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After a spectacular announcement at The Game Awards 2024, CD Projekt Red is actively working on The Witcher 4, a game that is set to become the most ambitious and ambitious project in the series' history. For the first time, Ciri will be the main character, which opens up a completely new perspective on the Witcher's world and its future.
The new remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, despite the enthusiastic feedback from fans of the classic, is facing serious technical problems on all platforms. Digital Foundry experts have found that the game's performance gradually deteriorates during long gaming sessions, which is likely due to a memory leak.
The updated game is even closer to the iconic source material
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not only won the hearts of gamers, but also became the musical discovery of the year: the game's soundtrack topped two prestigious Billboard charts - Classical Albums and Classical Crossover Albums.
A well-deserved success of a great game
Guillaume Broche, a former brand manager and narrative leader at Ubisoft, decided to leave his stable job at the industry giant when he felt stuck in a rut. It was this boredom and thirst for creative change that led him to found Sandfall Interactive and create Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - a game that has already become a major hit of the year and exceeded all expectations of critics and players.
The recently released role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has become a real breakthrough for the French studio Sandfall Interactive. CEO Guillaume Brochet revealed why the team consciously chose the path of independent development, refusing to cooperate with large publishers, and how this affected the success of the project.
Despite the instant launch on Game Pass and the lack of a traditional marketing campaign, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered became the third best-selling game release of the year in the US in its first week of sales. It was only outsold by Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is a real triumph for a remaster of a nearly 20-year-old classic.
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida openly admires Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and calls on the gaming industry to follow the example of this JRPG. According to him, the game perfectly combines the ambitions of an AAA project, an AA budget and an independent vision, proving that even a small team can create a hit that wins over critics, players and sales charts.
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The most popular weapon was the long sword
Despite the release of the high-profile Oblivion Remastered, it was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 unexpectedly became a real spring sensation: the game by French developer Sandfall Interactive not only sold over a million copies in three days, but also received the highest user ratings in Metacritic's history, surpassing even the industry's legendary blockbusters.
The role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Sandfall Interactive continues to win the hearts of players and has set a new online peak on Steam, with over 145 thousand users playing the game at the same time last weekend.
The French JRPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has won the hearts of players and critics alike, ranking first in terms of user ratings on the PlayStation Store among original titles. With an average score of 4.92 based on more than 13 thousand reviews, it outperformed even Omori, which held the lead with a rating of 4.91.
The sequel has been bought over 3 million times in three months
