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Less than a month ago, publisher Nacon announced its Nacon Connect event and set a July 7 date for it. Now that it’s almost here, we have a much clearer idea of what to expect. Taking recently to Twitter, the company confirmed that the show will go live tomorrow (July 7) at 6 PM BST / 7 PM CEST / 10 AM PDT, and gave us a clearer idea of what it will have in store.

For starters, the publisher promises “a few surprises”, and states that there will be at least five “exclusive reveals” for new games. In addition to that, you can also expect updates on a number of previously announced upcoming titles.

Nearly a dozen of those will show up. Namely, these will be Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, WRC Generations, RoboCop: Rogue City, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Ad Infinitum, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, War Hospital, Blood Bowl 3, Session: Skate Sim, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and HELL is US.

On top of that, the publisher will also talk about a few hardware accessories.

We’ll be covering the event and every announcement and update coming from it, as always, so stay tuned for all the new details.

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Crea-ture Studios founding directors Marc-Andre House and Vincent da Silva said that, “We are delighted to join the Nacon group, which has more than 30 years of experience in the sector. This is a great opportunity to accelerate our development and offer ever more exciting games.” The press release confirmed that House and da Silva will contiue leading the team and also have a “great deal of autonomy” while having Nacon’s marketing, editorial and commercial resources at their disposal.

Currently, there are 12 development sites under Nacon’s video games division with over 500 developers and a publishing team of 60. The company’s 2023 plan is to become one of the “leaders in ‘AA’ video games”. Other studios that have been acquired include Big Ant Studios and Cyanide (which developed Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood and is currently working on Blood Bowl 3).

As for Session, it’s currently available in Steam Early Access and Game Preview for PC and Xbox One. Its full launch will be coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS4 and PS5.

Session was recently updated in early access with two new levels – the Courthouse in Black Hubba and Highline Bridge – along with a new skateshop in Philadelphia. Various spots have also been added to Philly while others have seen updates (and the level as a whole has been optimized). The Replay Editor has also been revamped and now features keyframe types, depth of field, a camera roll, tripod camera, an undo/redo function and more.

If that weren’t enough, new spots have been added to NYC including a new section near James Park. Various spots can also be skated on including the barriers near Murry Street and Chatham Towers and the gap in the One Police Plaza. The tutorial has also been overhauled for new players while a new mode, Skate Dice, has been added. Stay tuned for more details on Session’s full release in the meantime.

Nacon says tomorrow’s show is going to have thirteen new announcements for their upcoming games and accessories in total. Of those games, the ones that have been confirmed to be receiving new updates are GreedFall developer Spiders’ upcoming RPG Steelrising, the open world racing game Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, WRC 10, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, Blood Bowl 3, Session, and more.

On top of that, there are also going to be three new reveals, which should be interesting to see.

Nacon Connect is going live tomorrow, July 6, at 7 PM CEST. We’ll be covering all updates and announcements, of course, so stay tuned.

Don't miss out on #NaconConnect!

With only one day until we lift the lid on 13 exciting announcements for our games and accessories. If that wasn't enough we've also got 3 EXCLUSIVE REVEALS in the pipeline.

What are you looking forward to most? pic.twitter.com/k0FweLNTMW

— Nacon (@Nacon) July 5, 2021

Crea-ture Studios’ Session is slated to release for Xbox One later this year but the skateboarding sim is currently live on Steam Early Access for PC. Updates are slowing down for the time being though because the developer is currently “neck high” in revamping its physics. According to the team, this physics overhaul is “something that needed to be done to take Session from where it is currently and propel it into what it can be.”

It revealed that the upgrade would require “temporarily” unhooking most of its current mechanics and developing the physics before ” hooking them back in.” After the overhaul is complete, the regular stream of updates will continue. How long it will take remains to be seen but crea-tures Studios feels that it will result in a “lot more authentic and responsive” experience.

Whether this overhaul will affect the Xbox One version’s release is also unknown so we’ll have to wait for more details in the meantime. Session launched into early access in September 2019 and offers True Stance Stick controls along with the ability to create and edit montages. It emphasizes real-world locations for skating, including a 1:1 recreation of New York.

Grounded

After The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment’s first exclusive title for Xbox One since being acquired is…something different. It’s “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” meets survival sandbox gameplay with co-op support. You’ll collect resources, craft different equipment and ultimately battle giant bugs. It’s intriguing, if unexpected, and will release in Spring 2020.

Crea-ture Studios’ Session, a realistic skateboarding title that’s currently available on Steam Early Access, has been delayed for Xbox One. It’s now slated to release in November or early December at the latest. In a recent Facebook post, the development team stated that it needed “more time to port Session to Xbox One”.

“We know this sucks and we totally understand as we know you have been waiting to play the game on console for a while now. We know it’s not great news to hear, but it’s not particularly fun to announce either, especially for a small studio like ours.

“It is never easy to make such decisions as we know it can have an impact on several levels, so these decisions are never taken lightly. We thank you for your understanding and hope you will stick around for the Xbox One release!”

Session was announced for the Xbox One last year at E3 but seemingly faded into obscurity shortly after that. It would arrive for Steam Early Access in September 2019 and was dated for Xbox Game Preview. The game itself is fairly open-ended, promising realistic skateboarding and True Stance Stick controls for mastering different stances.

You can even film different sessions and edit them together with an in-game editor, create montages to share with others. We’ll have to wait and see if Session is a worthwhile experience on Xbox One and how it involves in the future but there is potential. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

Microsoft’s audience is primarily strongest in North America and Europe, the sheer size of their userbase over time warrants Microsoft’s ability to command its own exclusives or broker timed-exclusivity deals. In this feature we’ll be taking a look at 12 Upcoming Xbox Console Exclusives of 2019 And Beyond.

Please note that this list includes console as well as timed exclusives.

Crackdown 3

Due for release on PC and Xbox One, Crackdown 3 is the newest entry in the series almost a decade since its last launched game in Crackdown 2. While previous games were developed by Realtime Studios, this newest game is being handled by Sumo Digital. It’s been delayed quite often since its originally-planned target year of 2016, but expect to be able to play this action game that pits powerful individuals against the machinations of terrorists on February 15th.

Control

Remedy Entertainment’s newest project immediately caught our attention with its surreal premise, reality-bending levels and supernatural powers. Playing as Jesse, director of the Bureau of Control, the goal is to stop an enemy called Hiss from tearing apart HQ aka the Oldest House. Along with incorporating a more sandbox style world, Control will also incorporate Metroidvania aspects of exploration. Finding abilities will open up new paths along with more ways to maul enemies.

Microsoft had a very impressive outing during their E3 press conference. As a part of the panel during the E3 Coliseum, Xbox Head Phil Spencer shared some of his thoughts regarding his interest in indie games, and what this means for the Xbox console.

During the interview, Spencer stated that he sees the “creative capability of that large community”, and then admits that the Xbox team wasn’t doing a very good job at launch when it came to indie titles. He also praised Sony by saying that he thought they were doing a much better job with indies back then. He also praised the efforts Chris Charla, Director of ID @ Xbox with the help of which the company has been able to release some excellent indie games on the Xbox One.

He stated, “At launch I think we weren’t doing enough work there. I thought Sony did a much better job supporting indies early on.” However, it looks like Microsoft has changed their approach now, and Spencer points to the skateboarding game Session that was showcased on their main E3 stage along with much bigger titles.

Hopefully, this means that we’ll be seeing some great new indie titles coming to the Xbox One in the future.