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Developer Dontnod was trying to sell Square Enix a different game before deciding to show them Life Is Strange as an afterthought. The episodic game has achieved over 1m sales and has picked up multiple critical plaudits, including two prizes at last month’s Develop Awards. But it almost didn’t happen, …
Read More »Life is Strange surpasses 1m sales
Episodic game reaches milestone six months after launch
Read More »Life is Strange hits 1m copies sold
Episodic narrative-led title Life is Strange has passed the 1m sales mark. Publisher Square Enix said it was incredibly proud” and hailed the number as a huge achievement for the small team working on the game”. The game was released in January, with a Season Pass for all five episodes …
Read More »Second Life Is Strange episode delayed
The second instalment in Dontnod’s Life Is Strange series has been delayed. Destructoid reports that Square Enix has confirmed the delay but not commented on when the game will now likely arrive. The first episode was released on January 30th and the developer had previously said it planned to release …
Read More »Character gender is ‘irrelevant’, Dontnod says
French developer Dontnod Entertainment has said that the gender of your main character is "quite irrelevant" when it comes to the quality and success of a game or its storyline. The comments emerged during aReddit Ask Me Anything, in which a user asked whether he should play Life Is Strange …
Read More »Dontnod: Main character gender is ‘irrelevant’
Life is Strange developers says sex shouldn't matter when it comes to "creating a good story"
Read More »Life is Strange ‘a game for Telltale and Heavy Rain fans’
The consequence of player decisions is a central theme to Square Enix’s upcoming Life is Strange, developer Dontnod has said. This is definitely a game for the Telltale and Heavy Rain fans,” creative director Jean Maxime Moris told VG247. We are putting a lot of effort into crafting a slower-paced …
Read More »Square Enix was only publisher to approve Life is Strange’s female lead
Japanese publisher Square Enix is the only company that would agree to publish Dontnod Entertainment’s latest title with its female lead character unchanged. The French studio has released a new developer diary about its episodic new title, which sees players follow the story of a girl with the ability to …
Read More »Claiming female leads don’t work is nonsense: Here’s why
Consumers are clamouring for women protagonists in their entertainment, and they’re accepted by all, including people who play games
Read More »Square Enix only publisher to approve female lead for Life is Strange
Dontnod reveals other publishers demanded male character for upcoming episodic game
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