Today on the Xbox Games Showcase, Deck Nine revealed the most recent entry within the Life Is Strange franchise. It’s referred to as Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, and it stars the principle character of the unique Life Is Strange, Max Caulfield. It’s deliberate for launch on October 29 of this yr for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
In the trailer we noticed at this time, we received a have a look at an older Max who nonetheless has unusual powers. In this recreation, she’s found she has the power to expertise two parallel timelines without delay. The timelines are an identical, however in a single timeline, one in every of her shut pals has been murdered, and the within the different, she’s nonetheless alive. Using her new energy, Max should resolve and forestall each murders and reunite the 2 disparate timelines.
Max beforehand starred in each the unique Life Is Strange (developed by collection creator Don’t Nod) and prequel Before the Storm (developed by Deck Nine). Both Life Is Strange 2 and Life Is Strange: True Colors alluded to occasions in these video games, however that is the primary time Max’s story has been picked up in earnest by the video video games since then.
Earlier this yr, we reported on Deck Nine as half of a bigger investigation into the corporate’s work tradition. We present in our investigation that in the course of the growth of Before the Storm, True Colors, and Double Exposure, the C-suite had seemingly protected a number of abusive leaders, inspired crunch, and allowed bullying of people advocating internally for extra genuine illustration in Life Is Strange. We additionaly reported on various canceled partnerships Deck Nine had skilled in recent times and subsequent layoffs, concluding that Deck Nine is basically dependent now on the success of the Life Is Strange franchise to proceed to be sustainable.
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