Today is Friday, April 8th, and Fruit Lady, who feels like a weekend in the blink of an eye, continues to bring you the latest ACG news:
1. Rumors: Shenmue 4 is in development and the publisher is 110 Industries
2. Dark Souls Steam page multiplayer tab disappears, players are "anxious"
3. LEGO and Epic have a partnership that says they can seamlessly convert toys and games in the future
4. Swing? The new "Need for Speed" may give up landing on the previous generation of consoles
5. Today's Shanguo a picture flow: "Borderlands" full series of historical low discounts!
1. Rumors: Shenmue 4 is in development, publisher or 110 Industries
According to foreign media Game Rant, publisher 110 Industries will cooperate with Yu Suzuki, the developer of the "Shenmue" series, to develop "Shenmue 4". 110 Industries has released arPG "Vengeance Is Mine" and the ninja spirit sequel "Wanted: Dead" and other works.
At the 2021 Tokyo Game Show, Hiroshi Suzuki was one of the guests at the 110 Industries Symposium. Considering that the two sides did not have any intersection before, this event attracted the attention of many players. Recently, 110 Industries officially replied to Yuki Suzuki's rumors in an Instagram post: "Guess why he appeared in our Tokyo Video Game Show live broadcast." ”
If this is not a "strong hint", 110 Industries recently responded to a rumor about "Shenmue 4" and issued a "no comment" in a "matter of fact". These two hints do not argue that the rumors are true, but in general, publishers will not comment on an uninvolved project. Now it seems that 110 Industries' behavior is quite "there is no silver here for three hundred and two".
The Shenmue series has always been acclaimed, and by the time Shenmue 3 was released in 2019, the series had been dormant for a long time. Now, three years later, the recognition of players and the media has still not materialized into sales. Shenmue 3 publisher Deep Silver has said that the game's commercial performance is lower than expected and is clearly not a mass-market appeal. Hiroshi Suzuki himself has said that if there is a chance to continue to develop a sequel, the fourth part needs to have a wider appeal than the previous game to ensure that more players will like the Shenmue series.
If the above revelations are true, it is certainly a good thing for Shenmue fans. Of course, given that there is no official response yet, all of the above is speculation, and everyone is cautious about eating melons.
Bandai Namco discovered in January that Dark Souls 3 had a serious security flaw. The PVP server for the PC version of the Dark Souls series of games was deactivated and said that the deactivation was temporary. In the subsequent February update, the launch of the online service was delayed due to the time required to ensure that the issue was completely resolved.
However, now that Eldon's Ring of Law has been released for more than a month, dark souls online still shows no signs of returning. Currently, the online games of Dark Souls: Dead Edition, Dark Souls: Remake, Dark Souls 2, and Dark Souls 3 are unavailable, and the multiplayer label on the Steam page has disappeared. Note That this label does not refer to a user-defined label, but to a multiplayer id at the game's features.
This has caused anxiety among many players on the outernet, and perhaps the actual situation is much more serious than expected. However, although the multiplayer label of Dark Souls has disappeared, there are still references to online multiplayer games in the game description, perhaps bandai Namco deliberately hidden to avoid player confusion or accusations of fake content on the Steam page. Hopefully, FromSoftware can fix the problem and restore online functionality soon.
Lego and Epic Games announced a long-term partnership yesterday. "This collaboration will provide families and children with the right digital experience, enabling them to become confident creators and providing plenty of play opportunities in a safe and positive space," they said in a joint statement. ”
In a statement, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said: "For nearly a century, the LEGO Group has unleashed creativity in children and adults through building blocks. We are excited to work together to create a fun metaverse world for children and families. ”
Lego owner Niels B Christiansen later added: "Kids will love to play in the digital and physical worlds, and in the future there may be a seamless transition between the two. We believe they can unlock their potential through digital experiences such as creativity, communication and collaboration. It is our responsibility to provide them with a safe, inspiring and beneficial environment for all, creating equally safe digital games like making safe building block toys. We look forward to working with Epic Games to shape this exciting and fun future." ”
According to the famous melon eater Jeff Grubb, the new game of "Need for Speed" is planned to be released in 2022, the release window should be in November, and the game has abandoned the PS4 and Xbox One versions, and will only land on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC platforms.
Originally, the new Need for Speed was scheduled to be officially launched in 2021, but in order to ensure the smooth release of Battlefield 2042, EA transferred the Criterion Games development team originally responsible for Need for Speed to DICE to assist in the development. Later, this new "Need for Speed" only had a rough release window, before April 2023.
It was also reported that Codemasters Cheshire, the developer of the Dust series, helped develop the new Need for Speed game. There is no official response to the above news at this time, and if EA does intend to release this game in November 2022, we should hear more news in the coming months.
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