In the present day on the Xbox Video games Showcase, Deck 9 revealed the latest entry within the Life Is Unusual franchise. It is known as Life Is Unusual: Double Publicity, and it stars the principle character of the unique Life Is Unusual, Max Caulfield. It is deliberate for launch on October 29 of this yr for Xbox and PC.
Within the trailer we noticed at present, we bought a take a look at an older Max who nonetheless has unusual powers. On this sport, she’s found she has the flexibility to expertise two parallel timelines without delay. The timelines are equivalent, however in a single timeline, one among her shut associates has been murdered, and the within the different, she’s nonetheless alive. Utilizing her new energy, Max should remedy and forestall each murders and reunite the 2 disparate timelines.
Max beforehand starred in each the unique Life Is Unusual (developed by collection creator Do not Nod) and prequel Earlier than the Storm (developed by Deck 9). Each Life Is Unusual 2 and Life Is Unusual: True Colours alluded to occasions in these video games, however that is the primary time Max’s story has been picked up in earnest by the video video games since then.
Earlier this yr, we reported on Deck 9 as half of a bigger investigation into the corporate’s work tradition. We present in our investigation that in the course of the improvement of Earlier than the Storm, True Colours, and Double Publicity, the C-suite had seemingly protected a number of abusive leaders, inspired crunch, and allowed bullying of people advocating internally for extra genuine illustration in Life Is Unusual. We additionaly reported on quite a few canceled partnerships Deck 9 had skilled in recent times and subsequent layoffs, concluding that Deck 9 is basically dependent now on the success of the Life Is Unusual franchise to proceed to be sustainable.
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