The developer of the popular “Halo meets Portal” multiplayer shooter Splitgate is staying independent and has raised $100 million in funding to help support its ambitions.
CEO Ian Proulx said in a statement that, “I am happy to confirm that we are NOT selling our company to one of the big guys.”
Instead, 1047 Games will stay independent and continue to be a “community-first” game developer. The $100 million in funding will help 1047 Games stay on that path and grow.
With the injection of cash, 1047 Games plans to hire “a lot” more developers, and this will in turn help the team deliver more and better updates to Splitgate, including new features based on feedback from the community. This will also help the studio fix bugs faster and support a wider base of players overall.
“Everything is now on the table, and the scope of what we can achieve just got 10X bigger!” Proulx said.
The focus over the coming months will be to grow the studio to become a team on a AAA scale. But Proulx said the studio will do its best to “[stay] true to our roots as an indie team that prioritizes our community.”
“When Splitgate comes out of beta and launches 1.0, it will be a truly historic launch beyond anything we previous could have dreamed of,” Proulx said.
The $100 million in funding came from investments by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Insight Partners, and Anthos Capital. These three companies join previous investors Galaxy Interactive, VGames, Human Capital, Lakestar, DraperDragon, and Draper University. 1047 Games is now valued at $1.5 billion, according to GI.biz.
Dark Horse’s long-running coming Grendel will be adapted into an eight-episode TV show by Netflix. The series will star Abubakr Ali in the lead role of Grendel, AKA Hunter Rose, with the supporting cast including Brittany Allen, Julian Black Antelope, Kevin Corrigan, and Emma Ho.
The series logline reads: “Based on Matt Wagner’s groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New York’s criminal underworld, only to realize…why beat them, when you can join them?”
Andrew Dabb will serve as writer and showrunner for Grendel. Dabb previously has written for The CW’s Supernatural, also taking up the mantle of co-showrunner from season 12 onwards. He’s also a writer on Netflix’s upcoming Resident Evil TV show.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled about the Grendel saga, one of the longest-running independent comics series, finally being translated into live-action for the screen,” said Grendel creator Matt Wagner in a press release. “I’m especially excited to see Abubakr Ali bring the character of Grendel/Hunter Rose to life–he has the charisma, style and vital edginess that I’ve been envisioning in the role for years.”
The show isn’t the first collaboration between Netflix and Dark Horse, who currently have a first-look deal. Netflix’s hit show The Umbrella Academy is also adapted from a Dark Horse comic, as was the 2019 film Polar. The two companies are also working together on the upcoming animated show Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.
Life is Strange: True Colors has six distinct endings, each of which can also play out in a few different ways depending on several factors. In order to get the best possible ending, protagonist Alex will need to convince the most prominent members of the Haven community that she’s a trustworthy person. To do that, you’ll have to make several specific choices in all five chapters.
Perhaps this goes without saying, but this guide contains spoilers. If you want to follow a spoiler-free guide of True Colors, you can find that with our Life is Strange: True Colors walkthrough. The walkthrough goes over all five chapters, listing the prominent decisions as they happen so you won’t get spoiled for what happens in later chapters.
Life Is Strange: True Colors Walkthrough
Securing The Vote
Alright, first things first. Regardless of which of the six endings you get, the tone of the final moments in True Colors is dependent on whether the Haven community votes in support of Alex’s wild claims, or against her. In that regard, you’ll have to convince six people to side with you to garner full support: Steph, Ryan, Duckie, Eleanor, Charlotte, and Pike.
Steph is, thankfully, very easy to convince as she will always side with Alex no matter what choices you make in the game (which is another reason why she’s the superior romance option). The other five won’t be so simple. You’ll need to make certain decisions throughout the game to secure their trust.
God bless Steph, the only one who will support Alex no matter what.
Securing Duckie’s Support
To secure Duckie’s support, you’ll need to interact with him twice: once in Chapter 1 and again in Chapter 4. Both instances aren’t mandatory–you’ll have to seek Duckie out and talk to him when you’re allowed to walk around Haven and complete optional content.
Chapter 1 “Side A”: When you’re covering for Gabe and working as a server, go up to Duckie and Diane to get their orders. You then need to get both of their orders right when telling them to Jed–part of that is tracking down Duckie’s usual brand of whisky. You can find the whiskey upstairs in between the cushions of Alex’s couch.
Chapter 4 “Flicker”: At the festival, you can find Duckie wallowing in grief off to the side. Read his emotions to figure out why he’s sad and then interact with the highlighted objects nearby. With what you learn, you’ll be able to ask him to dance–this will lighten his spirits.
Securing Eleanor’s Support
Securing Eleanor’s support is actually quite simple as you can easily miss the opportunities to betray her trust and make her think that Alex isn’t a trustworthy person. You’ll need to look out for choices you can make in Chapters 2, 3, and 4.
Chapter 2 “Lanterns”: After helping Eleanor work through her fear puzzle, you’ll be confronted with the choice between telling her the truth or letting her live in ignorance. As much as it hurts, tell her the truth–this establishes that she can trust Alex.
Chapter 3 “Monster Or Mortal”: If you choose to stop into the flower shop during the LARP to check in on Riley, do not tell Riley about Eleanor’s condition. Doing so will betray Eleanor’s trust in Alex. If you just don’t talk to Riley, that works too.
Chapter 4 “Flicker”: Again, if you choose to track Riley down before she leaves for college, say your goodbyes but make sure to not tell her about Eleanor. Riley needs to leave Haven for Eleanor to trust Alex. Like in Chapter 3, you can just ignore Riley and that counts towards securing Eleanor’s trust.
Securing Charlotte’s Support
For Charlotte to support you, she needs to be just as angry at Typhon as Alex is by the end of True Colors’ campaign. To that end, you must help her through her grief instead of trying to manipulate her emotions. There are some optional interactions early on that you need to hit, and a mandatory interaction in Chapter 3 that is crucial.
You’ll have to carefully navigate Charlotte’s grief in order to secure her trust.
Chapter 1 “A Side”: You should reveal Ethan’s plans to go to the abandoned mine after dark to Gabe when you have the chance–Charlotte will appreciate that you’re looking out for Ethan. This will, however, lower Ethan’s opinion of Alex. If you want the best of both worlds, you can lie for Ethan here and do something later in Chapter 2 to make up for it.
Chapter 2 “Lanterns”: After Charlotte asks Alex to stop by the marijuana dispensary, make sure to do so. Charlotte will ask if it’s right to take Typhon’s sketchy settlement, which offers enough money to secure Ethan’s future. Tell Charlotte to take the settlement, showing that Alex cares about Ethan, just like Gabe did.
Chapter 2 “Lanterns”: If you chose to keep Ethan’s secret to maintain his trust in Alex, make sure to do this step in Chapter 2 as well. If you decided to rat Ethan out, you can skip this step but it’s also quite wholesome so regardless of what you did, we recommend doing this. Go find Ethan in the park after talking to Charlotte and read his emotions to find out why he’s so sad and why he’s stopped confiding in his mom. Using that information, you can now go back to Charlotte and tell her what’s bothering her son, reaffirming that you are someone who is trustworthy.
Chapter 3 “Monster Or Mortal”: Do not take Charlotte’s anger from her. Do not do it. Not only does taking away her anger remove the possibility of securing Charlotte’s support later on in the game, doing so will destroy your chances of getting Ryan’s support too.
Securing Pike’s Support
Pike is rather easy to get on your side. The only thing stopping him from doing what’s right is his fear of Typhon–take that fear away and he’ll back you. You get the chance to do so at the end of Chapter 4.
Chapter 4 “Flicker”: When confronted with the option of taking away Pike’s fear, do it. It will make Alex a fearful mess for the rest of the chapter but it secures Pike’s support.
Securing Ryan’s Support
Without a doubt, Ryan is the most difficult person for Alex to sway to her side. You have to do a lot in order for him to side with Alex against True Colors’ secondary antagonist. You will have to interact with him and make very specific choices in every single chapter in order for Ryan to side with Alex.
Ryan is the most difficult person to sway to Alex’s side, but you must in order to get the “good” ending.
Chapter 1 “Side A”: When looking for Ethan, Ryan will try to restore power to the building that he and Alex are in and he’ll ask whether he should mess with the red or black wire. This is an optional conversation that pops up while you’re exploring, so you’ll miss it if you don’t answer in time or if you accidentally walk too far forward and trigger a cutscene. So when it pops up, stop what you’re doing to answer. You want to tell him, “Red wire.”
Chapter 2 “Lanterns”: At Gabe’s wake, support Ryan’s claim that you heard Gabe make the call to stop the detonation. Yes, it’s a lie, but it shows that you support Ryan, which will help him then support you.
Chapter 2 “Lanterns”: After telling Ryan about your powers, hug him. It will imply that you appreciate him, which will help him appreciate you.
Chapter 3 “Monster Or Mortal”: When making a plan to distract Diane, say that Ryan should distract Diane. It will imply that when the chips are down, you turn to Ryan, which means he can turn to you when he’s looking for answers.
Chapter 3 “Monster Or Mortal”: Do not have an angry outburst in front of Ryan and Steph, causing them both to leave Alex. The only way to avoid this is for Alex to not be angry, which means you cannot take Charlotte’s anger away from her.
Chapter 4 “Flicker”: Give Ryan a rose, showing that Alex is interested in him.
Chapter 4 “Flicker”: After rocking out on stage, meet Ryan on the roof of your apartment and kiss him.
Chapter 5 “Side B”: After revealing the truth about Typhon and Jed to the folks on Haven’s council, you’ll be able to talk to Ryan. Provided you’ve secured everyone else’s trust, Ryan should have just heard all the ways that Alex is worth trusting over his own father. Pick the dialogue option “You believe me, right?” so that you’re not forcing his trust onto you, but asking for it instead.
True Colors’ Six Endings
Once you’re past the meeting, regardless of whether folks believed in you or not, Alex will have two choices for her future. Those two choices can be colored based on who she romanced in True Colors, whether she’s still dating the person she chose to romance, and who is still in Haven by the end of the game. The final scenes can also be colored by who supported Alex during the vote.
Depending on your choices, Alex can take over the record store from Steph.
Alex Stays In Haven: If Alex didn’t romance anyone, she can choose to stay in Haven on her own. She takes over the record store following Steph’s decision to leave Haven.
Alex Seeks Adventure: If Alex didn’t romance anyone, she can choose to leave Haven and pursue a solo career in music. If Eleanor, Charlotte, and Pike supported Alex during the vote, they’ll see her off. If they didn’t support her, Alex will just leave.
Alex Stays In Haven With Steph: If Alex romanced Steph, she can choose to stay in Haven with her and the two will manage the record store side-by-side.
Alex Seeks Adventure With Steph: If Alex romanced Steph, she can choose to leave Haven and pursue a music career with her girlfriend. You’ll get to see photos of the two journeying across the United States together, as well as a scene where Steph watches Alex give her first solo live performance before a crowd of people.
Alex Stays In Haven With Ryan: If Alex romanced Ryan and secured his support for the vote (or she forgave him for not supporting her after the vote), she can choose to stay in Haven with him. Ryan takes over the Black Lantern while Alex takes over the record store.
Alex Seeks Adventure With Ryan: If Alex romanced Ryan and secured his support for the vote (or she forgave him for not supporting her after the vote), she can leave Haven alongside Ryan and Steph. While Steph goes her own way, Alex and Ryan will travel the country. Alex pursues a career in music, with Ryan watching from the crowd.
Several God of War: Ragnarok details were revealed at Sony’s PlayStation showcase. Check out our breakdown of everything we know so far for the highly anticipated sequel. This includes info on characters, new worlds, combat, and where the story picks up following the events of the prequel. Link to Audio Logs Episode with Cory Barlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4XRmMkQcuQ
Sony’s PlayStation showcase got us up to speed on God of War: Ragnarok. Viewers were treated to gameplay and more following the original 30-second teaser from nearly a year ago. The showcase brought us details with the story, introduced new characters, and showed us new worlds along the way.
Taking place shortly after the events of the first, the trailer reveals that Ragnarok (the Norse mythological end of the world) is indeed coming. On their quest to prevent it, Kratos and Atreyus return to find Odin. While the trailer didn’t feature the all-father this time, we did get a quick look at Thor. (played by Sons of Anarchy’s Ryan Hurst)
The presentation ended with a developer interview where new director Eric Williams discussed how Santa Monica Studio likes to change directors when they can for a fresh take on the creative process. With the exception of previous director Cory Barlog-who directed God of War from 2018 as well as God of War 2 from 2007. God of War Ragnarok is slated to release in 2022.
In this video, DeVante talks about the delay of Dying Light 2: Stay Human from December 2021 to February 2022.
Later on, DeVante breaks down the PlayStation 5s new firmware update, set for release on September 15, 2021. As well as Xbox’s PC app update that allows for easier streaming of games from the cloud or consoles.
Marvelous First Studio wants to make a sequel to Daemon X Machina–in fact, producer Kenichiro Tsukuda has all but announced a follow-up to the game. But don’t expect it anytime soon.
“While this isn’t really an announcement, I’d like to make a strong declaration as we end here that we’re going to make a sequel–a ‘2′,” Tsukada said during the game’s 2nd Anniversary live stream. Tsukuda himself is motivated but said the team at First Studio needs time for testing in order to consider what comes next.
Tsukada said he wants to bring some new employees onboard the studio and since the games industry is always changing as time goes on, he wonders what direction he should take. He’s made the declaration for a sequel to Daemon X Machina, but it’s going to take some time until it comes out.
In our review of Daemon X Machina, Steve Watts wrote, “The missed potential of the story and minor issues with mech-vs-mech combat and multiplayer loadouts make Daemon X Machina fall just short of its potential, but the foundation is strong. As a total package, it’s on the verge of greatness; it just needed a little more time in the shop tinkering.”
Hopefully, First Studio will take the time it needs to create a sequel that builds on the first game while addressing its shortcomings.
Daemon X Machina first launched on Nintendo Switch in September 2019. It was then released on Steam in February 2020. Marvelous even collaborated with CD Projekt Red for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt crossover DLC and brought Geralt and Ciri to Daemon X Machina.
Well, there’s never been a better time to get DiRT-ier. (In a video game sense—do try to wash your hands during a pandemic.) It also seems to be the season to buy a game distributed by Koch, because Terminators, Maneaters and Spongebobs are being discounted out the wazoo today. All those bargains and more await you below.
The Shattered Realm in Destiny 2’s Season of the Lost includes a bunch of hidden secrets, and this week saw the introduction of some new ones: Ascendant Mysteries. While Trivial Mysteries are the simplest puzzles to solve in the Shattered Realm missions, and Enigmatic Mysteries take a little more effort, Ascendant Mysteries are full-on special objectives you’ll have to uncover.
The Forest of Echoes, modeled after the EDZ’s Trostland location, has two such Ascendant Mysteries hidden in it. Finding them can be tough, and you’ll want to be prepared for a fight when you finally uncover them. Here’s where you can find both Ascendant Mysteries this week and how to complete them.
This week also saw the addition of the new Exotic trace rifle, Ager’s Scepter, to Destiny 2. Check out our Ager’s Scepter guide for everything you need to know to snag it.
The Dark Ritual
The first Ascendant Mystery is right near the first beacon you need to align, hidden inside the church. Complete the beacon alignment first, then head out of the front of the church. Look for a marker for Truesight and one for Safe Passage, as you’ll need both. Activate the two markers near the statues in front of the church and then turn around and face the building. You should see platforms appear that will lead up toward the church’s roof. Follow them and jump on, then head to the back of the church and drop down to where another marker is waiting. Be careful not to fall through the floor here.
There’s another Truesight marker here that you can use to ascend to the bell tower above you for an Enigmatic Mystery. Instead, look off the back of this balcony, off the side of the island, into the abyss. You’ll see another island a little distance away with a big statue and some Taken on it. Down below you, Truesight will reveal a set of platforms leading out to the island. Jump down to get on them and follow the path out to the statue.
Climb out to the island behind the church with the statue on it to find the orb (plus a Trivial Mystery).
Clear the Taken and Mara will call you on the radio, asking you to return an orb you’ll find there to its rightful place in a crypt beneath the mausoleum. You’ve seen this building; it’s the small one that you pass on your way to the church. Grab the orb and re-up your Truesight to return to the main island. You can follow the glowing white ball here–that’s Toland, for the uninitiated–and he’ll lead you straight to the mausoleum and make your path clear.
If you already have Ager’s Scepter, there’s actually a quicker way. Head to the beacon inside the church. With the beacon behind you, check the left wall for a small hole, blocked by a rock you can destroy with Ager’s Scepter (it’s in the same place as the entrance to the Lost Sector here in Trostland). Drop down the hole and you’ll get a shortcut to the Crypt, your final destination. Don’t forget the orb.
Bring the orb down to the Crypt hidden beneath the Mausoleum, then get ready for a fight with a Taken boss.
Either way you get there, take the orb to the marked statue in the Crypt and dunk it. That’ll trigger a fight a Taken boss; this is a close-quarters location, so keep your wits about you. Fast-firing guns that are good for clearing small enemies, such as SMGs, are great here, but if you’ve got Ager’s Scepter, it’s even more effective at cleaning up the Taken.
Once you’re done, open the chest that appears in front of the statue where you left the orb to complete the Ascendant Mystery.
Born Of Darkness
You’ll need to align the second beacon in this mission to unlock the next Ascendant Mystery, so head toward it in the Ruins area. Once you’ve aligned the beacon, Taken Blights will spawn all over the area. You need to destroy them all to advance; there are several in the Ruins area with the beacon, plus a few more on the path you took to get to the beacon, on the platforms that cross the gap between islands and in the slightly woodier Outer Ruins region.
When Mara calls you on the radio again, you’ll know you’ve cleared the Blights. Head to the Ruins section and look for Toland; he’ll be floating over a small well in the corner of the area, which you might have noticed earlier as being filled with caustic Taken goo. With the Blights gone, the goo is gone, so follow Toland and jump down the well to the bottom.
Find and destroy all the Taken Blights in the area around the second beacon to clear the way into the well. Toland will mark it for you.
Your goal here is to wipe out the Taken in the area, and most specifically, the big, tough Taken Ogre boss leading them. He’s tough to deal with only because he has a huge amount of health, and because he will run after you in an attempt to punch, stomp, and laser you to death. If you’ve got a Super, this is a good place to use it; otherwise, high-damage guns like linear fusion rifles will clean him up pretty quickly.
Killing the ogre puts an end to this new Taken infection in the Forest of Echoes. Open the chest in the center of the area to complete the Ascendant Mystery.
The Nintendo Switch can now be paired with a Bluetooth audio device following the latest firmware update.
Starting today, Switch owners who update their Switch to the latest software can pair a wireless Bluetooth device to the Switch. Something the Switch was apparently able to do this entire time given the right software patch.
To do so Switch owners must download the latest firmware patch. From there, they can find a Bluetooth Audio option within the System Settings page. Once you select “Pair” the Switch will search for an available Bluetooth audio device and connect to one when found.
The Switch can only be synced to one audio device at a time but can save up to 10 devices on the system.
The latest #NintendoSwitch update is now available, including the ability to pair Bluetooth devices for audio output.
The latest firmware update also includes the ability to update the software on the Switch dock, but only the new docks with a LAN port included with the Switch OLED model.
It should be noted that when paired to a Bluetooth audio device, only two wireless controllers can be connected to the Switch at a time. Connecting an additional wireless controller will disconnect the Bluetooth audio device. Furthermore, Bluetooth microphones are not compatible with the Switch.
The wireless controller limit could be a reason why Nintendo never enabled this audio feature on the four-year-old device. As a result, some Switch owners resorted to third-party adapters to connect their Bluetooth headphones to the Switch.
Now that the update is out, you can freely connect your Apple AirPods or whatever other Bluetooth audio device you choose.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
A new firmware update for the Nintendo Switch has landed, and one of the biggest new additions is support for Bluetooth audio. All types of audio devices–like headphones and speakers–can now be paired with the Switch.
Of note, Bluetooth microphones are not supported, while Nintendo also confirmed that up to two wireless controllers can be connected to the Switch when using Bluetooth. Additionally, Bluetooth audio won’t work when the Switch’s local wireless communication is running.
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The September 14 firmware update also adds an “Update Dock” option under System Settings. This applies to the standard Switch and the upcoming OLED model, Nintendo said.
The update also lets the Switch maintain its internet connection in Sleep mode. “When this setting is enabled, systems with wired internet connections will maintain internet connection even while in sleep mode. This allows for software and add-on content to download to the system while the system is in sleep mode,” Nintendo said.
What’s more, the 13.0.0 update lets you know if your Switch is connected to 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz internet under the Connection Status page. The update also changes the method to start the “calibrate control sticks” setup. “From System Settings, go to Controllers and Sensors, select Calibrate Control Sticks, then fully tilt the control stick in any one direction and keep it tilted for a few seconds to begin calibration,” Nintendo said.
Headphones, earbuds, speakers, and other audio devices that connect with Bluetooth can now be paired with Nintendo Switch family systems for audio output.
Bluetooth microphones are not supported.
Up to two compatible wireless controllers can be connected to the system while using Bluetooth audio.
Bluetooth audio cannot be used while local wireless communication is active.
“Update Dock” was added under System in System Settings for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch – OLED Model systems, allowing for software updates to Nintendo Switch docks with a LAN port.
Dock software updates are not available for Nintendo Switch docks without a LAN port.
This feature was not added to Nintendo Switch Lite.
“Maintain Internet Connection in Sleep Mode” was added under Sleep Mode in System Settings.
When this setting is enabled, systems with wired internet connections will maintain internet connection even while in sleep mode. This allows for software and add-on content to download to the system while the system is in sleep mode.
The setting is enabled by default.
When this setting is disabled, the system will connect to the internet only periodically, which decreases power consumption.
Note: Systems that are not updated to version 13.0.0 or later behave as if this setting is enabled.
The method to initiate “Calibrate Control Sticks” in System Settings was changed.
From System Settings, go to Controllers and Sensors, select Calibrate Control Sticks, then fully tilt the control stick in any one direction and keep it tilted for a few seconds to begin calibration.
Users can now view whether their wireless internet connection is using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band under “Connection Status” after selecting Internet in System Settings.
