Plaion News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Publisher Deep Silver and developer Warhorse Studios will announce a new game on April 18 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET, the companies teased (2) on Twitter. You will be able to watch the reveal on YouTube and Twitch.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 2018's meticulous medieval action-RPG, is finally getting a sequel. Publisher Plaion has announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, set for release in 2024 across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Developed by Warhorse Studios, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 promises to be a “true sequel” to the first game, bringing visceral first-person melee combat and a deep RPG experience.

Developer Critical Hit Games and publisher PLAION have unveiled a new narrative cyberpunk game, Nobody Wants to Die. The game, set for release in 2024, will be coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Check out the announcement trailer below, courtesy of IGN.

The Switch version of open-world fantasy RPG Outward: Definitive Edition will launch on March 28, publisher PLAION and developers Nine Dots Studio and SneakyBox announced.

Payday 2 was a huge success for Starbreeze, to say the very least, but its sequel has got off to the worst possible start- or, well, close enough, at any rate. Launching with significant issues, the game was roundly criticized by critics and players upon release, and though it attracted a sizeable playerbase initially, it didn’t take long for interest to taper off, with Embracer Group – parent company of Payday 3 publisher Plaion – confirming that the game had failed to meet expectations.

Publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studios will release the PC version of Dead Island 2 via Steam on April 22, the companies announced.

Publisher PLAION and developer Nine Dots Studio will release open-world fantasy RPG Outward: Definitive Edition for Switch in 2024, the companies announced. It will be ported by SneakyBox.

Developer Free Radical Design has been shut down by Embracer Group, and the TimeSplitters reboot the studio had been working on has been presumably cancelled. In the wake of the studio’s shutter, several former employees have shared concept art for the shooter, showcasing weapons, environments, characters, and more.

2023 has been a turbulent year for Embracer Group, with a number of its many studios and projects having been affected by widespread layoffs and an internal restructuring initiative. Now, another studio under the company’s umbrella has been hit with significant layoffs.

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It was announced back in 2021 that TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design had been re-established and that a revival of the sci-fi first person shooter IP had entered development, but it seems the project might be short-lived.

Publisher Ravenscourt and developer Broadside Games have announced Bears in Space, an “over-the-top bullet-hell first-person shooter” coming to PC via Steam in 2024.

Studio IGGYMOB has announced Gungrave G.O.R.E Ultimate Enhanced Edition for Switch. A release date was not announced.

Embracer Group has shut down Volition, and as a studio that has been around for three decades, it’s obviously got some notable releases under its belt. But with the studio now shuttered, what will become of its properties?

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl looks set to release on 1st December, 2023.

STALKER 2 might be less than four months away from release if a new listing on the official German PLAION Store is to be believed. As spotted by fellow press member Andrew Marmo, the store mentions a December 1st release date, and it might not be a placeholder.