Game News Round-Up

Remedy has cancelled "Project Kestral"

• According to Remedy Entertainment, the cancelation of “Kestrel” (previously "Vanguard") will allow other ongoing game development projects to gain experienced developers reassigned from “Kestrel.”
• Additionally, investment needs for the project have been removed, and Remedy Entertainment’s overall recruitment needs have been reduced.

Hades 2 Early access is out now

• Available in early access on Steam and Epic Games Store
• The full release date of the final game has not been given at this time

Nintendo confirms Switch Successor will be announced "this fiscal year"

• A Switch Nintendo Direct to be held this June
• Don't expect Switch Successor news at the Nintendo Direct

Beat Saber drops Meta Quest 1 support in November

• On November 2, Multiplayer will be disabled for the game on Meta Quest 1 (but the game will remain playable)
• Leaderboards "might" be shut off later down the line.

Xbox is shutting down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Studios and Roundhouse Games (will be merge with Zenimax Online Studios)

Story Kitchen teams with Dreamworks Animation to adapt video games to film and TV

• The Kung Fu Panda studio has a first-look option on any game-based animated movie Story Kitchen works on.
• Story Kitchen is currently working on a live-action Dredge film and Vampire Survivors animated series (They aren't included in this deal)
• Story Kitchen's noted projects as of late include an adaptation of It Takes Two for Amazon, Lionsgate's Streets of Rage movie, and Netflix's Tomb Raider anime