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Alan Wake – Anniversary Update with Sam Lake, Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta

Epic Games Publishing and developer Remedy Entertainment will release Alan Wake Remastered for the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo eShop in Fall 2022. The Nintendo Switch version will be digital-only and run natively on the hardware More information will be announced in the coming months.

Additionally, Remedy Entertainment has given an update to the live-action Alan Wake TV series that was announced back in late 2018. AMC has picked up the rights to develop it alongside Remedy Entertainment. 

Lastly, Remedy Entertainment shared new concept artwork and information for Alan Wake II. The studio had originally intended to talk more about Alan Wake II over the summer period, but that won’t be happening anymore.

“Everything with Alan Wake II development is going really well,” said creative director Sam Lake. “We are deep in production, have a lot of material, and a great deal of the game is playable. But we’ve been talking for the past couple of months and have come to the decision here at Remedy, along with our wonderful publisher Epic Games, that we will not be showing anything big this summer.”

Lake continued, “To create a proper, polished demo or a trailer takes a lot of effort, and it’s several months of work that could take away from development. We feel that we have momentum going, and we want to make sure we are creating the best, and first, survival horror game for Remedy. We don’t want to take the team away from that focus, so we’re going to keep going and making a great game experience, and unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a bit longer for a demo and trailer.”

Alan Wake II will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2023.

Bethesda Softworks has delayed Redfall and Starfield from their previously scheduled 2022 release windows to the first half of 2023.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R - Street Date Announcement Trailer

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch on September 1 in Japan, as well as for PC via Steam worldwide, and for consoles on September 2 worldwide, publisher Bandai Namco and developer CyberConnect2 announced.

An “Early Access Demo” featuring online player-versus-player and practice modes will also be available soon for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. A release date was not announced.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R will be available in a $49.99 physical and digital standard edition, as well as a $69.99 digital Deluxe Edition. The latter includes a Season Pass that grants access to four new playable characters, the Season Pass bonus costumes “Rohan Kishibe First Appearance Costume” and “Mohammed Avdol’s Father? Costume”, and the “Animation Special Event Color Set” for Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar, Jotaro Kujo, Josuke Higashikata, and Giorno Giovanna.

A Bandai Namco Store-exclusive Collector’s Bundle is also available for pre-order for $99.99, which includes a Jolyne Cujoh figurine, “Animation Special Event Color Set” code, and a pre-order bonus code Jolyne Cujoh costume “Green Dolphin Street State Prison Jacket.”

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Overview:

Developed by CyberConnect2, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R immerses players in an authentic video game adaptation that stays true to creator Hirohiko Araki’s captivating art style and stars the anime series’ original Japanese voice actors.

First introduced in 1987 and adapted to anime in 2012, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is best known for its charismatic heroes who drop unforgettable catchphrases and perform over-the-top moves as they pummel each other using martial arts and supernatural skills. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R is the biggest game ever in the franchise, bringing together 50 characters from every story arc. Players can experience popular battles from each story and see heroes from different universes interact for the first time, playing as Jonathan Joestar, DIO, Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Cujoh, daughter of Jotaro and the first-ever female JoJo in the series, and many more.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R introduces a completely revamped and improved version of the fight system first introduced in 2013, upping the tempo with hit stops, dashes, intricate new combos, and an all-new “Support Attack” tag-team battle system. Game modes consist of All-Star Battle Mode, Arcade Mode, Online Mode, Versus Mode, Practice Mode, and Gallery Mode. The main mode, All-Star Battle Mode, features classic clashes between heroes from prior games in addition to all-new battles, offering more than 100 different battles for players to experience. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R also offers a range of customizable and collectible skins along with unique illustrations that players can unlock and play in Gallery Mode.

Skullgirls 2nd Encore - Black Dahlia Alpha Trailer

DLC character Black Dahlia will launch in alpha for PC in June, followed by Early Access in Q3 2022, and a full release for PlayStation 4 and PC in Q4 2022. The Switch version of the Season 1 Pass, which has so far seen the release of playable characters Annie of the Stars and Umbrella on PlayStation 4 and PC, is in active development.

The fourth and final Season 1 Pass downloadable content character, who has yet to be revealed, has been delayed from its previously targeted release window of late 2022 to sometime in early 2023.

Publisher Autumn Games and developer Hidden Variable has also announced that a Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One version are currently in development with a targeted release window of 2022.

Black Dahlia Overview:

Black Dahlia’s key Special Move is using her massive gun-arm to launch slow-moving explosive rounds that detonate on contact. These explosive rounds don’t have the fullscreen reach like other zoning tools, so she’s more effective at mid-range where she can approach alongside them using her forward dash and unique “Onslaught” jump.

Onslaught is Dahlia’s unique movement ability that leaps towards the opponent allowing her to attack from the perfect angle. It can be used from the ground and the air, and the distance covered by the ground version adjusts based on how far she is from the opponent.

In future Alpha updates, Black Dahlia’s reload will be enhanced with unique rounds beyond her classic explosive shot. For example, one unique round creates a flaming hazard on the stage to enhance her zoning, while another turns her next shot into a powerful short-range buckshot. Her gun holds six rounds, after which she’ll need to reload.

Her remaining Special Moves will be focused on escaping and tricky movement, and you’ll just have to wait and find out what’s in store for her Blockbusters!