Don’t Nod has delayed its upcoming recreation, Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage, from the third quarter of 2024 to early 2025 so as to keep away from clashing with the brand new Life is Strange recreation.
Do not Nod Leisure is the unique developer of narrative journey Life is Strange for writer and franchise proprietor Sq. Enix. It’s at the moment engaged on new narrative journey Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage, whereas Sq. Enix has tasked Deck 9 with creating Life Is Strange: Double Publicity for launch in October.
Do not Nod introduced the choice to delay Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage to keep away from a story journey showdown with Life is Strange later this yr.
“We have made the choice to transfer the discharge dates of Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage to early 2025,” a press release printed to X/Twitter learn. “We all know you are all excited for each Misplaced Data and the brand new Life is Strange recreation, and we wished to guarantee each have sufficient area to shine. The wait can be price it!”
In a word to press, Do not Nod boss Oskar Guilbert expanded on the choice, saying: “We all know that a lot of our followers are eagerly awaiting this recreation, simply as they’re the not too long ago introduced subsequent installment of Life is Strange. Let’s give each titles the area they want to be loved by our gamers throughout the massive group we’ve constructed.
“We firmly consider that the look ahead to Bloom & Rage can be price it. We glance ahead to sharing this new journey, which we hope will develop into one other memorable chapter within the Do not Nod universe.”
Misplaced Data revolves round a bunch of mates who reunite after over twenty years of no contact to “confront a long-buried secret that made them promise to by no means communicate once more.” Introduced at The Game Awards 2023, Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage is supposed to kick off a brand new linked universe, however Don’t Nod can also be engaged on numerous different video games.
Life Is Strange: Double Publicity, in the meantime, stars the primary character of the unique Life Is Strange, Max Caulfield. It is deliberate for launch on October 29 Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
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