Dying Light 2 News Coming Soon
Dying Light 2 might finally be on the horizon after developer Techland has released a statement responding to the departure of one of its longest-serving employees.
Narration Designer Pawel Selinger recently revealed on his LinkedIn page that he had left the company after 22 years at the studio. The news was reported by several outlets with a large portion of them putting him as the lead writer of the game after a recent departure of their prior writer.
Techland responded over the weekend with a statement to PC Gamer, which confirmed the departure of Pawel Selinger but also clarifying his former role: "Paweł Selinger, who has been the Narration Designer for the last two years, decided at the end of 2020 to end his cooperation with Techland and to pursue his further career elsewhere."
The statement continued on: "Paweł spent most of his professional life at Techland and he, among others, takes credit for the success of the series Call of Juarez. He left a large piece of himself with Dying Light 2, as he worked on the project from the very beginning. His duties, ie. the narrative department, were taken over by Piotr Szymanek in October 2020."
the statement also added that there could be some light on the horizon for those wanting news on the game by saying: "We will be sharing exciting news about Dying Light 2 soon!"
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout's Next crossover is with Bethesda's Doom
Devolver Digital and Mediatonic have announced that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is crossing over with Bethesda DOOM.
From January 12 a collection of Doom-themed costumes will be available in the in-game store, including Doomguy, a Cacodemon, and a Cyberdemon. This is the latest in a line of crossovers with other gaming properties since the game launched, including such games as Untitled Goose Game and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is currently in the middle of its third season on PlayStation 4 and PC.
Nintendo Buying Developer Next Level Games
Nintendo has confirmed today that it will be acquiring Canadian developer Next Level Games, the studio behind Luigi's Mansion 3.
Nintendo is hoping the deal will be sealed by March 1, 2021, pending shareholder approval. Nintendo stated that the deal would "secure the availability of Next Level Games development resources for Nintendo, including development expertise, as well as facilitate an anticipated improvement in development speed and quality by enabling closer communication and exchange of staff with the Nintendo development team."
I'm pretty excited to see what Nintendo has up its sleeves for the developer and hopefully, this means that more Luigi-based adventures in a mansion are on it's way.
Xbox Games With Gold For January 2021
Microsoft has announced the next batch of games coming to games with gold for January 2021 and they're okay, not great though.
the following games are available to grab now if you're a member of Xbox Live:
Little Nightmares (A weird but cool indie game): Available January 1 to 31
Dead Rising (Go Play Dead Rising 4, it's great and super festive): Available January 16 to February 15
The King of Fighters XIII (I'm probably terrible at it): Available January 1 to 15
Breakdown (Had enough of those in 2020): Available January 16 to 31
Games With Gold has been super lackluster since Xbox Game Pass was revealed, Go Get Game Pass Ultimate and treat these additional games as a bonus. Also While we're here, go play Yakuza Zero on the game pass, it's probably the best game on there.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Closed Beta Starts February 3
Ubisoft has confirmed the start and end date for Ghost Recon Wildlands Closed Beta.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Closed Beta
Ubisoft has confirmed The Ghost Recon Wildlands Closed Beta will take place February 3-6 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Additionally if selected, you'll be able to pre-load the closed beta on February 1st.
"Aspiring Ghosts and their co-op partners will infiltrate the province of tacua where they can work towards dismantling the Santa Blanca cartel in any way they choose," explains Ubisoft. "Players will be able to travel solo or team up with up to three friends in co-op as they take advantage of the wide variety of vehicles, weapons, and equipment available to the Ghosts."
Dirt 4 Release Date Announced
Codemasters has just announced that Dirt 4 is in production and announced the release date which is surprisely soon.
DIRT 4 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED BY CODEMASTERS
Codemasters has announced the release date for their upcoming driving simulator and it's coming sooner than expected. Dirt 4 will release for Xbox One, PS4 and PC this June. Codemasters said the following in regards to Dirt 4 "DiRT 4 takes the passion and authenticity of off-road racing to the next level, whilst also re-introducing you all to white-knuckle truck and buggy racing in Landrush,"
Keep an eye out for information in the coming weeks