"By drawing meaningful contrast between past and present, we aim to restore the balance that was once the hallmark of the franchise," says franchise director Marc-Alexis Coté.
Title Update 1.4 goes live on November 21st. It improves combat, stealth, and character controls to facilitate player freedom.
Redcopse gets two new tutorial spaces for Soulflay and Syphoning, while spells and magic-infused weapons have been rebalanced for PvP.
Performance Mode runs at an upscaled 4K and 60 frames per second, while Quality Mode delivers native 4K/30 FPS on the Pro.
"We are waiting to see the final specs of the Switch successor and would be very happy to be able to propose Empire on it," says game director Renaud Charpentier.
Meanwhile, on PS5 Pro, the strategy title targets 60 FPS at a native 1440p, upscaled to 4K, it's been confirmed.
Other titles separately confirmed for the console include Killing Floor 3, Off the Grid, and Starship Troopers: Extermination.
Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Persona 5 Tactica will also leave the service on November 15th.
Motion Twin wants teammate revival to feel like an "epic moment" and a "true high point," though further details are pending.
Though only one title is confirmed to run in 8K on Sony's upcoming console, players can still capture absurdly high-resolution images.
The official safety guide for the console is out in the wild ahead of launch and also seemingly confirms 16.7 TFLOPS GPU performance.
It includes 11 playable characters, two Strike missions, the six-player Gauntlet, the Haven social space, a campaign prologue, and more.
Remasters and spin-offs along with simultaneous worldwide multiplatform launches have contributed to the series' continued success.
"We need to make sure that when people play the game, it doesn't feel old, like they're playing an old game," says series producer Noriaki Okamura.
"Assassin's Creed Shadows represents our opportunity to change that narrative, not just for Assassin's Creed, but I think for Ubisoft as a whole," says Marc-Alexis Coté.
"We’re working hard on development so that we can launch part 3 as soon as possible," says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi.
"We are committed to ensuring the quality of the final product," Capcom says amidst a number of players highlighting technical issues with the beta.
Previous Gears of War boss Rod Fergusson has revealed that his plans for the series' next numbered entry prior to his departure involved a new setting.
Insomniac Games offers another look at the PS5 Pro enhancements you can expect to see in a couple of its PS5 titles not long from now.
"In the future, Square Enix titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more," says Naoki Yoshida.
