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Episodic game reaches milestone six months after launch
Read More »Life is Strange hits 1m copies sold
Episodic narrative-led title Life is Strange has passed the 1m sales mark. Publisher Square Enix said it was incredibly proud” and hailed the number as a huge achievement for the small team working on the game”. The game was released in January, with a Season Pass for all five episodes …
Read More »Develop Awards 2015: Two wins for Dontnod Entertainment
French studio takes home New IP and Use of Narrative prizes for Life is Strange
Read More »VIDEO: Dontnod gives more details about upcoming RPG Vampyr
Life is Strange and Remember Me developer Dontnod has teased some more details about its upcoming RPG title Vampyr. The game casts fans as a – you guessed it – vampire, one Jonathan E. Reid, a military surgeon transformed into an undead. Consumers will explore early 20th century London, and …
Read More »Remember Me 2 is ready to go, awaiting Capcom greenlight
Life Is Strange developer Dontnod has already finished the story for Remember Me 2. Remember Me was released in 2013 to a mixed critical reception, with the developer subsequently moving on to Square Enix’s episodic title Life Is Strange. A return to its first release, however, could be on the …
Read More »Character gender is ‘irrelevant’, Dontnod says
French developer Dontnod Entertainment has said that the gender of your main character is "quite irrelevant" when it comes to the quality and success of a game or its storyline. The comments emerged during aReddit Ask Me Anything, in which a user asked whether he should play Life Is Strange …
Read More »Dontnod: Main character gender is ‘irrelevant’
Life is Strange developers says sex shouldn't matter when it comes to "creating a good story"
Read More »Dontnod’s next game is Vampyr
The next game from French developer Dontnod has been revealed. It’s called Vampyr and will be published by Focus Home Interactive, according to the publisher’s PR agency Dead Good Media. The only info we have to go on is the graphic below, which suggests a gothic or Victorian setting – …
Read More »Life is Strange ‘a game for Telltale and Heavy Rain fans’
The consequence of player decisions is a central theme to Square Enix’s upcoming Life is Strange, developer Dontnod has said. This is definitely a game for the Telltale and Heavy Rain fans,” creative director Jean Maxime Moris told VG247. We are putting a lot of effort into crafting a slower-paced …
Read More »Square Enix was only publisher to approve Life is Strange’s female lead
Japanese publisher Square Enix is the only company that would agree to publish Dontnod Entertainment’s latest title with its female lead character unchanged. The French studio has released a new developer diary about its episodic new title, which sees players follow the story of a girl with the ability to …
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