LCG Entertainment, doing business as Telltale, today confirmed that The Wolf Among Us 2 is again in development. Telltale has partnered with AdHoc Studio, a creative house formed by former Telltale Games employees and focused on interactive narrative, to resume work on and co-develop the second season of the award-winning The Wolf Among Us series.

In August of this year, LCG Entertainment completed its purchase of the Telltale Games brand, assets, and technology with the intent to revive the original company’s back catalog of games and to develop new games based on the company’s popular licensed IPs. The Wolf Among Us 2 is the first new game to be announced since the purchase and is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC. The title was revealed tonight during the telecast of The Game Awards. The game will initially be released for PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive, and on consoles.

“The Wolf Among Us is one of the most popular titles in the Telltale catalog, so we are thrilled to announce that development on Wolf 2 has again started and assure all of the series’ fans that it is in good hands,” said Jamie Ottilie, CEO of LCG Entertainment/Telltale. “Partnering with AdHoc Studio enables us to work with many of the key creative and development talent from the original Wolf series while strategically growing the new Telltale.”

Returning to work on The Wolf Among Us 2 via AdHoc are directors, Nick Herman and Dennis Lenart; along with writer Pierre Shorette. Also returning are the award-winning voice actors, Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, and Erin Yvette as Snow White and composer Jared Emerson-Johnson. Additionally, Telltale Game’s former VP of Engineering, Zac Litton, has joined the new Telltale team as CTO.

“When the opportunity came up, it was an easy decision for us.” said Pierre Shorette, CCO of AdHoc Studio. “Developing The Wolf Among Us was my first project at Telltale and the start of a creative partnership with Nick and Dennis, so obviously we’re excited to further explore the Fables universe.”

Based on Bill Willingham’s Fables comic book series from DC, The Wolf Among Us is a five-episode prequel, 20 years prior to the events of the comic books. The series features various characters from fairy tales and folklore, known as Fables, who inhabit a clandestine community within New York City known as Fabletown. Having won critical acclaim and nominations for BAFTA and D.I.C.E. Awards, as well as garnering awards for Game Direction and some of the performances, The Wolf Among Us has amassed a significant fan following and anticipation for a second season.

To learn more about The Wolf Among Us 2 and the new Telltale Games, please visit
www.Telltale.com.

The Dawning is a special time of year where Guardians spread cheer (and cookie crumbs) throughout the solar system while keeping the Darkness at bay.

After being teased during the ‘State of Play’ briefing earlier this week, the full trailer for Ghost of Tsushima was shown at The Game Awards over night:

Set aside samurai traditions and forge a new path, the path of the Ghost, as you embark on a vast open-world adventure and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.

Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima will launch for PlayStation 4 in summer 2020.

From the creators of the acclaimed action-platformer Ori and the Blind Forest comes the highly anticipated sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Embark on an all-new adventure in a vast and exotic world when it launches on March 11, 2020.

Pre-order now: https://www.xbox.com/games/ori-will-o…

In case you missed the announcement at The Game Awards, director J.J. Abrams revealed that Fortnite will premiere exclusive, never-before-seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker footage in-game on Saturday, December 14 @ 7pm GMT live at Risky Reels. Everyone that attends the in-game event will also receive a free TIE Whisper Glider, a starfighter of unrivaled speed and ferocity.

To celebrate the event, players can find new Star Wars Outfits, Gliders, Pickaxes and Emotes available now in the Item Shop. Come dressed as Rey, Finn, and more this Saturday, December 14 when the doors open at 6:30 PM GMT and the event starts at 7PM GMT!

Meet some of the artists behind Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack, CD PROJEKT RED has released a behind-the-scenes video focused on the soundtrack of Cyberpunk 2077. The video, Cyberpunk 2077 — Behind the Music, includes input from the following artists and musicians who have recorded music for the game: Run the Jewels, Refused, Grimes, A$AP Rocky, Gazelle Twin, Ilan Rubin, Richard Devine, Nina Kraviz, Deadly Hunta, Rat Boy, and Tina Guo, giving players a taste of what to expect from the music of Night City.

Additionally, as part of her collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) appeared at The Game Awards 2019, where she performed her song 4ÆM live on stage. The performance was accompanied by a music video inspired by the world of Cyberpunk 2077. As well as providing music for the game, Grimes will also be voicing in-game character ‘Lizzy Wizzy’ — a hugely popular pop star in the Cyberpunk universe.

Cyberpunk 2077 will release April 16th, 2020, for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with the version for Google Stadia set to launch the same year.

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Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters. Rise up and fight.

https://youtu.be/oziTQgMdXi4

Music: “The Seeker” by The Who

Coming April 28, 2020 to Steam, Windows 10 & Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta): https://www.xbox.com/gears-tactics

Pre-order Gears Tactics or play Gears Tactics on Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) before May 4, 2020 and receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack. Xbox Profile Required.

Get an introduction to this iconic hero in this new trailer shown during The Game Awards, and get ready to experience more of his story when FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE launches Worldwide for PS4 on March 3, 2020.

Originally hired by the resistance group Avalanche in their fight against the sinister Shinra Corporation, Cloud Strife becomes embroiled in a much deeper conflict and proves he’s more than just a mere mercenary.

Revealed during The Game Awards 2019, Remedy announced that a new update has added a new game mode. Surprising everyone comes ‘Expeditions’ launch day!

Control challenges players to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments while fighting through the deep and mysterious worlds Remedy is known and loved for. After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, players will take on the role of Jesse Faden (actress Courtney Hope, nominated for Best Performance in a Videogame), the new Director struggling to regain Control in a unique and ever-changing world that juxtaposes our reality with the unexplainable.

Expeditions expand Jesse’s story, taking her to new areas of the Threshold, each with its own unique challenges for her to overcome. Players who successfully complete Expeditions will be rewarded with rare mods and powerful crafting materials unique to the mode, as well as a new outfit for Jesse.

Beginning today, players who have completed the main story mission “My Brother’s Keeper” in Control can use the mysterious Jukebox locked away in a room in Central Executive to access Expeditions. By obtaining Jukebox Tokens, players will be able to hear the song that has the power to transport Jesse into a different dimension.

The award-winning Control is now available in the Americas, Europe and supported territories on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for physical and digital retail, and on the Epic Game Store for PC, priced at £47.99 for the base game, through publisher 505 Games. Control is also available on PS4 in Korea through publisher H2 Interactive and in South East Asia (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) with publisher Huya. Control will be released in Japan today on PS4 (12 December) through publishing partner Marvelous.

For more information and regular updates on Control, please visit www.controlgame.com.

For more info, head on over to the official blog. For behind the scenes details on all of 505’s games, head to the official 505 Games Blog: http://www.505games.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/505Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/505_Games

Announced at The Game Awards 2019, Godfall is a third-person fantasy looter-slasher focused on melee combat, coming to PlayStation 5 & Epic Games Store Holiday 2020. Developed by Counterplay Games & published by Gearbox Publishing.

After what was really a rather dull start to The Game Awards 2019, Xbox went and blew the roof off the event by surprising everyone by revealing their next generation console, codenamed Scarlett, will be known as ‘Xbox Series X’:

With a design that looks more like a PC Tower then the conventional consoles, the Xbox Series X looks amazing especially when the first game announced was Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice 2!

I do not think anyone outside Xbox expected Microsoft to reveal their next gen console at these awards, but Phil Spencer himself took to the stage and oh boy…will this be getting people talking heading into holiday 2020 when the console is set to release.

In a post by Phil Spencer on Xbox Wire, Head of all things Xbox said:

“For eighteen years and three console generations, the Xbox community has shown us the power both games and fun can have on all of us. As we enter a new generation of gaming, we see a future where you’re instantly absorbed in your games – where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and surprising – and where you are at the center of your gaming experience. With the new Xbox Series X, we will realize that vision. 

Xbox Series X will be our fastest, most powerful console ever and set a new bar for performance, speed and compatibility, allowing you to bring your gaming legacy, thousands of games from three generations and more forward with you. Its industrial design enables us to deliver four times the processing power of Xbox One X in the most quiet and efficient way, something that is critically important in delivering truly immersive gameplay. We also designed Xbox Series X to support both vertical and horizontal orientation. It’s bold and unique, very much like our fans around the world and the team of collaborators and innovators who built it.

The name Xbox is an expression of our deep history in gaming, our team’s unrelenting passion, and our commitment to both our fans and the future of gaming at Microsoft. It also signifies our belief that a gaming console should be for just that – gaming.

Alongside Xbox Series X, we also unveiled the new Xbox Wireless Controller. Its size and shape have been refined to accommodate an even wider range of people, and it also features a new Share button to make capturing screenshots and game clips simple and an advanced d-pad derived from the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller. The new Xbox Wireless Controller will be compatible with Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, and will be included with every Xbox Series X.

The possibilities of what Xbox Series X enables developers to achieve was also brought to life this evening with the unveiling of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. A sequel to the award-winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice from world-renowned developers Ninja Theory, the game is being built to leverage the full power of Xbox Series X.  The footage shared tonight was captured in-engine and reflects the power of Xbox Series X available to developers to deliver new universes, experiences and games in ways you have never imagined.

From a technical standpoint, this will manifest as world-class visuals in 4K at 60FPS, with possibility of up to 120FPS, including support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and 8K capability. Powered by our custom-designed processor leveraging the latest Zen 2 and next generation RDNA architecture from our partners at AMD, Xbox Series X will deliver hardware accelerated ray tracing and a new level of performance never before seen in a console.  Additionally, our patented Variable Rate Shading (VRS) technology will allow developers to get even more out of the Xbox Series X GPU and our next-generation SSD will virtually eliminate load times and bring players into their gaming worlds faster than ever before.

We are minimizing latency by leveraging technology such as Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and giving developers new functionality like Dynamic Latency Input (DLI) to make Xbox Series X the most responsive console ever.  Xbox Series X is also designed for a future in the cloud, with unique capabilities built into the hardware and software to make it as easy as possible to bring great games to both console and elsewhere. Xbox Series X will deliver a level of fidelity and immersion unlike anything that’s been achieved in previous console generations.”

Over to you PlayStation!

Techland and Piccolo Studio released the final installment in a three-part series of developer diaries for the artistically enchanting platform adventure game, Arise: A Simple Story. Arise’s emotional tale has captivated the hearts of both critics and fans, and we invite you to keep it in your heart as well for any end of year lists or holiday gift guides you may be working on.

In the video series, Game Directors Alexis Corominas and Jordi Ministral talk about their loving, emotional journey towards creating Piccolo Studio’s debut title and how the two gave up decades-long advertising careers to pursue their dreams of making video games. The videos dive deep into the making of Piccolo Studio’s debut title, its landscapes inspired by Studio Ghibli, the inspiring soundtrack created by BAFTA Award winning composer David García and more.

You can watch the first two diary videos below:

Arise: A Simple Story is now available as a digital download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store for £15.99 GBP/$19.99 USD.

Crashing through the snow, in a decked out Nitro Sleigh – your favourite Bandicoot is back and filled with holiday cheer in the Winter Wonderland Grand Prix!  Beginning December 12, the Winter Wonderland Grand Prix features an all-new track, Gingerbread Joyride, as well as new characters, karts, pit stop items and a very special Spyro skin that’s sure to bring you holiday cheer.

Get ready to race in high-octane holiday style with these cool features: 

• NEW TRACK: Dash through a holiday scene like no other in Gingerbread Joyride! From the warm, welcoming hues of the gingerbread village to the cool, idyllic scenery of the winter wonderland, this track is sure to fire up some cheer as you cruise past your competition!
• NEW CHARACTERS: Rilla Roo and Yaya Panda enter the festivities, as well as a brand new character, Hasty – – a high-flying Moose based on an infamous cut character from CTR lore.  But wait, this just in! Your favorite broadcasting duo Chick n Stew aren’t just sitting in the booth any longer – – they’ll also be clucking it up and down the track in this special Grand Prix season!
• NEW KARTS: Plow through the competition with the Snowplower, leave other racers salivating with the Candy Cone, and finally take the reins in the ultimate holiday machine with the Nitro Sleigh!
• PIT STOP ITEMS: A Reindeer Crash Skin, Pajama Skins for Baby Crash and Coco, scrumptious Pastry wheels, holiday-themed paint jobs and stickers – – there’s no shortage of new swag to celebrate the season! But wait until you see the skin to stand above them all – – Winter Guardian Spyro.
• NITRO-GAUGE CHALLENGES & REWARDS: Polar in an ugly sweater, Hasty in a slick ski-suit, and so much more, complete challenges to earn these and other new rewards in the Winter Festival Nitro Gauge.
• CHAMPION KART AND DECAL: Finish in the top 5% of the Grand Prix leaderboards and win the Champion Kart and Winter Festival signature decal!

The Winter Festival Grand Prix is bringing the joy early! Here are some treats to help you cheer with Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled this holiday season!

SEGA Europe Ltd and Two Point Studios have confirmed that the critically acclaimed management sim Two Point Hospital will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 25 February 2020. Two Point Hospital is now available to pre-purchase digitally for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One through first party store fronts, with the digital pre-purchase on Nintendo Switch soon to follow. Can’t wait for the game to launch on console?

Build your epic healthcare empire in the atypical world of Two Point County, by customising your hospitals, researching (119!) unusual illnesses, curing patients and training staff. At launch, Two Point Hospital on consoles comes with the first two critically acclaimed expansions ‘Bigfoot’ and ‘Pebberley Island’, which gives players a total of 21 regions to explore. To ensure the best gameplay experience across all platforms, Two Point Studios have rebuilt the PC control scheme for console gaming which guarantees smooth play for both on the go and on the couch gaming.

To pre-order the physical edition of Two Point Hospital on PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, visit www.twopointhospital.com. Here, you can also find more information about all things Two Point Hospital and sign up for Hospital Pass.

You can follow the game on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. For more information about SEGA Europe, log on to www.sega.co.uk, follow on Facebook or on Twitter.