Highlights
- Silent Hill: Ascension disappoints with microtransactions, angering fans who criticize its community choice model.
- Bungie faces mass layoffs as The Final Shape is delayed.
- Lies of P confirms DLC and sequel plans, building on the potential hinted at in the post-credits scene.
Silent Hill: Ascension largely disappoints with a predatory emphasis on microtransactions, Bungie lets go of a staggering number of employees, and Lies of P’s sequel is subtly confirmed alongside a tease for the original’s planned DLC. Today, Game ZXC’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
BlizzCon 2023 reveals the next three expansions for World of Warcraft, a new detail about IOI’s 007 game emerges, and Five Nights at Freddy’s continues to prevail at the box office. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Bungie Struck with Mass Layoffs
Amid news that The Final Shape is being delayed, industry layoffs have hit another massive studio with Bungie affected this time around. These layoffs were also reportedly Bungie’s doing, and not Sony's.
Lies of P DLC Confirmed Alongside Sequel Announcement
The post-credits scene for Lies of P had already declared potential plans for future content in the game’s universe, but those plans have since been clarified as DLC for Lies of P teased, and a full sequel is in the works, too.
Diablo 4, World of Warcraft Expansions Announced at BlizzCon 2023
World of Warcraft has revealed three new expansions while Diablo 4 revealed its Vessel of Hatred expansion during BlizzCon 2023, the latter of which will have a brand-new class available.
Silent Hill 2 Might Not Be the Only Remake in the Works
Following suggestions from Konami that Silent Hill 2 might not be its only remake in the pipeline, there are surely many titles in the franchise that could use a similar treatment.
Elden Ring DLC Development Going Smoothly
No word has been shared yet on a release date, but it appears that Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is still coming along well in the meantime.
Features
Silent Hill: Ascension launched on Halloween and what seemed like a playful immersive sim on paper has quickly been acknowledged as a predatory microtransaction-fueled experience fans have since lambasted.
Movies & TV
The FNAF movie pulls absolutely no punches when it comes to subtly involving the IP’s lore in its original narrative, alienating first-time fans and indulging fans who have enjoyed the franchise since its humble beginnings.
Guides
There’s a lot going on in LOTR: Return to Moria’s deep survival features, and one of its most illustrious ores takes inspiration from the source material that the game is inspired by.
Game ZXC Exclusives
Player choice is a perpetually popular mechanic in modern gaming and The Invincible aims to achieve that same level of interactivity, as learned in an interview between Game ZXC and Starward Industries’ narrative designer Magdalena Kucenty.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is a series of survival horror games best known for its original trilogy. The first three games stood out with how atmospheric they were, along with their engrossing storylines that were often told through symbolism and metaphors.
Silent Hill 2 is set to be remade by Bloober Team, a game that could reignite the franchise.
