Today in Gaming News – November 11, 2024

Today developers and publishers shared more gaming news, and we finally know where beloved game developer Hideaki Itsuno has found his new home after leaving Capcom.

Here at Simulation Daily, we publish roundups with more gaming news that couldn’t be covered in individual articles, to keep you up to date with the work and games from a wider variety of developers than we otherwise could.

Before we get into it here’s a handy link to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• Task Force Admiral Getting Demo and Kickstarter Campaign in Q1 2025
• Overwatch 2 Returns to Overwatch 1 Roots For Limited-Time Classic Event
• Crusader Kings III Tours & Tournaments Finally Gets Console Release Date of November 18
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Looks Just Like Indiana Jones in New Gameplay Deep Dive
• 2XKO Reveals Jinx Gameplay and Her Chaotic Arsenal of Weapons
• Farming Simulator 25 Gives an In-Depth Look At Production Chains, New Products, and More

Incidentally, if you’re interested in gaming news specifically about flight simulation, we have a dedicated roundup.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Director Hideaki Itsuno Takes the Helm of LightSpeed Japan Studio

Today Lightspeed Studios announced that Hideaki Itsuno, well-known director of great games like Dragon’s Dogma and its sequel, Devil May Cry from 2 onward, and the Rival Schools Series, has joined the company and will be the head of LightSpeed Japan Studio.

He will lead the development of “AAA action games” going forward.

Following the successful release of Dragon’s Dogma 2, Itsuno-san left Capcom last summer, and we finally know where he landed.

If you’re unfamiliar with Lightspeed Studios, it’s one of the main game development branches of Tencent, with studios pretty much all over the world, including China, United States, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates.

Lionheart Studio Teases Various Projects for G-Star

Odin: Valhalla Rising developer Lionheart Studio has a few interesting projects to tease at G-Star in Busan, Korea, which will happen this weekend.

Before the event, the developer showcased a few brief teasers to whet our appetite. They include the sci-fi post-apocalyptic third-person shooter “Project S,” the Odin: Valhalla Rising spin-off AAA MMORPG “Project Q,” the fantasy anime-style school-themed collecting RPG “Project C,” and the dark fantasy casual RPG roguelike Valhalla Survival.”

We’ll know more about them later this week, but you can check out the trailers above.

Stellar Blade Showcases Nier: Automata crossover DLC

Sony Interactive Entertainment showcased the upcoming NieR: Automata crossover DLC coming for Shift Up’s Stellar Blade.

The DLC will release on November 20 for PS5 and will introduce the Emil’s Shop” (voiced by Mai Kadowaki herself) in the game, letting players acquire costumes from Yoko Taro’s game.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls Introduces Nelliel

Bandai Namco has been introducing the playable characters of Bleach Rebirth of Souls and today we get to see another one in action, Nelliel.

The game will release in early 2025 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Cities: Skylines 2 Gets Free Germany Region Pack

Colossal Order released another of the promised free Region Packs for Cities: Skylines 2, this time around focusing on Germany.

The package, which can be downloaded from Paradox Mods, is the second of the series following France. The next will be the UK, and it’ll release on November 25.