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Weird West Review

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In this alternate universe, the West was won by trying a bunch of ideas so crazy they just might work… and if they don’t, hitting the quick-load button to revert to an earlier save and trying something even crazier until you pull it off. Thanks to that freedom to experiment with its world as you explore, Weird West is one of those games that feels like a stealth and combat playground even as it tells five mostly serious, well-written stories with interesting decisions throughout and a thoughtful conclusion. And with so much ground to cover and replayability to investigate, it’s well worth putting up with some quirks and underwhelming loot. What ties Weird West’s plot together is a group of shadowy figures using a magical brand to force your character’s consciousness into the bodies of various unsuspecting people. It’s a clever play on the way so many games have us take control of a character who already exists in that world but still need to bring us up to speed on their identity: h...
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?

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It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
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Hitman Developer Opens New Studio to Work on Hitman, Project 007, and an Unannounced Game

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Hitman series developer IO Interactive has opened a new Barcelona studio, which will work on Hitman, Project 007, and "an unannounced new IP." Revealed in a blog post on the IOI website, IOI Barcelona will be the company’s third studio after IOI Copenhagen in Denmark and IOI Malmo in Sweden. IOI Barcelona will work on all of IOI’s ongoing projects. "All three of the IO Interactive studios are treated as Elite studios and will each make a significant impact to ongoing development and publishing efforts across all projects," reads a press release. The Spanish studio will be located in the centre of Barcelona, and hopes to establish a studio culture “that will attract top talent from around the world.“ The blog post also comments broadly on the studio’s future projects: “With more to come from the Hitman universe, developing and publishing the first James Bond origin story and a brand new IP in active development, the future for IO Interactive is as exciting as it has ever been.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/05/hitman-devs-james-bond-game-is-an-original-story-drawing-from-the-franchises-entire-history-ign-unfiltered"] It's another heartening moment for IO, which became a full indie studio in 2017 after splitting from Square Enix, while retaining the rights to its Hitman IP. Since then it's released Hitman 2 and 3, as well as announcing Project 007, a James Bond game with an original story. We've talked before about how Hitman 3 proves the studio is ready to tackle Bond. Here’s our review of IOI’s latest game Hitman 3, which we scored a 9, calling it ”rich, rewarding and highly replayable.” You can also check out this episode of Unfiltered in which Hitman studio boss Hakan Abrak talks about the future of Hitman and the studio’s work on James Bond. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-developer-opens-new-studio-to-work-on-hitman-project-007-and-an-unannounced-game

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