Retrospectiva săptămânii 12 - 18 iulie 2020

O săptămână cu știri puține, dar cu lansări și anunțuri importante: Death Stranding, Halo 3 și Beyond a Steel Sky pentru PC, iar Ghost of Tsushima pe PS4. De asemenea, am avut încă două prezentări digitale, de la Stadia și Ubisoft (ca și până acum, găsiți un sumar în articolul nostru dedicat evenimentelor din această vară), din care anunțul cel mai sonor (dar și cel mai puțin surprinzător) este cel pentru un nou joc Far Cry. Și avem un nou joc românesc lansat pe Steam: The Underground King.

Linkuri rapide:

• Știri
• Articole (critică, dev, design)
• Made în România
• Anunțuri şi lansări de jocuri
• Prăvălii de jocuri

Știri

• Încă trei persoane de pe poziții înalte de conducere din Ubisoft și-au dat demisia pe fondul acuzațiilor de abuzuri și hărțuire: Serge Hascoet (creative director, descris drept „cea mai puternică forță creativă din Ubisoft”), Cecile Cornet (directorul de HR al Ubisoft la nivel global) și Yannis Mallat (directorul Ubisoft Canada). ^{(Ars Technica, PC Gamer, Eurogamer, The Guardian, GamesIndustry.biz)}
• Microsoft oprește producția pentru Xbox One X și Xbox S All-Digital. ^{(Ars Technica, EGM, Eurogamer)}
• Încă un joc video primește o adaptare TV. E vorba de RPG-ul Indivisible al celor de la Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls). ^{(Eurogamer, Shacknews)}

Articole (critică, dev, design)

Actualitate

• Can Xbox One continue on as gaming’s “low-end” console option? ^{(Ars Technica)}

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Not-a-review

• Driving towards new memories in Forza ^(Eurogamer)
• I like weird storytelling, but even I think Death Stranding is a bit much ^(RPS)
• Townscaper builders are so much more creative than me it’s tragic ^(RPS)
• Ooblets Is All About Dance Battles, Cute Critters, And Chillin' ^(Kotaku)
• The Last of Us Part II: Hateful. Brutal. Beautiful? ^{(Tap-Repeatedly)}
• My Vision is Augmented: Surveillance in Deus Ex: Human Revolution ^(Uppercut)
• Finding Fortune in Failure in Invisible, Inc. ^(Fanbyte)

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Industrie

• PUBG studio director talks bots, Sanhok remaster and staying competitive in the battle royale market ^(Eurogamer)
• The Chinese Room’s ambition to move out of the art house niche ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• European Union sets limits on platform madness ^{(GamesIndustry.biz)}
• The surprising way that paid DLC works ^(Gamasutra)

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Istorie, retrospectivă

• There was a Batman point-and-click adventure in the ‘90s and it had some pretty cool ideas ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Returning to The Cat Lady, one of the best adventure games I’ve ever played ^{(PC Gamer)}
• A Link Between Worlds Is Still A Zelda Like No Other ^(Kotaku)
• Too Human Is Garbage, Which Makes It More Exciting Than a Normal Game Like Prey ^(Escapist)
• No Rules, Skate Everything ^{(Haywire Magazine)}
• Girly Game History on Paper ^(ROMchip)
• Bookshelf, Bookcase, Bookcase-Like ^(ROMchip)
• Super Mario Bros. vs. Super Mario Bros. vs. Super Mario Bros. ^(ROMchip)
• Adventure [1980] ^{(Arcade Idea)}
• The Game Archaeologist: World War II Online ^{(Massively OP)}
• Beneath a Steel Sky ^{(The Digital Antiquarian)}
• Resident Evil 2 ^{(Critical Distance)}
• The history of space games - part 1: 1961 - 1999 plus The history of space games - part 2: 2000 - 20XX ^{(Wireframe magazine)}

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Dev, making of, mecanici

• Balancing history and fun in Ghost of Tsushima ^(Polygon)
• How fighting games reimagine action comics – and why they should be weirder ^(RPS)
• Designing the real-time stealth and combat of Desperados III ^(Gamasutra)
• An Introduction to Historical Problem Spaces ^{(Play The Past)}
• Historical RTS: Universe at War Earth Assault ^{(Wayward Strategy)}

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Design, world-building, artă

• Pyramid Schemes ^(Unwinnable)

Made în România

• Jocul The Underground King, ultimul joc acceptat în programul Steam Greenlight, s-a lansat în early access după 3 ani. ^{(Zona IT)}

Anunţuri şi lansări de jocuri

• Google announces 16 new Stadia games, including five exclusives ^(Eurogamer)

Anunţate

• Far Cry 6 ^(EGM)

Acum cu dată de lansare

• Necrobarista: 22 iulie ^{(Destructoid)}
• Paper Beast: 24 iulie ^{(Destructoid)}
• Fae Tactics: 31 iulie ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Waddling: 4 august ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Hellbound: 4 august ^(DSOGaming)
• Kill It With Fire: 13 august ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Microsoft Flight Simulator: 18 august ^{(Destructoid)}
• Surgeon Simulator 2: 27 august ^{(Destructoid)}
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: 17 noiembrie ^{(PC Gamer)}

Lansate

• 14 iulie: Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town ^(Steam)
• 14 iulie: Death Stranding ^(Steam)
• 14 iulie: Rocket Arena ^(Steam)
• 14 iulie: Orcs Must Die 3 ^{(Google Stadia)}
• 14 iulie: Neon Abyss ^{(Steam, gog.com)}
• 14 iulie: Halo 3 ^(Steam)
• 15 iulie: Ooblets (early access) ^{(Epic Store)}
• 16 iulie: The Underground King ^(Steam)
• 16 iulie: Superhot: Mind Control Delete ^{(Steam, gog.com)}
• 16 iulie: Beyond a Steel Sky ^(Steam)
• 16 iulie: We Should Talk. ^(Steam)
• 16 iulie: Before I Forget ^(Steam)
• 17 iulie: Ghost of Tsushima ^{(PS Store)}

Prăvălii de jocuri

Știri

• Steam’s new ‘Community Recommendations’ feature is a wild ride ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Metacritic will instate a 36-hour waiting period for new user reviews ^(Shacknews)

Articole

• What did (and didn’t) work for the first year of Valve’s Steam Labs experiments ^(Gamasutra)

Update catalog

• Giant spiders and demon monsters headline the next two weeks of Xbox Game Pass ^{(Destructoid)}
• Streaming service xCloud joins Xbox Game Pass in September ^(Eurogamer)

Jocuri gratis și free weekends

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint is free to play until July 19th ^(DSOGaming)
• Warhammer 40K: Rites of War is free on GOG ^{(PC Gamer)}
• Torchlight II is free to own on the Epic Games Store ^{(Destructoid)}
• Dragon Heart Is a (Free) Twin-Stick Shooter Packed Full of Adorable Monsters ^(Escapist)
• Hell Let Loose debuts urban combat and new animations for a free weekend ^{(PC Gamer)}

Reduceri și promoții

• Dawn of War, Vermintide, Blood Bowl, and Space Marines are in the new Humble Bundle ^{(PC Gamer)}
• GMG's Summer Sale Highlights Discounts on PC Versions of Death Stranding, Red Dead Redemption II, and More ^(PROBLEM)
• Weekend PC Download Deals for July 17: Super! Hot! Super! Hot! ^(Shacknews)
• Weekend Console Download Deals for July 17: Xbox Double Discounts ^(Shacknews)

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