Microsoft has revealed that Ori and the Will of the Wisps will have a Collector’s edition for the Xbox One version when it launches on February 11. The Will of the Wisps releases for PC the same day, but it won’t have a physical version.

The Collector’s edition includes a game disc, an art book, the Piano Collections soundtrack on CD, a golden feather Steelbook-brand case, and an MP3 download of the original soundtrack. The digital soundtrack’s download must be redeemed by February 11, 2021. Unfortunately, no price has been announced. We’ll keep an eye out for that and when pre-orders go live and update this article with the proper links.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes on a physical disc, but Microsoft says you will need up to 30 GB of storage–though this is subject to change. Will of the Wisps will feature 4K Ultra HD support on Xbox One X, in addition to HDR on both the Xbox One S and X.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is also coming to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC on day one, so if you’re a subscriber, you won’t need to pay anything extra to enjoy the game. It hits both Xbox One and PC on February 11. For more information on Microsoft’s subscription service, check out our Xbox Game Pass guide.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-xbox-one-collectors-/1100-6472178/

The Game Awards 2019 has brought an exciting announcement for fans of The Wolf Among Us, the 2013 graphic novel adventure developed by Telltale Games. The studio, which shut down in 2018 and was revived by a company called LCG Entertainment this year, has partnered with AdHoc Studio to develop a new installment of the episodic adventure, The Wolf Among Us 2, which will be available on consoles and the Epic Games Store. The game is still in pre-production, so no release date has been confirmed at this time.

To celebrate the announcement, the Epic Games Store is currently offering The Wolf Among Us for free now through December 19. If you never experienced The Wolf Among Us when it first released or want to relive the adventure, this is an excellent chance to pick it up. As with all of Epic’s weekly free games, all you need is a free Epic account to add it to your library, and it’ll be yours to keep forever. While you’re at it, you can also snag prison escape sim The Escapists for free this week as well.

The Wolf Among Us is a classic of the narrative-driven episodic game genre and a must-play for fans of story-heavy adventures. Played from a third-person perspective, The Wolf Among Us is set in a world where fairytale characters live disguised as humans in a community called Fabletown. The game follows Bigby Wolf, the sheriff of Fabletown, who is investigating a murder. While investigating and interrogating other characters, you’ll make decisions that will influence the course of events. The game’s cast includes classic characters like Snow White and Mr. Toad, but the story ties them all together in fresh and unexpected ways.

The game earned an 8/10 in GameSpot’s The Wolf Among Us review of episode 1. “This premise may seem weird–corny, even–but like the comics that inspired it, The Wolf Among Us maintains a steady noir tone that permeates the experience, only occasionally allowing humor to bubble to the surface,” wrote Kevin VanOrd.

“There are nods to the world’s inherent ridiculousness; Bigby’s preferred brand of smokes is Huff’n’Puff, for instance, and you get a glimpse of a shop called the Glass Slipper Shoe Store. But while you’d think that the sight of a porky pig sliding out of an oversized easy chair would be good for a laugh, I was instead struck by the hog’s weariness as he shifted his tired bones into gear and slumped in the corner. ‘Happily ever after’ is a myth, even for fables, and The Wolf Among Us takes every opportunity to weigh down every reference to the delightful tales of our childhoods with emotional bricks.”

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Another Riot Forge game has been announced at The Game Awards, Conv/rgence: A League of Legends Story. Conv/rgence is a single-player, action platformer that allows you to manipulate time as Ekko–a League of Legends‘ character who’s nicknamed the Boy Who Shattered Time.

As his nickname suggests, all of Ekko’s abilities in League of Legends allow him to control time in some capacity, whether that’s speeding up his own time to increase his speed or creating alternate timelines to slow down enemies in alternate realities.

This story is still developing.

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At The Game Awards, a new trailer for the upcoming open-world MMO New World was revealed–Amazon’s first large-scale online game–took to the stage to announce that the game will launch May 2020. Developed by Amazon Games Studios, formerly Double Helix Games, New World is set in a high-fantasy setting taking inspiration from the age of exploration in North America from the 17th century. Set on a mysterious island known as Aeternum, you play as settlers venturing to establish a foothold and uncover the mysteries of what happened in this strange land filled with undead monsters and relics of an ancient civilization.

It’s been a while since we last heard from New World. Earlier this year, we got the chance to get an early look at the game, which showcased much of the game’s exploration, combat, and base-building mechanics. According to the developers in an interview before the reveal at The Game Awards, they wanted to retool mechanics of the game following an extended alpha test period. With its release coming to Amazon and on Steam, the developers want the game to be available to as many players possible.

In familiar MMO fashion, you’ll take your created character and venture forth into the land, exploring the different open-world regions at your leisure. While MMOs mostly have you take part in group-oriented tasks, you can tackle much of your adventures on your own, which includes taking on quests, exploring dungeons, and crafting goods. But if partner up with others, you can take part in large-scale conflicts with up to 100 players fighting on a battlefield or engaging in siege-combat. By forming companies with other players, you can build strongholds in different regions of Aeternum.

In a press release, vice president of Amazon Games stated the following: “We want our players to feel the depth—and the danger—of New World from the moment they step onto the shores of Aeternum in May 2020. Our team has been working tirelessly to create a deep, immersive world that delivers challenges and surprises at every turn, and we’re so excited to reveal a bit more of it today.”

It’s also important to note that Amazon Games Studios has another MMO in the works, which will be set in the realm of Middle Earth. Announced last July, this Lord of the Rings MMO will be free-to-play and will be developed by Leyou Technologies and Athlon Games.

For more on the latest reveals and award winners from The Game Awards, be sure to stick with GameSpot for more info as it comes.

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The co-creators of the Dishonored and Prey franchises, Raphael Colantonio and Julien Roby, have announced their first game at their new studio, Wolfeye. Revealed at The Game Awards was “Weird West,” a top-down action RPG that will be published by Genital Jousting and Hotline Miami company Devolver.

Weird West is a new take on the classic Western genre where gunslingers are fighting fantasy creatures. The game will apparently play out by taking you through the origin stories of multiple different characters, described as a “group of atypical heroes.”

“Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures,” reads a line from the description. “Journey through the origin stories of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken–a series of high stakes stories where everything counts and the world reacts to the choices you make. Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own.”

A Steam page is live for Weird West, but there is no word on when the game will launch. Right now it appears only to be confirmed for PC. Check out the announcement trailer above.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dishonored-prey-creators-reveal-new-game-that-is-c/1100-6472209/