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Take-Two is reportedly looking to either sell or close its Private Division publishing label

The recent layoffs, closures, and publishing deal cancellations are said to be part of a bigger effort to do away with Private Division entirely.

Ori and the Blind Forest devs decided not to go with Microsoft for its new ARPG as PlayStation players always begged for the Metroidvania

Ori and the Blind Forest devs decided not to go with Microsoft for its new ARPG as PlayStation players always begged for the Metroidvania

No Rest for the Wicked isn't limited to Xbox or PC

No Rest for the Wicked director defends early access release - 'It's one way to allow developers to truly perfect a product over time'

No Rest for the Wicked director defends early access release - 'It's one way to allow developers to truly perfect a product over time'

No Rest for the Wicked creative director has defended the idea of launching a game in early access.

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No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'

The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.

Despite 'Mixed' launch, beloved Metroidvania dev cites Baldur's Gate 3 and Hades 2 in claiming that going Early Access for its new RPG is "one of the best decisions we could've made"

Thomas Mahler believes early access can lead to games that never would've been made

No Rest for the Wicked creative director puts most of the ARPG's poor reviews down to a localization bug that stopped a lot of Chinese and Japanese text from showing

The bug has now been fixed

After a Mixed early access launch, acclaimed Metroidvania director behind the Ori games is striving to turn his new action-RPG's Steam rating from a "58 into a 90"

No Rest for the Wicked’s Steam review score has already improved

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No Rest for the Wicked dev explains that its ARPG is - and isn't - like Dark Souls by giving players the "crazy" moves usually reserved for Soulslike bosses

No Rest for the Wicked dev explains that its ARPG is - and isn't - like Dark Souls by giving players the "crazy" moves usually reserved for Soulslike bosses

"Now you can do all these crazy moves"

The creator of 'Ori and the Blind Forest,' published by Xbox, is already contemplating ideas for a third installment in the series

The creator of 'Ori and the Blind Forest,' published by Xbox, is already contemplating ideas for a third installment in the series

Moon Studios, the creators behind the critically acclaimed Ori series and upcoming ARPG, No Rest For The Wicked, have recently stated that they have ideas for a third Ori title.

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Ori boss on why the studio's new action RPG isn't $70: "We're not hiring hundreds of people just to create an illusion for shareholders that we're growing"

Ori boss on why the studio's new action RPG isn't $70: "We're not hiring hundreds of people just to create an illusion for shareholders that we're growing"

"And we have a history at Moon of charging a bit less than we probably could"

Despite Diablo vibes, Ori dev's new action RPG is actually "much more Metroidvania" than most and also inspired by some of the best fighting games of all time

Despite Diablo vibes, Ori dev's new action RPG is actually "much more Metroidvania" than most and also inspired by some of the best fighting games of all time

No Rest for the Wicked has "a very different level design" compared to most action RPGs

Ori and the Blind Forest has sold around 10 million copies which "probably makes it the most successful Metroidvania ever made," but its dev could've gone bankrupt

Ori and the Blind Forest has sold around 10 million copies which "probably makes it the most successful Metroidvania ever made," but its dev could've gone bankrupt

The gorgeous Metroidvania's success allows its director to buy dream consoles

After Metroidvania success, Ori CEO leading new action RPG takes aim at Diablo 4: "No microtransactions and battle passes ... no $65 horse skins"

After Metroidvania success, Ori CEO leading new action RPG takes aim at Diablo 4: "No microtransactions and battle passes ... no $65 horse skins"

No Rest for the Wicked isn't including rideable horses since "clever level design is a higher priority than selling mounts"

The Ori and the Blind Forest devs are making a Diablo-like

The Ori and the Blind Forest devs are making a Diablo-like

Moon Studios, makers of the hit Metroidvania Ori and the Blind Forest are making a Diablo-like action game called No Rest for the Wicked

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Ori and the Blind Forest developer wants to 'revolutionize the ARPG genre' with its next game's 'direct and tactile' combat

No Rest for the Wicked will have an "animation-driven, direct, tactile" combat system and a "painterly" world.

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