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ECHO developer Ultra Ultra shuts down

Ultra Ultra, the Copenhagen-based studio behind the third-person science-fiction adventure game ECHO, has closed shop, the studio announced.

“We’re terribly sad to report that Ultra Ultra has ceased to exist,” the studio said in a tweet. “We are grateful to have had the chance to crystallize something truly from the heart. ECHO will remain available on stores.”

Despite the studio closure, the film based on ECHO is “still in the works.”

ECHO was released digitally for PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam) in September 2017 to favorable reviews.

KaaF2546d ago (Edited 2546d ago )

God damn it, that game was one of the most atmospheric and immersive games pretty much ever. Too bad artistic games get buried and only shooty shooty, pew pew pew junk makes money.

Rangerman12082546d ago (Edited 2546d ago )

Wasn't a fan of the game but I did appreciated the effort that the devs crafted in it. Really sucks when small developers with good potential gets shut down

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Directive 8020 Hands-On Preview – Feels Fresh Yet Familiar | The Outerhaven

The Outerhaven writes: A hands-on preview for Supermassive Games' latest horror adventure, Directive 8020. The preview left me feeling both excited to play more and apprehensive about its launch.

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NettosGameRoom1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Really loved the preview, and enjoyed seeing what you had to say about it as well!

On another note, the article mentions posting the video once you are allowed to—were you given a different embargo date for it? We were simply told the article and video footage were restricted until 8:00 AM Central Time.

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.

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Lionsguard1d 21h ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg1d 18h ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k41d 15h ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS1d 18h ago

Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.

CrimsonWing6923h ago

It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.

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FuRyu Reveals Crymelight as New Title in 'Cry' Dark Bishōjo Action Game Series

FuRyu revealed during the Indie Live Expo showcase on Sunday that it is developing the CRYMELIGHT game as the latest installment in its CRY series of "dark bishōjo action" game series.

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