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SEVERANCE multiplayer supports up to five players in online investigations. To invite friends, open the Multiplayer app on the lobby laptop, create a session and use Steam Invites. You can also browse open lobbies to join another group. You can either hunt a computer-controlled ghost together in Ghost AI, or make one friend the ghost…
SEVERANCE beginner guide starts in your lobby, where you choose a contract, equip investigation tools and learn to identify the ghost. Version 1.0 launched on October 26, 2026, adding equipment tiers, Prestige and three ghost types while removing Possession evidence. You can play completely solo against Ghost AI or investigate with friends. For the first…
SEVERANCE achievements total 48 in the October 26 Version 1.0 release. Steam lists every unlock condition, from 24 ghost identification awards and ten Prestige ranks to six map challenges, higher difficulties and earning $1 million over your career. Most unlocks involve completed Ghost AI contracts. The list separates correct identifications, Prestige ranks, map completions, difficulty…
SEVERANCE weekly challenges are a rotating set of 52 different objectives, with a new challenge becoming available each week. Sykes Games added the year-long rotation in update v0.9.1.0, and you can find the active challenge through the Weekly Challenge application on the lobby laptop. A weekly challenge gives you an extra objective during an investigation,…
SEVERANCE crucifix protection activates when a ghost attempts to begin a hunt within three metres of the item. You can keep the Crucifix in your hand or place it on the floor; both can work. When the protection activates, the Crucifix burns, stopping the hunt attempt in its effective area. The Crucifix was reworked in…
SEVERANCE possession evidence was removed from the game on October 25, 2026, in update v0.9.4.1 just before full release. Version 1.0 kept that change. Possession no longer appears as a usable ghost identification clue, and several ghosts now have different evidence combinations. Ghost behaviour still matters just as much as before. The developer left each…
SEVERANCE 1.0 patch notes confirm the full release on October 26, 2026, introducing Prestige progression, Tier 2 equipment, three more ghosts and 48 Steam achievements. Sykes Games also reset player levels, money and equipment, and removed Possession as an evidence type. Alongside the launch came two quick hotfixes on October 27 and 28. Those resolved…
SEVERANCE progress reset was an intentional part of the Version 1.0 launch on October 26, 2026. Sykes Games removed existing player levels, money, equipment, lobby progression and other general progression so everyone could start with the rebalanced levelling and equipment systems. Your old level disappearing after updating is expected. Your Halloween rewards are safe. Seasonal…
Game developer unions in the UK explained: voluntary and statutory recognition, collective bargaining and what the Rockstar vote means.
DON’T NOD Project P14 is an unrevealed game project mentioned in the French studio’s financial statements. It has no official game title, platform list or release date. DON’T NOD has been seeking additional financing for its development, but has not announced that P14 has been cancelled. P14 is under scrutiny because DON’T NOD entered French…
DON’T NOD Netflix game is a narrative title in development at DON’T NOD Montréal. The company announced its agreement with Netflix on October 28, 2025. Netflix will publish the project, which is based on a major IP. No game title or release date has been announced. The partnership is in the spotlight following DON’T NOD’s…
DON’T NOD Life Is Strange history explains why the developers of the original 2015 adventure no longer make new Life Is Strange games. DON’T NOD created the first title and Life Is Strange 2, but publisher Square Enix owns the franchise and continued releasing games made by Deck Nine. Creative director Michel Koch said in…
Who owns Life Is Strange? Square Enix owns the Life Is Strange franchise. DON’T NOD developed the original game in 2015 and Life Is Strange 2, but Square Enix published them and retained the intellectual property. The developer’s financial troubles in October 2026 don’t change that. DON’T NOD made Max Caulfield’s original adventure. Deck Nine…
DON’T NOD upcoming games currently centre on two projects named in its financial filings: an untitled Netflix narrative game in Montréal and the French P14 project, which needs co-production funding. Neither has a confirmed release date. Aphelion launched April 28, 2026. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and The Lonesome Guild were released in 2025. The…
DON’T NOD games include Life Is Strange, Vampyr, Lost Records, Jusant and 2026’s Aphelion. The company started in Paris in 2008, opened a Montréal studio in 2020 and also publishes games made by outside developers. That means not every title carrying the DON’T NOD label was developed in-house. The list below covers 15 games on…
DON’T NOD games cancelled? None were announced in the company’s October 20 financial update. It entered French safeguard proceedings on October 19 but did not cancel its entire games pipeline. The immediate questions are about P14, an unnamed project with unresolved financing, and a Netflix narrative game being developed in Montréal. Aphelion and Lost Records…
Is DON’T NOD shutting down? No studio closure has been announced as of October 29, 2026. DON’T NOD entered French safeguard proceedings on October 19 after running into financial difficulties. The company is seeking new funding and says the process is intended to keep its operations running. The Life Is Strange developer has proposed changes…
DON’T NOD financial crisis deepened on October 19, 2026, when a Paris court opened safeguard proceedings for the developer behind Life Is Strange and Vampyr. The company is seeking fresh funding and has proposed restructuring that could affect up to 85 jobs in France. The company announced the ruling on October 20 alongside its half-year…
Suoming best build in Wuthering Waves Version 3.7 uses Heart of Sworn Vigil Echoes, a Crit-focused Sword and a team that makes use of her Unison mechanic. Unspoken Rue is her five-star signature weapon, while Emerald of Genesis is a reasonable alternative. Suoming launched in Phase 2 on October 22 as an Electro Sword Resonator….
Suoming ascension materials in Wuthering Waves total 46 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh, 60 Miasmic Branch, four LF Howler Cores, twelve MF Howler Cores, twelve HF Howler Cores and four FF Howler Cores. Those are the items for all six character breakthroughs, not the separate cost of raising experience, upgrading Forte skills or levelling Unspoken Rue. Gather…
THE FINALS Bebe the Barricade Twitch Drops are available during Season 12 PRIME TIME until November 5, 2026. Watching eligible THE FINALS Twitch streams lets you claim a sticker after one hour, a charm after two hours and Bebe the Barricade herself after four hours. These aren’t Halloween wheel prizes, so you won’t get them…
THE FINALS Frights Galore is nearly over. Embark Studios said on 29 October 2026 that players had one week remaining to earn Halloween tickets. The event offers up to three tickets per day through daily Contracts, a wheel with 20 cosmetic rewards and the Underworld Outcast Outfit for reaching its collection milestone. You still have…
