Tag: Dontnod
Review Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1 (PS5) - Slow Burn Opener Means Part 2 Must Deliver
Stand by me
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 is the first in this intriguing two-parter, and an ambitious undertaking from the original creators of Life Is Strange. Establishing two timelines, both in the mid-90s and present day, Bloom & Rage is a return to Don’t Nod’s roots with a killer setting, lovable characters, and plenty of...
News DON'T NOD Delays Half of PS5's Lost Records by One Month
Part 1 still hitting PS5 next month
The original Life Is Strange developer DON'T NOD has announced it's delayed the second half of its new PS5 narrative-driven title Lost Records: Bloom & Rage by four weeks. While the first part will still launch on 18th February 2025, those who play it will now have to wait longer for the second half, which has...
News Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Prepares Us for Some Dark Themes in Latest Teaser
The abyss
Don't Nod recently released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming teen drama adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The Life Is Strange meets Stranger Things vibes are still present and correct, and this brief trailer delves into some potentially heavy subject matter. It appears the game won't be shying away from themes of bullying...
News Don't Nod Staff to Strike in Paris, Workers Demand Redundancy Plan Be Abandoned
French revolution
Last month, Parisian developer/publisher Don't Nod announced it would cancel multiple projects, reorganise the company, and eliminate a strangely specific 69 positions in the process. Our favourite French union, Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV), fresh off of causing headaches for Ubisoft, has a...
News Don't Nod Financials Result in Reorganisation and Layoffs, Cancelled Projects
French union calls workers to action
More industry pain is coming, with Paris-based publisher/developer Don't Nod announcing a round of layoffs and the cancellation of two indefinitely delayed projects. This news comes alongside the company's latest financial report, which shows an 11% year-over-year drop in operating revenue. Much of the blame, at...
News Don't Nod 'Disappointed' by Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Jusant Sales
Two projects on ice, two more will be "reoriented to reach a wider audience"
Don't Nod, the publisher/developer best known for its Life is Strange series, has revealed that its most recent efforts, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Jusant, while critical hits, "disappointed" in terms of sales. Interestingly, the company saw an increase in sales...
Preview Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Seeks to Create a Version of the 90s That Never Existed
A memory of a dream
Memories are weird: we think of them as very stable things, these absolute truths of what we experienced in the past, but even a cursory glance at research on the topic will let you know that memories are malleable and often incorrect, exaggerated by emotions or warped by time. DON’T NOD’s newest game, Lost Records: Bloom...
News Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Charms with First Gameplay Trailer, Release Split into Two Parts
Two sides to the story
Don't Nod has given us a fresh look at its upcoming narrative adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Channeling some real Life Is Strange energy, the game looks like it has real promise with its charming group of characters. The game follows a group of friends who form a band — Bloom & Rage — in the 90s, spending...
News DON'T NOD Delays the Promising Lost Records on PS5 to Avoid New Life Is Strange
Record scratch
DON’T NOD created Life Is Strange, but it’s no longer the steward of the series, which is owned by Square Enix. The latest entry, Double Exposure, developed by Deck Nine, is due out on 29th October – roughly the same time as Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the spiritual successor to the franchise DON’T NOD birthed. Now, the...
News 90s Vibes and Summer Breaks in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Trailer
Coming to PS5 in late 2024
Don't Nod has shared a fresh look at its next narrative adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Releasing for PS5 at the end of this year, it looks to capture the feel of the mid-1990s as four friends spend the summer break together in Velvet Cove. Check out the lo-fi trailer above for more context. The game will be...
News Don't Nod Has Seven Games in the Works, Four of Them Unannounced
Reorganizing around RPGs, narrative adventure, action adventure branches
Don't Nod, once the developer best known for the quirky adventure game Life is Strange, has seven games in development, four of which remain unannounced. With releases like Vampyr and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden under its belt (and more on the way), it's clear that the...
News Life Is Strange Dev Returns with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage on PS5
Life is Stranger Things
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is the next game from Life Is Strange developer Don’t Nod, and judging by this PS5 reveal trailer, it’s looking every bit the spiritual successor. The press release promises a “story-driven journey through time”. It adds: “The magical summer of 1995 is one of self-discovery and forging...
Review Jusant (PS5) - Tactile Traversal in an Arid, Atmospheric World
Belay the spire
Though wildly different in some ways, Don't Nod's Jusant shares a surprising amount of common ground with Death Stranding. Both games are set within the aftermath of their respective, titular disasters; they're each rather lonely adventures, perhaps even more so in the former's case; and their traversal systems are unusually...
News Jusant Is a PS5 Puzzle Platformer with Some Uncharted Energy
Climb time
You know what, there aren’t enough games about climbing. We know some found it got a little long in the tooth as the Uncharted franchise dragged on, but we really enjoyed the recent Horizon Call of the Mountain, for example – a game where you spend most of your time simply fumbling your way to the peaks of cliff faces with PSVR2...
News Former Life Is Strange Studio Brings Harmony: The Fall of Reverie to PS5 Next Month
Save humanity or crush it
French studio DON'T NOD might not be the one behind the Life Is Strange series anymore, but it's still making narrative experiences designed to get the tears flowing. Case in point: it's bringing Harmony: The Fall of Reverie to PS5 on 22nd June 2023. You play a character named Polly who's searching for her missing mum, and...
News DONTNOD Secures Investment from Tencent Raising Questions About Life Is Strange
Deck Nine apparently in charge of the series now
There’s increasing speculation about developer DONTNOD and its role in the Life Is Strange series. Earlier this week, the French studio announced a €30 million (~$36 million) financing deal with Chinese juggernaut Tencent, which it said would allow it to create “new self-published intellectual...
News Twin Mirror Shows How Strange Life Is from 1st December
Don't all nod at once
DONTNOD’s trademark brand of drama will return to the PlayStation 4 this year in Twin Mirror, a game that was announced eons ago and has undergone a bit of a transformation since its debut. Due out on 1st December, we got an early glimpse at some gameplay earlier in the year, and described it as the French developer’s most...
News Life Is Strange Dev Partnering with Bandai Namco on New Narrative Adventure
More details next year
Blimey, Life Is Strange developer DONTNOD sure is getting some work right now. Not content with the upcoming Vampyr and the recently revealed Life Is Strange 2, the French studio has also revealed that it’s signed a deal with Bandai Namco to develop a new narrative adventure. The title – announced as part of an interview...
News Hella Hype! Life Is Strange 2 Sort of Confirmed
Happy emoji
Here's a snippet that should have you dancing like Dana in her dorm room: Life Is Strange 2 has sort of been confirmed. Speaking as part of a French interview with Alchimy.info, DONTNOD co-founder Alain Damasio revealed that he worked on scripts for th
News DONTNOD Applying Final Touches to Life Is Strange: Episode 4
Arcadia wait
It's been quite some time since the previous episode of Life Is Strange released – and what a cruel cliff-hanger developer DONTNOD left us on – so it's probably time we got an update on the Parisian outfit's progress with Episode 4. Fortunately, it's confirmed that while the new instalment won't be arriving this week as expected,...
GamesCom 2011 DONTNOD Announces PlayStation 3 Project, But Not As We Expected
As anticipated, French developer DONTNOD announced its PlayStation 3 title Adrift yesterday
But while we were expecting the developer to take the stage at Sony's GamesCom press conference, events didn't exactly occur as we'd predicted. See, while Sony was rumoured to be the game's publisher — fuelled by icons on the developer's website and...
News DONTNOD Prepares For GamesCom Reveal With DualShock Controllers In Hand
Parisian developer DONTNOD has long been associated with PlayStation
The developer is believed to be working on a science fiction title, which is due to be announced at next week's GamesCom in Cologne. The developer has updated its Facebook page with photos of the development staff rehearsing for the announcement -- DualShock controller in hand we...
News Third Time Lucky: DONTNOD To Attend GamesCom
We just received a press release from DONTNOD Entertainment -- the studio believed to be working on an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive called Adrift
While the press release was agonisingly ambiguous about the specifics of DONTNOD's debut project, it did provide a few morsels of information. The game's plot has been crafted by Alain Damasio, a...
News DONTNOD Confirm Plans For E3 Appearance, PlayStation 3 Announcement Likely
"Who's DONTNOD?" we hear you scream
A relatively unknown developer thought to be working on a big-time PlayStation 3 exclusive is the answer. We reported at the start of the month that Sony had teamed up with the little-known French developer over a "AAA" (i.e. big budget) title for the PS3. The game's yet to be announced, but is thought...
News Sony Sign-Up French Studio For Exclusive PlayStation 3 Action-Adventure Title
This one slipped right under our radar, which is surprising given the significance of the news
Apparently SCEE has teamed up with unknown French studio Dontnod to publish a new action-adventure title exclusively for PlayStation 3. The game, which SystemLink reports is called Adrift, has been in development since last year, when video games...
