Nintendo Playtest Leaks, Squadron 42 Release Date, + More!

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DMCA-TEST

Nintendo struggling to contain Switch Online playtest leaks

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/24275596/nintendo-switch-online-beta-playtest-program-leak-mmo

DMCAs all over https://x.com/Ethan_ThisGuy/status/1848221882496987233

Apparently it may be an MMO?

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-playtest-switch-2-mario-mmo-1851677142

How beacons work https://lmg.gg/fTlgL (Kotaku)

BlueSky user has been Datamining

https://bsky.app/profile/sky.femboyfurry.net

Codenamed “Rockstock” likely made by EPD4, who made Labo https://bsky.app/profile/sky.femboyfurry.net/post/3l6z2y7q3xb2d

Some details

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1g8xz72/the_nso_playtest_program_has_already_been/

CIG’S FANTASY GAME

Star Citizen’s single-player campaign gets new release date of 2026 after studio said it was “feature complete” in 2023

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/originally-planned-for-2015-squadron-42s-latest-delay-pushes-it-to-2026/

Every actor ever is in the game https://youtu.be/1H-0x4xk2Xk?t=1042

Showed an hour of gameplay though so you know they’ve made SOMETHING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H-0x4xk2Xk

CIG not looking great internally, according to Tom Henderson https://insider-gaming.com/star-citizens-development/

Company reported financial for 2022 suggest it has spent $639m

https://cloudimperiumgames.com/blog/corporate/cloud-imperium-financials-for-2022

Spent over $100m a year from 2020-2022, taken in $790m total to date https://lmg.gg/wafRY

(Insider Gaming)

Directors hoping Squadron 42 release will add cash influx

Squadron 42 only became feature complete THIS year, despite LAST year’s claim https://lmg.gg/6kBNB (Insider Gaming)

Another potential fundraising effort: 3rd “medieval fantasy” game https://lmg.gg/yQroy (Insider Gaming)

QUICK BITS

KILLEDZONE

Guerilla Games done with Killzone series

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/10/sonys-guerrilla-sounds-completely-done-with-the-killzone-series

Interview with Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/10/21/lego-horizon-adventures-is-all-ages-crossover-sonys-dreams/

Created Horizon Zero Dawn because they wanted to do something “by choice, the opposite” to “refresh the palette” https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horizon/horizon-zero-dawn-was-the-result-of-guerrilla-being-done-with-killzone-and-wanting-to-make-something-that-was-by-choice-the-opposite/

GOTTA GO BROOD

Sonic x Shadow Generations reviews

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/sonic-x-shadow-generations-review

Apparently highest rated game in the series since Sonic Mania

https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/sonic-x-shadow-generations-is-the-highest-rated-entry-since-mania/

https://www.vg247.com/sonic-x-shadow-generations-review

NO LONGER SILENT

New details on Bloober Team’s upcoming game Cronos: The New Dawn

https://www.eurogamer.net/how-bloober-is-following-silent-hill-2-with-its-first-original-survival-horror-cronos-the-new-dawn

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-silent-hill-2-remake-devs-new-horror-game-is-a-time-travelling-jaunt-through-apocalyptic-eastern-europe

Studio says they want to evolve, admit they’ve made bad games in the past

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloober-team-says-its-done-with-shitty-games-and-silent-hill-2-remake-wasnt-a-fluke/1100-6527269/

EARLY ACCESS DENIED

Ubisoft disbanded team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-s-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-team-reportedly-disbanded-after-disappointing-sales

Ubisoft officially cancels AC Shadows early access, season pass

https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassins-creed-codename-red/ac-shadows-early-access-canceled

as Collectors edition price drops by $50 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-shadows-collectors-edition-price-cut-by-50/

SEGA: “WE GACHA!”

Sega files patent lawsuit against idle RPG’s gacha mechanics

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/a-month-after-nintendos-palworld-lawsuit-sega-files-its-own-patent-infringement-claim-against-idle-rpg-devs-gacha-mechanics/

Original translation https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sega-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-memento-mori-developer-over-in-game-mechanics-seeking-1-billion-yen-in-damages/