Here’s a roundup the week’s biggest stories and some you might have missed.
“We won’t compromise on quality.”
Square Enix this week announced that Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been pushed back six months, shifting from February 2016 to August 2016. Talking about the delay, the developer said, “We won’t compromise on quality.” [Full story]
More, More, More
EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said this week during a briefing with analysts that the company is planning more Star Wars Battlefront games. Maybe the sequel will have a campaign? [Full story]
Patched Up
Bethesda’s RPG Fallout 4 is a big, big game. And as AAA developers go, Bethesda is on the smaller side. So it’s no big surprise that the game has some glitches and hiccups. Those are going to be fixed through future patches, which will come first to PC and then console, Bethesda announced this week [full story]
“Lots of Money”
Before Far Cry 2 designer Clint Hocking decided to return to Ubisoft, he was offered “lots of money” to work at other studios, the veteran designer said during a speaking engagement this week. Get the full story at GamesIndustry International.
Flashing Lights
The music video for Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights” has been remade in Grand Theft Auto V. You can watch the video here on YouTube, but note that it contains some mature themes.
First!
Three years after launch, PC MMO Guild Wars 2 has introduced its first raid. It’s called Spirit Vale, and it will be released across three different wings. Get all the details here.
Rock On
New songs are now available to play in Guitar Hero Live, including the hard-rocking, fast-paced “Toxicity” from System of a Down. See all the new tracks here.
More Black Friday Deals
Black Friday is nearly here. If you’re looking to pick up new Skylanders toys, you’re in luck, as Activision has announced a suite of Skylanders deals for the one-day shopping bonanza. Not only that, but a massive Skylanders balloon will again float above the streets of Manhattan for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Get all the details here on Activision’s blog.
“Right the Wrongs”
The upcoming Warcraft movie will “right the wrongs” of video game movies, according to director Duncan Jones. That’s a bold statement, indeed. We’ll all find out how it works out next summer when the film finally comes to theaters. Get the full story here at The Guardian.
Charting a New Star Wars
GamesIndustry International attended the Montreal International Games Summit this week and has a good report on a talk that EA’s Jade Raymond and Amy Hennig gave. The report covers their work on the new Star Wars game, starting a studio, and more. Read it here.
Amazing
Fallout 4 players continue to make character models based on famous people. The latest examples are Walter White from Breaking Bad, comedian Louis C.K., Kanye West, and Taylor Swift. See them all here.
Adorable
iam8bit and developer ArenaNet have announced two special edition Guild Wars 2 items: the Quaggan sweater and the adorable Quaggan Plushie. They are both now available to pre-order from iam8bit’s website.
Retro Fallout
If Fallout 4 were released for the N64, the cartridge might have looked something like this.
Totally incredible
This Lego version of the Halo UNSC Infinity ship took three years to build. And my goodness, the results are stunning. Read more about it here at Brothers-Brick.
Storytelling, Explored
VentureBeat has an excellent, in-depth interview feature about storytelling in games, featuring insight from veteran developers Amy Hennig and Jade Raymond. They don’t give much away about their new Star Wars game, but it’s a great read all the same. Read the full story here.
Sparrow
Epic Games continues to tease its upcoming PC game Paragon, this week releasing a short teaser video for the game’s latest playable hero, Sparrow. Check out the video here, while Paragon is due to launch in 2016.
Call of Duty vs. Halo
The Slingshot App, a polling app that allows users to vote and poll their friends on any two things, has released the results of its Call of Duty vs. Halo faceoff. Check out the results in the image above.
You can download the app on iTunes right now.
Klaus
The filmmakers-turned-game developers at La Cosa Studios have released a new trailer for their upcoming PlayStation 4 game Klaus. The game aims to combined “highly precise platforming” and puzzles, tied together with an “evocative” story. Check out the trailer above.