Avalanche Studios - Page 2

Avalanche Studios NEWS - Page 2

Generation Zero, a whole lotta empty

Generation Zero has launched and spent a few days on the shelves, so it's time to dig in and see whether Avalanche's 80s survival is all it was cracked up to be. If you want the short version, then no, at its present state, it isn't much.

MARCH 28

RAGE 2 can be pre-ordered, PC specs unknown

Bethesda along with id Software and Avalanche Studios have announced that RAGE 2 can now be pre-ordered on Steam, despite not listing the game's system requirements yet while fans are pointing out other red flags about the pre-order offer.

MARCH 27

Generation Zero gets a launch trailer

With exactly one week left until launch, Avalanche Studios have rolled out an action-packed yet strangely haunting trailer for their survival shooter Generation Zero, and it shows plenty of what awaits fans and players on 26 March 2019.

MARCH 19

Just Cause 4 and Fallout 4 on Xbox Game Pass

After a sizzling February that saw Xbox Game Pass subscribers get Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crackdown 3 and two Batman: Arkham games, the quality trend seems to continue with newly added Just Cause 4 and LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

MARCH 7

Avalanche CEO Christofer Sundberg leaving

Christofer Sundberg, founder and CEO of Avalanche Studios, has announced that he'll be leaving the company at the end of April 2019, so as to take some ''healthy time off'' and escape the industry's ''constant gold-digging mentality'' .

FEBRUARY 28

Generation Zero gets launch date, specs

Although the latest news on Generation Zero mostly had to do with the question of whether Avalanche stole the whole thing, we now have more positive news. Namely, the studio set the launch date for 26 March 2019 and the specs are here too.

JANUARY 26

Rage 2 will use Bethesda's launcher

It seems that Rage 2 could end up bypassing Steam because preordering it from digital retailers only buys Bethesda.net keys. This means it will be exclusive to Bethesda's launcher, although we're not sure whether it's just a timed deal.

DECEMBER 11

Just Cause 4's cinematic trailer is a looker

Avalanche Studios and Square Enix have rolled out a cinematic trailer for the next instalment in the Just Cause franchise and good ol' Rico is looking better than ever, while running from more explosions and elemental dangers than ever.

NOVEMBER 15

Just Cause 4 system requirements revealed

Avalanche Studio's Just Cause 4 is just around the corner. The destruction simulator has achieved gold status according to the publisher Square Enix who also shared system requirements and post-launch content info which includes three DLCs.

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Avalanche roll out Just Cause 4 story trailer

I know it says story trailer, but you know as well as I do how much story comes with Rico - just enough. The rest of Just Cause 4's trailer is reserved for a bunch of flashy explosions but we did learn Rico is in Solis looking for his dad.

OCTOBER 10

Just Cause 4 will contain microtransactions

Square Enix have managed to stab some monetisation into Just Cause 4 apparently as the game was recently rated for North American audience, stating that it will have "in-game purchases" on all platforms - PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

OCTOBER 9

Avalanche annouces one game and leaks another

One thing is for sure - it's gonna suck being Avalanche Studios come crunch time, because the company rolled out an announcement trailer for their upcoming open world survival game Generation Zero, and prematurely leaked Just Cause 4.

SEPTEMBER 24

Just Cause 4 gets an interactive map

Avalanche Studios and Square Enix have launched an interactive map for their upcoming shooter Just Cause 4 and Solis, the fictional South American country, spans some 1024 square kilometres for Rico Rodriguez to grapple-hook around on.

SEPTEMBER 3

Is Generation Zero Simon Stålenhag's work?

Avalanche Studios have found themselves in hot water after fans of prominent Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag found numerous striking similarities between his work and Avalanche's upcoming post-apocalyptic survival game Generation Zero.

AUGUST 30

Just Cause 4 dev shows off railgun, tornadoes

Avalanche Studios are pretty proud of the meteorological capabilities of their Apex engine and the latest gameplay video of Just Cause 4 shows the sort of implications that the weather, more specifically tornadoes, can have on gameplay.

AUGUST 20

Doom and Rage added to Xbox Game Pass

It appears like Microsoft will be an accomplice in Id Software, Bethesda and Avalanche Studios' efforts in hyping up their upcoming releases Doom Eternal and Rage 2, by adding Doom and Rage to their Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

AUGUST 13

QuakeCon shows more RAGE 2 gameplay

DOOM Eternal wasn't the only gem worthy of attention on this year's QuakeCon as RAGE 2 made a nice appearance as well with a 7.5 minute presentation of the carnage that awaits in the post-apocalyptic Earth that RAGE 2 takes place in.

AUGUST 11

Just Cause 4 dev wants best sandbox ever

Just Cause 4's director Francesco Antolini recently said that ambitions are pretty high in team Avalanche and when it comes to the new instalment in their hit franchise. They want it to be the "best open-world sandbox ever". Tall order?

JULY 9

RAGE 2 won't even have a multiplayer

RAGE 2 designer Magnus Nedfors has recently confirmed that Avalanche, id and Bethesda's game won't be coming with a multiplayer component. Apparently, the development team feels strongly about making RAGE 2 a fantastic singleplayer game.

JUNE 14

Square Enix show off Just Cause 4 on E3

The Just Cause 4 leak someone from Avalanche forgot to plug has indeed turned out to be true and the latest instalment in the dev's hit franchise promises to be bigger, badder and more destructible than any of its Just Cause predecessors.

JUNE 11

Rage 2 runs on Avalanche's in-house engine

Replying to a tweet by a curious gamer, Avalanche Studios' Christofer Sundberg revealed that Rage 2 is developed on the company's proprietary Apex engine, so it's fair to assume we'll see an open world carnage in the ilk of Just Cause 3.

MAY 22

Rage 2 popped two trailers in two days

Bethesda and id Software have revealed a pile of new details for their upcoming Rage 2. This update also came with the much requested gameplay trailer, after some fans found themselves disgruntled about yesterday's cinematic outing.

MAY 15

PlayStaion Plus lineup for April 2018

Sony's lineup for PS Plus in April 2018 is out. While Bloodborne took the last month's spotlight, this month it will be a battle between Mad Max and Trackmania Turbo. This is also the last call to pick up the last month's PS Plus roster.

APRIL 3

Just Cause 3 is free on Steam right now

Just Cause 3 is free on Steam up until 28 July 2017. A fan-made multiplayer mod for the game arrived on Steam a few days ago. Might the free trial and sale be a coincidence?

JULY 26