Video games are officially crazy: in a week where Microsoft has confirmed its acquisition of Bethesda, upcoming Arkane Studios console exclusive Deathloop is Game Informer’s cover story. The title – coming first to the PlayStation 5 later this year – is pitched as a first-person shooter “about a secret society that invents an eternal timeloop”. Your task is to eliminate eight shady leaders in order to put a stop to the Groundhog Day.
“For this month’s cover story, we take a deep dive into the creation of Deathloop. We spent several hours with the designers and artists working on the game and walked away with a better understanding of Deathloop’s gameplay hooks,” the magazine blurb explains. “Across 14 pages, we break down our exclusive demo in detail, highlight many of Colt’s phenomenal powers, and explain some of the many approaches that players can take through Deathloop’s open-ended environments.”
Of course, the highlight here, if we’re being truly honest, is the outstanding artwork; the retro comic book aesthetic makes for one of the most stylish covers we’ve seen in a long time. You can find out more about the issue itself through here.
[source gameinformer.com]
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If you ever wanted evidence of why Bethesda ended up being acquired, you should see the kind of views articles about games like Deathloop and Dishonored attract.
@get2sammyb But does it translate to actual sales? Outside of Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom the rest of their games have struggled.
Deathloop absolutely dripping with style in every promotion I’ve seen!! Here’s hoping the gameplay inspires similar sense of creativity
@get2sammyb I'm honestly not sure if you mean they get a lot of attention or the other way.
Getting a 14-page feature sounds like the game's aiming to be the next big thing for sure.
I really hope irrational fanboys don't boycott this game because sales and profits will now go to the "enemy".
It does sound like an interesting premise.
I wish I had a PS5 to be able to play it.
I have been getting stock alerts from multiple retailers lately - unfortunately, the nature of online-only sales still prevents me from acquiring a system. Hopefully this means more and more stock is going to be released. I just wish the systems would end up on shelves instead of relying on completely overwhelmed server capacity.
Impressive cover! Not to get all “old man yells at cloud” here, but I kind of miss when there were multiple gaming magazines coming out each month. Some of them had pretty decent art budgets and consistently put together great covers and interior art.
@AdamNovice. Dishonored.prey and evil within are amazing.so what cha saying in my epmd voice🤔.word up son
@playstation1995 Again I'm not questioning the game's quality, just how well they sold.
I have somehow only just realised that now Obsidian can work on the next Fallout. Amazing. Deathloop does look pretty good too.
Gameinformer still a thing who knew
Kind of awkward even calling it console exclusive when we know Microsoft will have it ready for Xbox within seconds of that contract expiring. That being said the game looks great, I will buy it and enjoy it like I do any other multiplatform game.
Unfortunately outside of Fall out, doom, and elder scrolls, the other games don’t sell well. It’s like Metroid, loved but not as good on sales. And, IMO, Fall Out has been getting worse and I wonder if Elder Scrolls can come back with something amazing again. High expectations will be hard to translate to success.
@Voltan of course it's the other way, hence why he didn't mention Fallout or Elder Scrolls.
@get2sammyb when you look at sales numbers on ALL platforms this last-gen the games struggled. Fallout 76 was a laughing stock, not all you are making it out to be imo. the better conversation will be in years to come on how Bethesda is doing under a good 6 or 7 years under MS ownership.
@Bdbrady Bethesda relies on those games to pay for the others as well & they did not perform as well last gen.
it is going to be so interesting to see what happens in the next 6 or 7 years for Bethesda.
This will be one of the games of the year, says my feeling.
@naruball that's what I thought, it's just this big a feature seems kinda big for a game nobody cares about
Then again - obviously that's how a lot of marketing works - creating an impression that it's a popular thing until it actually becomes one
Deathloop = my first ps5 envy
Very interested to learn more about this game. I think it could be really good.
@Amnesiac The playstation magazine is a fun time but the really cool covers are only for people who are subscribed
@Voltan exactly!
It does look super cool but this is one of those games that makes me want to buy it based on the style alone, and I know it's not going to be my sort of thing. That and the fact that any additional content or sequel is likely to be xbox only means that it's especially not worth it for me. Be interesting to see how it does sales wise for that reason and that this one is at a slightly cheaper price point compared to other PS5 games.
@AdamNovice Oh that was my point. These games barely get any views when we report on them!
@get2sammyb Oh ok I misread your comment, I was thinking that you meant they were acquired because their products are in such demand.
Hi there fellow gamers.
It would be kinda criminal if Deathloop was the last Arkane Studios game to ever grace the Playstation platforms.
They are such a talented studio in term of game, style and level design.
In my oppinion, they are the very best of the whole Bethesda.
And the reason is simple: I absolutely Love their games and gaming philosophy.
Dishonored one and two as well as Prey are phenomenal games that allows the players to experiment and engage with the environments and the enemies in completely different ways. It just makes the game more fun, because you can aproach it however you want and feel like it.
That´s how I see it, at least.
And yes, the artwork and style are as great as the game looks and I cannot wait try all the crazy ways I can do to breal the Loop.
Cheers, stay safe out there and happy gaming to us all
The whole mechanic of basically being Dishonored on steriods mixed in with Groundhog Day is frankly an awesome concept and I'm sure it will be a blast and I'm especially excited for the crazy s--t speed-runners will pull. Too bad I dont have a PS5 yet nor a PC quite strong enough to run it at 60fps.
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