PlayStation Teams With Bad Robot, Tomb Raider Expands, and Total War Medieval 3 Announced
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
PlayStation partners with Bad Robot for a new co-op game led by the creator of Left 4 Dead, Amazon reveals a unified storytelling universe for its upcoming Tomb Raider series, and Creative Assembly announces Total War: Medieval 3.
PlayStation is making another major push into the multiplayer space through a newly announced partnership with J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Games. While PlayStation has had a mixed track record with live service titles outside of massive breakout hits like Helldivers 2, this upcoming project carries serious pedigree. The game is being helmed by Mike Booth, the creator of Left 4 Dead, which immediately gives it credibility for co-op enthusiasts and streamer communities alike. IGN South Africa covered the details in their latest Daily Fix, highlighting how much riding on this collaboration for PlayStation's ongoing live service ambitions.
In other franchise news, Amazon is taking a massive swing at the Tomb Raider universe by building a unified storytelling canvas. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is attached to showrun the upcoming live-action series, which aims to connect directly with the games rather than just exist as a separate adaptation. Production is slated to kick off early next year, offering a cross-media approach that modern entertainment fans have come to expect from major intellectual properties. Connecting television and gaming spaces like this points to how studios are trying to keep players engaged across multiple screens between major releases.
Meanwhile, strategy fans finally got the announcement they have been waiting for during Creative Assembly's 25th-anniversary showcase. Total War: Medieval 3 is officially on the way, alongside other new projects in the pipeline. The studio is also introducing a brand new game engine called Warcore, which will power upcoming entries and bring the historical strategy franchise to consoles for the first time. It is a major shift for a series traditionally rooted in PC strategy, opening up the franchise to a broader cross-platform audience. You can read the full breakdown of these stories over at IGN South Africa.
Tags: PlayStation, Tomb Raider, Total War, Gaming News, Strategy Games
Original article: IGN South Africa