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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2006

February 6, 2023RockPaperShotgun

The RPS Time Capsule returns for its first outing of 2023, and this time we’re casting our minds back to the hallowed year of 2006. Little did we know it at the time, but this is the year we start to see the birth of certain game series that are still alive and kicking today (just about), as well as the nascent beginnings of now beloved studios honing their craft on some of their very first titles. But which of those games have earned themselves a spot in the eternal RPS Time Capsule? Come and find out which ones have…

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Just Cause’s developer worked on an Iron Man game for two years before it got canned

August 21, 2022VG247

Disney apparently wanted to shorten the development time by a year. It turns out that Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios previously worked on an Iron Man game for two years before it was ultimately cancelled. There are probably a million and one cancelled games we’ll never hear about due to non-disclosure agreements and the like, but recently Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg, speaking to MinnMax, revealed that the studio was working on an Iron Man game that was unfortunately cancelled. According to Sundberg, Disney and Marvel came to the studio to inquire about an Iron Man game, which later began…

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Square Enix casually confirms there’s a new Just Cause in development

June 6, 2022VG247

Details are slim on this sequel though. It seems like there’s a new Just Cause in development, casually announced at a recent Square Enix investors briefing. As shared on Resetera (thanks, PCGamesN), Square Enix has confirmed that a new Just Cause game is in development from its recent investors briefing, though pretty much nothing else was revealed other than the fact it exists. “Our materials provide an overview and details of the Transaction, but I note that its primary purpose was a reorientation of our portfolio,” reads the briefing report, discussing the recent, surprisingly cheap sale of a selection of…

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Just Cause: Mobile is a free to play action-shooter set in the Just Cause universe

December 12, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 12 December 2020 17:57 GMT A game set in the Just Cause universe is coming to mobile.Square Enix has announced Just Cause: Mobile, a free to play action-shooter set in the Just Cause universe and designed exclusively for mobile platforms.Expanding the series’ universe, the game features both single-player and multiplayer experiences, with plenty of grappling, gliding, and shooting in top-down gameplay.In the game, you will be able to team up with others online and complete competitive multiplayer and co-operative missions to get gear and upgrades to help tackle your foes during solo-play.You will be able to…

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Just Cause 3 dev Avalanche hiring for “the largest and greatest AAA project we’ve ever taken on”

September 9, 2020VG247

By Sherif Saed, Wednesday, 9 September 2020 11:35 GMT Avalanche Studios is expanding, and the developer seems very excited about its new project.Avalanche Studios’ New York team, the one responsible for Just Cause 3, is on a bit of a hiring spree. The studio is looking for a wide range of disciplines to work on what it described as “the largest and greatest AAA project we’ve ever taken on.”As noted by @MauroNL3 on Twitter, the jobs ask for experience with open-world games, which isn’t particularly surprising given the studio’s history. There does appear to be a greater focus on animation…

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