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Project Polaris has entered the full-scale production phase

CDPR writes: "I'm thrilled to announce that Project Polaris has entered the full-scale production phase! With new challenges just around the corner, it’s the talented and hard-working people who make me believe we can together make the upcoming Witcher Saga a remarkable experience. No stopping now! Stay tuned for what’s on the other side of the coin!⚔️"

MeteorPanda170d ago

Please get actual fans of the series to write the goddamn script.

Michiel1989170d ago

yes let's have random fans without writing experience write a script for a multibillion dollar company, for a game that heavily relies on storytelling and that could potentially be make or break for their revenue for a couple years

thorstein170d ago

I just want my walking Gwent simulator, everything else is gravy.

MeteorPanda169d ago

Where you read fans of the series could also not be writers?

anast170d ago

The writing form CDPR is the least of my worries. The writing from CDPR has always been close to the source material and decent when they depart from the source material.

andy85170d ago

Eh? The script of the witcher one of the best things about it.

raWfodog170d ago

The Witcher 3 had a very good story IMO (and it seems a lot of other people agree). It's okay if you didn't like it of course, but I don't think that was a very widespread complaint about the game.

Christopher170d ago

Are you confusing CDPR with Netflix?

MeteorPanda169d ago

No im not but have you not seen CDPR latest stunts like videos welcoming babyinc? I hope its the same quality of the games we know but lm fearing a netflix twist.

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SoloZelot90170d ago

Kinda miss the old days when cdpr was less known. Loved Witcher 1 and 2.

Miss the rog mechanics of the 1st one and the difficult combat and learning curve of the 2nd one.

Hope they abandon open world and go to open areas like the previous games.

badboyz09170d ago

Legends of the Hidden Temple lol
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Where my 90's heads at???

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Bungie Responds to Unauthorized Use of Art in Marathon

Bungie: "We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was ultimately used in-game.

This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight occurred.

We take matters like this very seriously. We have reached out to @4nt1r34l to discuss this issue and are committed to do right by the artist."

OtterX19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

"However, one thing Marathon’s been almost universally praised for is its art style."

Eh, I've heard a lot of dislike for the bleak art style. "Universally praised" would mean that hardly anyone dislikes it. This is a pretty dishonest article. I'm personally not a big fan of it either.

https://gamerant.com/marath...

PapaBop6h ago

I don't mind the art style so to speak but watching footage, the world looked really bland and lacked detail, reminded me of a mid budget VR game.

Kaii18h ago

What's shocking is the amount that they've copied, thieving ghouls.

franwex7h ago

At least they’re trying to do right and admitted quickly that it was stolen. I give credit when credit is due.

I also dig the new art style, I know most people are mixed.

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FlameWater2h ago

Game DOA, this is the closest they will get to mass promotion

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Capcom Cracks Down on Modders, Reveals Anti-Cheat Patent for Monster Hunter Wilds

MHHQ - Capcom has issued an anti-cheat patent aimed at detecting and stopping game data tampering during Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer hunts.

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Jade Raymond Has Left Haven Studios, The PlayStation-owned Studio She Founded

Veteran producer Jade Raymond has left Haven Studios, the company she founded in 2021.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, Raymond – who rose to prominence after producing Assassin’s Creed and executive producing Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines and Watch Dogs – has left her studio, which is still in the process of developing online shooter Fairgames.

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Obscure_Observer23h ago

Jesus Christ man...Unbelievable!

I can´t believe that Playstation Studios can´t manage to develop and deliver ONE single successful high quality first party LS game throughout the whole current generation!

Hermen Hulst needs to be fired ASAP! He´s Jimbo 2.0!

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S2Killinit20h ago

Sure buddy. Don’t forget, we have everything you have, but more. 😝

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Lightning7719h ago

Can you stop the fanboying for 2 seconds? Seriously this deflecting and ignoring everything that's going on with Sony's first party the past few years is frustrating and ignorant. You know there's others who have a PS also and want Sony's best like we use to get right? Stop trying to ruin it for everyone else with side steps. Not this BS deflecting that you ppl constantly do.

Besides HD what other LS game thrived so far? Has Herman made good buissness choices and decisions when it comes to LS yes or no?

Start questioning PS Studios.

S2Killinit18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

@Lightning
Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself? We got alt guy over here with his brand new account burning up from rage, and you are asking me stop “fan boying”?

Sony have at least 3 first party heavy hitters coming up, that we know of, and its not like we are lacking in exclusives department.

As to LS, they had Helldivers, and GT7, both were resounding success. They had a complete flop in concord. Not sure why you think we need to be concerned. They are destroying the competition and that market share translates to games.

Lightning7718h ago

"Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself?"

What's are you talking about how am I a fanboy? Those alt counts will be gone nobody will see them anyway.

I wouldn't call Marathon a heavy hitter and Yotei yes definitely. However they do have DS2 I just feel like there should be more. We all know why there isn't more.

They only have two LS HD as I mentioned and I totally forgot about Grand Turismo. Only 2 While canceling Twisted Metal and Spiderman LS. Who knows the quality at least those games sound compelling.

Btw MLB isn't a live service its a Yearly released sports game.

DodoDojo16h ago

Only one LS flop? Were just going to ignore all the canceled LS games that were in development for years? Ok then.

Reaper22_15h ago

More? Oh, you must mean Concord.🤭

darthv7212h ago(Edited 12h ago)

@S2... does that mean you are thankful for XB games? Who'd of thought MS helping to keep PS [only] fans fed during these trying times.

S2Killinit12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

@Lightning
you womt call it a heavyhitter? Really, interesting. There is also intergalactic. Sonyes there will be more.

@darth
Why would I complain about xbox exclusives being playable on PlayStation? I mean xbox really didnt have a lot throughout the years but that doesnt mean they didn’t have anything at all. I normally dont like bro-dude games with bulky dudes, but I may actually play gears of war if just to try it. (Assuming the games arent too outdated at this point)

Redgrave7h ago

Listen,

I am as Sony bred as they come, never owned an Xbox of any kind, Playstation first and foremost even over Nintendo, and a PS+ Premium member. I have put 90% of my gaming time into the past 4 generations of Playstation since the PS2.

Sitting here presently, I find myself asking why I bought a PS5 instead of going PC. I can't think of one single game put out exclusively for PS5 by Sony that has made me glad to have the console.

There have been third party games, like FF7 Rebirth and Expedition 33 that have given me the "hell yeah" feeling about the purchase, but nothing Sony has done. It's been either remasters, the Last of Us again, or attempted Live Service slop that nobody asked for and either couldn't even make it to the table or died out as soon as it did.

There's no true "it" game. Returnal, GoW Ragnorok, and Horizon are all good games, terrific even. But are they truly system seller worthy?

If this direction continues onwards as blaring as it has been, I can't see myself getting a PS6. Ps+ is extremely expensive for no real reason, at $230 + tax for tier that pumps out classics that are more hit than miss. Remasters outnumber exclusives 10 to 1, and we have another Concord game that will likely fair exactly the same and just have been several years of improperly guided directions away from what put Sony on the map in the first place. Buying Bluepoint and sticking them on a live service God of War game? How can you defend that kind of decision making?

We don't have "anything you have" and more. It sucks just as much on PS as Xbox because WTF are we paying all this money for? I haven't seen the monthly offerings surge in quality since the last two psn price hikes and I already brought up Premiums current state. To get games nobody asked for or wants? To be PC port playtesters?

None of us are eating good except PC users, and for them it actually pays to be patient.

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VenomUK13h ago

Sony helped finance Jade Raymond to set up her own studio, then bought it. So even though Haven has yet to release a single game, whatever happened she's made millions. Not bad!

crazyCoconuts13h ago

I don't really care about LS, but the overall output for the last 1.5 years has dropped dramatically, along with the transparency on what teams have teed up. Sounds like a mess over there.

kayoss11h ago

That's rich coming from you. An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles.

Aloymetal11h ago

Bingo!
The nerve on these green fanatics. They have a weird sense of reality.

Obscure_Observer9h ago

"An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles."

Hmm... Not from what I been seeing and hearing from actual Playstation players and Playstation Store sales stats.

MIDGETonSTILTS1711h ago

Helldivers 2 is a massive success, and you’re ignoring it.

And, when the competition doesn’t bring anything to the table themselves, a handful of games like Helldivers 2 and Returnal are enough to win the competition.

You can’t win a console war if you don’t compete with games. Xbox lowered the bar for Sony, and I blame Xbox for that.

SCW198211h ago

She leaves every studio she goes to before a single game is released. Do some research

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Lightning7723h ago

Yeah hate to break it to you Sony but I think they need to shelve their LS efforts almost all together. They formed LFG ex Bungie guys and making another LS but I don't have much hope for it anymore. Marathon is quickly getting overshadowed by Arch Raiders, We all know what happened to Concord.

Only solution I can think of is have 3rd party like a Arrowhead make them a LS game. Speaking of AH their next project is completely funded by them so it won't be from them. I just think it's a good idea that they seek a 3rd party for LS. They'll save time, money and won't take time away their SP efforts. Which is suffering immensely this gen due to all this LS.

S2Killinit20h ago

Wait we are writing off games that arent even out yet?

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Lightning7719h ago(Edited 19h ago)

It might come out it might not. Sony said they're still pushing the project. That's a good thing. Even if it does come out will it be any good? There's too many questions and hurdles surrounding the LS.

Bigger question when are we gonna see it? Will they have a PS showcase or State Of Play? Grubb said Sony was debating whether to have a showcase, SOP or anything.

I sure hope they have a showcase or something in the coming weeks. I want Sony first party and their teams not just Xbox events and shows basically saving the damn day at this point.

Of all the companies it's freakin Xbox that's doing it. Who'd a thought.

S2Killinit18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Look at alt guy with 3 comments history over here.

Desperate.

Johnh522310h ago

Playstation its ok you have more xbox games to play :)

Loktai8h ago

All those games were already on PC anyway. They're only so easy to port because PlayStation has literally copied Sonys architecture for multiple generations, just worse / corners cut (XBSX still doesnt have the fill rate of a base PS5 due to clocks, and it shows)

Sonyslave322h ago

Live services games are hard to make & and even harder to make if you trying to create an original game.

Just copy and past succesful gaas or gacha games with their anime license they can easy make a overwatch or geshin impact clone.

DarXyde14h ago

This is actually good advice.

Not that I condone live service games, but if they're trying to succeed, this is sound.

Miraak82 11h ago

I think they should use some of their Ips to test the waters instead of creating something from the ground up , I think something LittBigPlanet would be I good contender but instead of DLC they just put out new Pass ever few months with new costumes,building materials and developer created content . Warhawk could be a good contender for a battle royal . The reason HD2 2 succeeded was because it wasn't directly competing with anything else.

goken9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Not necessarily… MiHoYo have quite consistently successfully hit it out of the park.
Fate Grand order is a LS game is even owned by Sony.

Sony needs to stop with the arena shooters and get creative

Inverno5h ago

Its funny how the excuse is always "games are hard to make". Sure on a technical level they take weeks/months/years, but ideas aren't all that hard to come up with, nor hard to figure out that they might not work well as a games concept. That's why they prototype these ideas. What's weird to me is how so many service games go into development for years and no one seems to come to the conclusion that it's turning out bad. That and how slow devs are these days. You watch docs on game development on older games and devs talk about figurine out mechanics in just a few days. Now it takes a dev a year to texture something.

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