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Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Witcher 3 Developer Pledges $10k
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has a new backer on Kickstarter – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red. CDPR has pledged $10,000 to the Kickstarter campaign and in exchange, the Polish studio will get to design a character for Divinity: Original Sin 2. The funding campaign for the sequel to Divinity: Original Sin has been doing extraordinarily well.
Of course, it’s not like Divinity: Original Sin 2 needs the extra funding. It’s already smashed its original goal of $500,000 and is currently sitting at $1.5 million, taking care of several of its stretch goals. Its ultimate stretch goal is for $2 million, which is what Belgian outfit Larian Studios needs to implement a “game master mode.”
The reward for pledging $10,000 includes being able to work with Larian Studios to design a character for the game. “Become a high-ranking Divine Magister, Black Ring Sorcerer or Ancient Empire Officer. We will work with you to develop a memorable character whose decisions, backstory, and private motivations will intertwine with– or confound– the players’.”
If there’s anything we’ve learnt about CD Projekt Red after The Witcher 3, it’s that they’re masters of creating interesting and complex characters. As well as creating their own character, the funding tier also allows CD Projekt Red to have their name on the title screen, as well as a bunch of other goodies like a signed Kickstarter Collector’s Edition of the game.
.@larianstudios We’re getting our robe and wizard hat. Let the brainstorming begin! #GOGHero
— GOG.com (@GOGcom) September 16, 2015
So what kind of character should we expect to see in Divinity: Original Sin 2? CD Projekt Red haven’t given any information about their plans and it’s not clear just what level of input they will have. While a cameo appearance from Geralt seems unlikely, many fans hope to see a character from CDPR with the same level of complexity, detail, and awesomeness.
Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.
Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.
The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.
Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?
Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.
The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.
This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.
Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.
After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”
This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.
Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.
Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.
Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.
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