Video Games
The Nintendo Switch Version of ‘The Outer Worlds’ Delayed From Original March 6 Release
Obsidian, Virtuous Games, and Private Division have announced that the Nintendo Switch port of The Outer Worlds has been delayed, but not by much. Originally revealed to be hitting Nintendo’s console on March 6 for $59.99, the game will face a delay. Due to the coronavirus, Virtuos, the Singaporean company creating the Switch version of the game, has had to close some of its studios temporarily. No word yet on when the new launch date.
The good news in all of this is that the game will now be releasing as a physical copy, rather than being released as a physical box with a download code as it was originally intended. The game will also be released digitally via the Nintendo eShop.
The Outer Worlds is also available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
We’re delaying @OuterWorlds on Nintendo Switch due to the coronavirus impacting the Virtuos team working on the port, to provide them enough time to finish development. We’ll now be releasing the physical version on cartridge. Once we have a new launch date, we’ll let you know!
— Private Division (@PrivateDivision) February 6, 2020
Video Games
Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.