It’s a new week, and lot’s of news has occurred. Here’s that news.
- Telltale Shuts Down
- Death Stranding ft. Troy Baker
- Tomb Raider’s Unintended Ending
Telltale’s Final Story
It is with a heavy heart that I report on the closing of game studio Telltale Games. This news has reverberated through the online gaming community since it’s announcement on Twitter over the weekend. The majority of the staff have been let go, and the only remaining crew members are those working with Netflix to fulfill their obligations toward the Minecraft Story mode TV Series (or was it a movie?).
In response, a number of major game studios have tweeted out their willingness to hire on any of the telltale staff that lost their jobs. Examples include Ubisoft, Gearbox, and Sony Santa Monica. That’s nice of them.
My sympathies to the Telltale staff.
Troy Standing
A new game trailer released for the upcoming Death Stranding, by Kojima and Guillermo Del Torro. In it, a man in a golden mask and the voice of Troy Baker has interrupted the protagonist’s progress by summoning a giant dog-like beast thing. Don’t ask me what it means, I couldn’t tell you.
Tomb Raider’s Other Ending
It would seem that the recently released Shadow of the Tomb Raider wasn’t quite done when it launched. If you do not download the day 1 patch for the game, the final cutscene will be different.
In the unpatched version, the camera pans toward different objects, the lighting looks warmer, there’s no music, and the animation is less fluid. When compared to the patched ending, it certainly looks like they still hadn’t fully worked out the ending.
That’s all for today, thanks for tuning in! Come back tomorrow for more news and such things. Otherwise, have a great day!