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[E3 2019] ‘Code Vein’ Settles on September 2019 Release
After a lengthy delay, Bandai Namco have announced that their upcoming Souls-like RPG, Code Vein, will hit September 27, 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
This comes after a network test for the game’s co-op feature.
On top of that, a new trailer was released today, focusing on showing off more of Code Vein’s characters and the game’s world.
The results of Xbox’s layoffs last week have resulted in a metaphorical monkey’s paw effect of sorts surrounding Obsidian Entertainment. As a result of the layoffs, the studio has canceled multiple projects, and in turn has begun work on a new game in the Fallout series. However, there are conflicting reports that the sequel to last year’s Avowed, which was mandated to be one of the projects canceled, is still alive.
Initially reported by Bloomberg, Obsidian has laid off around a quarter of its employees as a result of the mandate by Xbox. At the same time, the studio’s new directive is a new title in the Fallout universe. This would be the second time Obsidian has developed a Fallout title, with the first obviously being 2010’s much-lauded Fallout: New Vegas.
As for the sequel to Avowed, Bloomberg reported that the project was canceled. However, designer and co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment Chris Avellone took to X in response to the news, stating that the team was still working on the project, and was waiting to re-pitch the game “when the dust settles“, as so much work had already been put into the project.
In fact, progress on the Avowed sequel was “going well”, and was expected to be announced within the next year.
As for the new Fallout title, this would be the first new entry in the series since 2018’s online title Fallout 76, which has reached over 23 million players. Fallout: New Vegas is currently available on Steam, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360.