Then there's Fool's Gold, which seems like a kind of King Of The Hill/Capture The Flag game. Competitors will fight each other to wear a suit of golden armor. The person wearing the suit will be hunted down. Whoever kills them obtains the new golden suit and a target on their back. There will also be three new Showdown Modes called Up In Smoke, Spoils Of War, and Plunder. Rockstar hasn't released details about these modes yet, but it's safe to assume that they'll involve horses and murder in some capac
The not so glamorous practice of crunch is one that has reared its head and come into the spotlight more than ever over the past year. Games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Anthem specifically have been called out for having particularly rough development periods, though there are many other examples. In a recent interview with Kotaku, Co-Founder Marcin Iwiński and Cyberpunk 2077 Director Adam Badowski highlighted that CD Projekt Red, a studio that actually has a notable reputation for crunch within the industry, is taking steps to ensure the work-life balance of the developers there is more sustainable and that crunch isn't mandat
For as much as Rockstar gets right in their multiplayer ventures, the character creator has never been one of those facets, with GTA Online requiring players to choose their character’s parents to shape their facial appearance and skin color. This mechanic proved to be disappointingly vague and frustrating to those looking to invest more in how their character that they would spend dozens if not hundreds of hours with ended up looking. Much like the gameplay elements of Red Dead Online, Rockstar has stayed characteristically quiet on just how players will be able to shape themselves beyond the apparel and hair choices that are already present in the single player portion. The character creator doesn’t necessarily need to go into Saints Row or WWE 2K-levels of depth, but a creator that offers something more straightforward and intuitive compared to the measly offerings of GTA Online would be a step in the right direction for player representation and expression.
While crunch may not completely dissipate, hopefully CD Projekt Red does stick to its word and Home Page end Cyberpunk 2077's development with a period that's light on stress like Marcin Iwiński is suggesting: "I think this is the commitment we’re ready to make today, and we’ll be listening to people. We definitely open a lot of lines of dialogue here, and we’d like to start with th
Overall, CD Projekt Red believes that the final stages of the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077's development will "be better than The Witcher ’s finishing period" in terms of crunch. While this all sounds great on paper, Kotaku also highlighted that some crunch may still exist within the studio following this shift and that the development of Cyberpunk 2077 hasn't gone as smoothly as the general public may perceive it. One anonymous former CD Projekt Red developer even told Kotaku that "I’ve felt that there are hundreds of parallels that could be drawn between the story of the rocky development of Anthem and the story of the rocky and even-more-rocky-to-become development of Cyberpunk 20
The collaboration with Barking Irons specifically also makes sense, considering the clothing line has built its brand on "peculiar American stories" - which _ Red Dead Redemption 2 _ is no stranger to - not to mention the fact that the ‘Barking Irons" name also extends into the world of alcohol with their bottle of 100-proof "Barking Irons Applejack," in which Arthur Morgan would no doubt happily indu
To say that GTA Online was lacking missions at launch would be incorrect, as there was a decent number of relatively brief errands to complete that featured several key side characters from the GTA V campaign. These missions felt barebones, however, not only from a gameplay perspective, but in how these tasks attempted to immerse players in the world of Los Santos, an objective which the single player campaign completed with ease. It wasn’t until years later that Rockstar would add some much-needed context as the missions became more crucial and complex, employing the usage of cutscenes and well-written conversations that helped these events become more relevant, and as a result, replayable. Regardless of how many missions Red Dead Online has at launch, making sure the vast majority of them feel like they affect the in-game world on a small or large scale will help ensure that one of this year’s biggest multiplayer releases gets started off on the right foot and keeps players coming back.
It’s about investment. Emotional investment and time investment. Some of these franchises have been running for decades, and they’re a part of gamers’ lives. You can understand why they’d get defensive. Here’s something along those same lines that you probably can’t understand: the relentless hounding of an unfortunate man online, who just happens to be named Colm O'Drisc