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Following up on last year’s Dishonored 2, Bethesda has announced a new standalone game entitled “Death of the Outsider.”

Seemingly set after the end of Dishonored 2 proper, Death will reunite characters Daud and Billie from the original Dishonored‘s Knife in Dunwall expansion, with the goal of killing the mysterious ghostly Outsider.

Death of the Outsider will be releasing September 15th, 2017 for all platforms as the original game.

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Day two begins! John, Rose, Niall, and Michael join hands and lend voices to another round of end of the year awards. Wondering how we got here? The podcast links above will take you through our discussions and debates as we determined the winners.

On this day, we run through Best Writing, Best Moment, Scene, or Level, Best Surprise, Hella Broken-est, and Most Disappointing.

Best Writing: VA-11 HALL-A

Runners-up: Orwell, Firewatch

VA-11 HALL-A’s world-building is nigh-flawless. You’re introduced to its characters casually, but their stories are anything but standard. You quickly sink comfortably into the game’s dialogue, since the writing is so believable and funny. There are characters such as Stella, a cat-girl who somehow makes perfect sense, and Dorothy, a character that raises every possible red flag but still ends up as a super charming member of the ensemble, who help not only flesh out the world, but assist in bringing more information about Jill, the main character, out. VA-11 HALL-A is an absolute masterclass in storytelling in general, from characters, world, and humor.

Best Moment, Scene, or Level: The Night in the Hospital (That Dragon, Cancer)

Runners-up: Play of the Game (Overwatch), Pokemon Go Craze

In many ways, it feels wrong to be awarding a scene like That Dragon’s night in the hospital the title of “Best Moment”, but it’s also important to remember that “best” doesn’t necessarily mean “happiest”. There’s certainly nothing happy about stepping into the shoes of Ryan Green as he attempts to soothe his screaming baby son Joel on a long, bleak, lonely night. Games rarely deal in despair the way That Dragon does in this scene; Joel’s screams are blood-curdling, agonizing, and hauntingly real. It’s in this moment that That Dragon ascends beyond merely a loving tribute to a life lost too soon and into something so much more – it strikes a chord with the player in a way that shocks to the core, and it breaks your heart.

It’s more than just a scene in a video game – it takes you out of the real world and places you in Ryan and Joel’s; a world of nothing but pain, despair and hopelessness, and gives you a taste of the worst life has to offer. Almost a year on, and it’s still tough to watch, let alone replay the scene without tearing up. Games as a medium have the potential to make you feel things no other art form can, and that’s why Joel and Ryan’s night is so powerful.

Best Surprise: HITMAN

Runners-up: DOOM, Stardew Valley

When HITMAN was announced, very few of us knew exactly what IO was planning. They talked about episodic content, about a disc release nearly a year after the digital one, and an odd price plan that I was sure would scare everyone away. Oh we of little faith. Turns out IO wasn’t just turning a game episodic for the hell of it, they had designed HITMAN to fit right into it. Each level begs to be played over and over, leveled up, and played again. While we waited for new episodes, elusive targets and escalation missions filled the gaps. HITMAN did what none of us thought it could, pull itself together and become one of the best games of this year.

Hella Broken-est: Batman: The Telltale Series (PC)

Runners-up: Kerbal (PS4), Watch Dogs 2 (PC)

In a year filled with broken ports and broken dreams, Telltale’s Batman stands not as a symbol of justice, but as a symbol of the endless overall frustration involving 2016’s PC ports. Upon episode one’s release in August, an overwhelming amount of players, including at least three members of Chooch, found it was impossible to coerce Batman into running above molasses-level, unplayable frame-rates- if they could get it to launch at all. The game itself only offered two graphics options (“high performance” or “high quality” visuals and the option to switch anti-aliasing on or off), and Telltale’s official statement amounted to “not our problem.” For about five months, Batman remained irredeemably busted, until a patch offering more PC graphics settings was released on December 2nd. However, it came right before the episodic series reached its conclusion, and for some players, the new options still couldn’t solve the problems. This time around, the Bat was broken before Bane even touched him.

Most Disappointing: Street Fighter V

Runners-up: No Man’s Sky, Dishonored 2

Street Fighter V should’ve been a lay-up for Capcom. They’ve already made so many other entries in the franchise, what’s the difficulty in making another? We sure found out, what with its confusing DLC regiments that were often late, the absence of every non-competitive mode, awful story mode art, and the inclusion of a honest to god rootkit in the PC version. Nearly everything wrong with Street Fighter V could’ve been fixed with a little more time in the oven, but Capcom wanted it out for professional players to practice with, undermining ninety percent of their fanbase. Street Fighter V has been out for about a year now, but it still barely feels like a full release AAA game.

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The game play seems much of the same, with more of a focus on vertical places. There are random weather effects that will affect enemy and player visibility. They also showed a level where the character travels back and forth in time.

Dishonored 2 will be released on November 11th 2016 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Dishonored 2 first leaked last year right before E3 when a few devs didn’t realize their audio was being streamed out in preparation for Bethesda’s press conference. Then we got a few bits more learning that Dishonored 2 will feature two playable protagonists, Corvo or Emily, and was aimed for a Spring 2016 release. Of course the weather warmed up and we got no word. Makes sense for Bethesda to move Dishonored down the line. Doom comes out very soon and they’ll need a major release to anchor their sales in the busy, busy holiday season.

Arkane Studios, the studio behind the original, is making this sequel as well and we should be learning more once Game Informer comes out. Expect some gameplay, and hopefully more, at Bethesda’s E3 press conference in June.

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Along with this news they also announced that a definitive edition of the first game will be coming to the current consoles and PC, so that’s uh, exciting I guess.

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