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From Software Explain Why They Decided To Partner With Activision For Shadows Die Twice

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was one of the surprise announcement at E3 2018 and it was developed by none other than From Software.

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lxeasy2144d ago

"the reasons why they settled on a partnership with Activision was because they would be able to provide a lot of support to their development and it could help them work on their titles in ways that could help them get new references or information from outside places. This is why they decided to settle with on a Western publisher after years of working with Japanese publishers like Bandai Namco and Sony."

Palitera2144d ago

Bring on the overpriced dlc!

Platformgamer2144d ago

because they're allergic to money i guess

Platformgamer2144d ago

makes sense for me, i don't buy activision games, i buy the ones that interests me (like actually this and spyro trilogy) only as a used copy

KwietStorm_BLM2143d ago

So then you're allergic to something with Activision's name on it. From Software isn't allergic to money. The game will sell regardless of whether you want it or not.

WitcheRivia2144d ago

Activision won't tell them what to do so there is no need to be worried about them. Proof of this is that it's coming to Steam and isn't exclusively on Blizzard's launcher on PC like other games published by Activision these days.

vallencer2144d ago

It's not coming to battle.net because they don't own the game or company. They own destiny and they own call of duty. So naturally it is going to be on battle.net.

kwijgaming2144d ago

If this game helps them make other non-Activision games, then more power to them. It'll help them build their international network.

OpenGL2144d ago

They saw that Bungie was able to release multiple games with virtually no content that then were finished with DLC packs and thought "hey that looks good to me!"

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Before Miyazaki Retires, We Need To Get A Sekiro Sequel

A sequel to the studio's acclaimed title, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, would be the perfect swan song for long-time video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki.

H912d ago

Man you didn't have to do me like that with the title

LoveSpuds12d ago

I just don't see it happening given the success of Elden Ring. I think we'll be seeing a sequel to Elden Ring before anything else.

Demetrius12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

I'm not into souls games but it's good to see that this dev studio stick to what makes their titles unique, there's alot of souls copy n pasted games but they rarely get talked about cause they're looked at as copies and not original created ideas, the souls games are unique cause they offer they're own identity instead imitating I respect that

jznrpg12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Or Bloodborne 2 preferably both but that’s a lot to ask if he plans on retiring sooner than later

Leeroyw12d ago

Bloodborne 2 or I'd simply love a 60fps remaster. I'd also love a bloodborne randomiser option.

toxic-inferno11d ago

I'm definitely holding out hope for a Bloodborne 60fps remaster still. Some extra features thrown in would be nice too.

With regards to a sequel, I'd actually rather From Software make another new IP with a different setting. That is what made Bloodborne so good - the fact that it took a proven formula and applied it to a completely new setting.

anast11d ago

The hype would be insane if they announced Bloodborne 2.

Inverno12d ago

What if they made a Sekiro/Bloodborne mix?

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a Timeless Classic

With this feature, we will be taking a look at Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice all these years later and break down why it remains such a great time.

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Cacabunga15d ago

I regret i never played it, like many other great games!! Still on my radar, when i become retro gamer in a year or two with all this gaas crap happening around

Psychonaut8515d ago

Absolutely. Amazing art design, and didn’t have the Bloodborne problem so it runs at 60FPS on newer hardware, which is amazing given the reaction based gameplay

Cacabunga15d ago

Wait did it get a next gen patch??

Sciurus_vulgaris15d ago

This one title that never clicked with me. I enjoyed Dark Souls, Demon Souls and Bloodborne, but I never warmed up to Sekiro’s parry-focused combat. I honestly gave up on the game at about the half way point.

Armyofdarkness15d ago

Me too. But after the Stellar Blade demo and parrying like crazy I’m tempted to go back and play this again

Inverno15d ago

Took me a couple years too get into when I first bought it. I had gotten so used to Bloodborne that the gameplay was genuinely confusing me. Picked it up a third time and clicked. The game is souls stripped of all its RPG elements and left with nothing but it's combat. It's Souls at its pureness but I can see why the combat would turn people off. That's why I liked it so much tho, without the choice of weapons it's very focused on a specific style. I think a sequel with a small selection of weapons but each fleshed out would be the right step.

Sciurus_vulgaris15d ago

My problem with Sekiro was the combat, I didn’t find it as engaging as Bloodborne, DarkSouls due to the lack of RPG elements. I even found action games like Ninja Gaiden 1-2 and Ghost of Tsushima more engaging as well.

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The 7 Best Souls-Like Games - Mastering the Challenge

The Souls-like genre remains popular, along with FromSoftware's classics there are many contenders. But which are the best Souls-like games?

toxic-inferno23d ago

Hmm... In my opinion, the 7 best are the 6 made by FromSoftware (DeS, DS1, DS2, DS3, BB and ER), then Lies of P. But each to their own.

kevco3323d ago

Still DS1? You don't feel it's been surpassed yet?

Demon's Souls has the remake of course, but DS1 has surely been outdated?

Smellsforfree23d ago

I think that the DS1 remake is better looking than DS2. The interior lighting matched with the low resolution textures in DS2 is very garish, IMO.

Besides graphics, what do you mean by DS1 being "outdated"? I'm someone who played through Elden Ring and just recently played through the DS series, and as far as gameplay went, there were all very similar.

Cacabunga23d ago

I haven’t played many but Bloodborne and NIOH1 are on top of my list.. had a blast with these 2

toxic-inferno23d ago

For world design and interconnectedness (that's a word, right?) DS1 is yet to be beaten.