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Open World Star Wars Game From EA Vancouver Canceled

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In 2017, Star Wars fans grew incredibly weary of EA’s decision making in regards to the upcoming Visceral developed Star Wars title code-named, Ragtag. Led by Uncharted director Amy Hennig, EA shut down the operation alongside Visceral Games and presumably moved development over to one of their worldwide studios, EA Vancouver.

Just over one year later, a report from Kotaku confirms the now open world Star Wars game has officially been canned. The original game from Visceral was said to be a “linear action-adventure game” but switched to “an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come”, as stated by EA after changing studios.

“A development team from across EA Worldwide Studios will take over development of this game, led by a team from EA Vancouver that has already been working on the project.” – EA

The new project was then re-named to a new code-name, Orca, and was set to become an incredibly ambitious title. Players reportedly would take on the role of a scoundrel or bounty hunter set across numerous open worlds. Players could also find themselves working with various factions from the Star Wars universe.

However, EA still plans to release a new Star Wars game this fall with Respawn’s Jedi: Fallen Order. Respawn is responsible for the mech first-person shooter series, Titanfall.

Some speculation addresses EA’s decision to cancel the open-world Orca in favor of working towards a smaller scale title which would push the release date closer to a 2020 launch. A release window was never announced for Orca but was presumably a ways off, further resulting in EA canceling the project for good.

 

Source: Kotaku

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As Disney Speedstorm Ends, Arendelle Hits PS5, PS4

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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?

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New Destiny 2 Microtransaction Is Bad Bungie Removed It from PS5, PS4

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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.

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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.

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PlayStation planted over 500,000 trees last year

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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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