sad psychic pre-teen and his hoody-wearing brother. I don t know why I m telling you all this, you just played through it too, and we re gonna have a chat about each episode as it comes along – what we liked, what we thought was dumb, who we think is secretly a murderer – rather than wait until the whole game is out to review it. I guess I m explaining all this for our stinking readers. Hey readers. SPOILERS AHEAD. (more…) Life is Strange 2 - Episode 1 OUT NOW!Sep 26, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/ef441ee941f4a493e646be4d6f48358848adb86b.png Get Life is Strange 2 here. Join the discussion here!Life is Strange 2 - Launch TrailerSep 20, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThe first of 5 episodes of #LifeisStrange2 will release in one week on September 27, 2018! Watch the Life is Strange 2 Launch Trailer by clicking the thumbnail below! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/f39a29f4f2982f64e4f0964d7e6dd438f93c8506.pngBefore the Storm Out Now on MacOS & LinuxSep 19, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29144767/b5d15a061ca4f60714426511f7a23606115e739b.png Life is Strange: Before the Storm is now available on MacOS & Linux thanks to the hard work of Feral Interactive!The Road to Life is Strange 2Sep 13, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsLife is Strange 2 is rapidly approaching, with Episode 1 releasing at the end of the month on September 27th! We’re really excited that the first episode of our all-new story of road trips, brotherhood, and coming-of-age is almost ready to land in the hands of players all over the world. We hope that the journey of Sean and Daniel Diaz will be just as great of an experience for you as it has been for us here in the Life is Strange team. In preparation for release, we wanted to give you one last sneak peek at Episode 1, and tell you a bit more about the thinking behind the direction of Life is Strange 2. ‘The Road to Life is Strange 2’ is a short documentary about the making of Life is Strange 2, featuring an exclusive look behind the scenes and comments from Co-Creators Michel Koch, Raoul Barbet, and Jean-Luc Cano, as well as other key figures in the development team. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1012195/082db372b2aba78f6ef196402b5fd4f5be1b3272.png Enjoy! The Life is Strange team