Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection is a bundle of Life Is Strange 1 and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, with enhanced visuals and animations, and it's arriving in Fall 2021. Announced in the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents broadcast for PC, Stadia, Xbox One, and PS4, the collection will be available as a standalone package, but will also be a part of the Ultimate Edition of the newly-announced Life Is Strange: True Colors. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/24/life-is-strange-true-colors-official-trailer"] The remastered games will include updated character and environment visuals, improved animation with facial mo-cap performances, and engine and lighting upgrades. Life Is Strange followed teenager Max Caulfield, as she navigated a high school mystery (and a possible apocalypse) using time reversal powers. In our Life Is Strange review we criticised the game's dialogue and acting, but said it finished with "a fascinating exploration of a teenager deeply affected by loss, trauma, suffering, and failure." Prequel spin-off Before the Storm told the story of Max's  troubled friend Chloe Price. Our review said that it had a "a strong single theme that’s delivered well in a story that isn’t afraid to get in a few punches." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection is a bundle of Life Is Strange 1 and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, with enhanced visuals and animations, and it's arriving in Fall 2021. Announced in the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents broadcast for PC, Stadia, Xbox One, and PS4, the collection will be available as a standalone package, but will also be a part of the Ultimate Edition of the newly-announced Life Is Strange: True Colors. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/24/life-is-strange-true-colors-official-trailer"] The remastered games will include updated character and environment visuals, improved animation with facial mo-cap performances, and engine and lighting upgrades. Life Is Strange followed teenager Max Caulfield, as she navigated a high school mystery (and a possible apocalypse) using time reversal powers. In our Life Is Strange review we criticised the game's dialogue and acting, but said it finished with "a fascinating exploration of a teenager deeply affected by loss, trauma, suffering, and failure." Prequel spin-off Before the Storm told the story of Max's  troubled friend Chloe Price. Our review said that it had a "a strong single theme that’s delivered well in a story that isn’t afraid to get in a few punches." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Life Is Strange: True Colors has been announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia with a September 10 release date - and it will be the first game in the series not to be released episodically. Announced in the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents broadcast, True Colors is a full new installment in the series developed by Life Is Strange: Before the Storm studio Deck Nine, and tells a brand new story, with almost entirely new characters, in a new location. It follows Alex Chen who, after a troubled childhood in foster care, reuinites with her brother Greg. Alex is played by Erika Mori, with a singing voice provided by singer-songwriter Mxmtoon (who performs Radiohead's 'Creep' in the game). After a mysterious accident sees Greg killed, Alex investigates what happened, using her power of psychic empathy to physically see how others are feeling around her – at the cost of potentially becoming 'infected' by their emotions. Along the way, Alex will meet many citizens of the pitcturesque mountain town of Haven Springs, including two potential love interests, Ryan and Steph (the latter of which previously appeared in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/24/life-is-strange-true-colors-official-trailer"] While left somewhat vague by the presentation, Deck Nine says players will be able to use Alex's powers from the very beginning of the game, and teases that you'll be able to move "freely" around Haven Springs. That could point to a less linear narrative, or a more open world, but it's not totally clear at this point. Unlike every other Life Is Strange game, True Colors will be released in its entirety on September 10 – although it will still be split into 5 chapters, so those who prefer to take a break between sections can step away. While retaining the look of previous games, Deck Nine says True Colors is a "next-generation" take on Life Is Strange, employing full performance capture for the first time and becoming the most visually advanced entry in the series. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=life-is-strange-true-colors-13-screenshots&captions=true"] Life Is Strange series creator Dontnod is currently working on a new franchise, and it appears Deck Nine has been picked by publisher Square Enix to continue the series instead. Square Enix also announced a Life Is Strange: Remastered collection today, which will be included as part of True Colors' ultimate edition. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Life Is Strange: True Colors has been announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia with a September 10 release date - and it will be the first game in the series not to be released episodically. Announced in the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents broadcast, True Colors is a full new installment in the series developed by Life Is Strange: Before the Storm studio Deck Nine, and tells a brand new story, with almost entirely new characters, in a new location. It follows Alex Chen who, after a troubled childhood in foster care, reuinites with her brother Greg. Alex is played by Erika Mori, with a singing voice provided by singer-songwriter Mxmtoon (who performs Radiohead's 'Creep' in the game). After a mysterious accident sees Greg killed, Alex investigates what happened, using her power of psychic empathy to physically see how others are feeling around her – at the cost of potentially becoming 'infected' by their emotions. Along the way, Alex will meet many citizens of the pitcturesque mountain town of Haven Springs, including two potential love interests, Ryan and Steph (the latter of which previously appeared in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/24/life-is-strange-true-colors-official-trailer"] While left somewhat vague by the presentation, Deck Nine says players will be able to use Alex's powers from the very beginning of the game, and teases that you'll be able to move "freely" around Haven Springs. That could point to a less linear narrative, or a more open world, but it's not totally clear at this point. Unlike every other Life Is Strange game, True Colors will be released in its entirety on September 10 – although it will still be split into 5 chapters, so those who prefer to take a break between sections can step away. While retaining the look of previous games, Deck Nine says True Colors is a "next-generation" take on Life Is Strange, employing full performance capture for the first time and becoming the most visually advanced entry in the series. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=life-is-strange-true-colors-13-screenshots&captions=true"] Life Is Strange series creator Dontnod is currently working on a new franchise, and it appears Deck Nine has been picked by publisher Square Enix to continue the series instead. Square Enix also announced a Life Is Strange: Remastered collection today, which will be included as part of True Colors' ultimate edition. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Marvel’s Avengers’ 2021 content roadmap was revealed today during the Square Enix Presents stream and details what fans can expect from the game following today’s Operation: Hawkeye Future Imperfect update. This includes new mission types, events, MCU-inspired outfits, plus the introduction of Black Panther and Wakanda.

Below is the roadmap image, and under that is everything we learned about the future of Marvel’s Avengers.

[caption id="attachment_2488128" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Marvel's Avengers' 2021 roadmap. (Source: Square Enix)[/caption]

Tachyon Anomaly Event (Spring 2021)

The Tachyon Anomaly event will temporarily remove the restrictions preventing more than one of the same hero to be on each team. This will apply to all mission types (except the newly replayable campaign) and allows for any combination of heroes to team up, whether that be one of each Avenger as is currently allowed, or four Hulks if that’s what you desire.

In fact, this event will encourage you to match with more than one of the same hero, offering daily and weekly rewards for completing objectives. A brand new Tachyon Rift mission will also be introduced, taking place in the game’s Eastern Seaboard location. No exact date has been placed on this event but will be coming this Spring.

Red Room Takeover (Spring 2021)

Also coming this Spring is the Red Room Takeover, which will launch around the same time as the Black Widow movie, but won’t directly tie-in with the MCU movie. Black Widow’s age-old adversary Yelena Belova has placed surveillance chips inside of Aimbots, and it’s your job to retrieve them, find the source of this hack and “settle an old score”.

Later on in the event the Red Room will activate, meaning Yelena has infiltrated the helicarrier’s H.A.R.M room and created a challenging trap that Widow and the team must escape from. Multiple versions of this challenge will be available throughout the event. Each hero will also have quests to complete in order to earn cosmetics such as Red Room inspired nameplates.

The Cosmic Cube (Summer 2021)

The Cosmic Cube is a new villain sector coming this Summer. Newly-titled AIM Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini is at the core of this mission, which takes place after the events of the Hawkeye Future Imperfect storyline.

Players will go to the frozen tundra to uncover an AIM secret lab where Monica is creating a Cosmic Cube. The villain fight against Rappaccini is promised to be “a totally new experience” involving a techno-advanced clone army of herself.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/18/marvels-avengers-black-panther-reveal-trailer"]

Wasteland Patrol (Summer 2021)

Patrol is a brand new game mode that will first be introduced to the Wasteland area released in the Hawkeye update. It’s designed as “one large overland map where players can move from one area to the next”. Enemies and activities will continuously spawn across the map without a single set objective like other mission types, allowing freedom for the player to engage with what they like doing in the area.

Omega Level Threat Missions (Summer 2021)

Currently in development but with no set release date, Omega Level Threat missions are specifically designed for multiplayer and require a “well-coordinated team to succeed”. The first of these missions is titled “Resolution” and is based on the last mission of the Kate Bishop story chain. It involves fighting the recently introduced Super Adaptoid enemy and offers custom glowing green gear for each hero based on this enemy type.

Cloning Labs is the 2nd Omega Level Threat mission (after originally being something planned to drop just weeks after Marvel Avengers’ release). It is 4-player only and the longest mission in the game. In the last encounter, based on the player’s skill level, up to 4 Abomination clones can spawn to really put you to the test.

War for Wakanda Expansion (Later in 2021)

Black Panther is joining the Marvel’s Avengers roster of heroes later this year. His introduction in the War for Wakanda expansion will include a Wakandan Jungle biome to explore, new villains including Ulysses Klaue or “Klaw”, plus a new outpost, new hero outfits and an increase to the power level cap.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvels-avengers-black-panther-screenshots&captions=true"]

MCU Inspired Outfits

A much fan-requested addition, Marvel Cinematic Universe inspired outfits are on their way to Avengers, though no timescale or details on how these will be acquired have been given as of yet.

The team at Crystal Dynamics are hoping this signals a corner being turned for Marvel’s Avengers, following a slower than scheduled start to the game’s lifecycle. Studio Head Scot Amos states that they are aiming to “be transparent” and “deliver at high quality when it’s ready”. The reveal of a clear roadmap with content for fans to look forward to is a good first step in this direction.

Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. We also learned that the game isn’t going free-to-play anytime soon, and that the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man hero won’t be coming until Summer 2021 at the very earliest. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Marvel’s Avengers’ 2021 content roadmap was revealed today during the Square Enix Presents stream and details what fans can expect from the game following today’s Operation: Hawkeye Future Imperfect update. This includes new mission types, events, MCU-inspired outfits, plus the introduction of Black Panther and Wakanda.

Below is the roadmap image, and under that is everything we learned about the future of Marvel’s Avengers.

[caption id="attachment_2488128" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Marvel's Avengers' 2021 roadmap. (Source: Square Enix)[/caption]

Tachyon Anomaly Event (Spring 2021)

The Tachyon Anomaly event will temporarily remove the restrictions preventing more than one of the same hero to be on each team. This will apply to all mission types (except the newly replayable campaign) and allows for any combination of heroes to team up, whether that be one of each Avenger as is currently allowed, or four Hulks if that’s what you desire.

In fact, this event will encourage you to match with more than one of the same hero, offering daily and weekly rewards for completing objectives. A brand new Tachyon Rift mission will also be introduced, taking place in the game’s Eastern Seaboard location. No exact date has been placed on this event but will be coming this Spring.

Red Room Takeover (Spring 2021)

Also coming this Spring is the Red Room Takeover, which will launch around the same time as the Black Widow movie, but won’t directly tie-in with the MCU movie. Black Widow’s age-old adversary Yelena Belova has placed surveillance chips inside of Aimbots, and it’s your job to retrieve them, find the source of this hack and “settle an old score”.

Later on in the event the Red Room will activate, meaning Yelena has infiltrated the helicarrier’s H.A.R.M room and created a challenging trap that Widow and the team must escape from. Multiple versions of this challenge will be available throughout the event. Each hero will also have quests to complete in order to earn cosmetics such as Red Room inspired nameplates.

The Cosmic Cube (Summer 2021)

The Cosmic Cube is a new villain sector coming this Summer. Newly-titled AIM Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini is at the core of this mission, which takes place after the events of the Hawkeye Future Imperfect storyline.

Players will go to the frozen tundra to uncover an AIM secret lab where Monica is creating a Cosmic Cube. The villain fight against Rappaccini is promised to be “a totally new experience” involving a techno-advanced clone army of herself.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/18/marvels-avengers-black-panther-reveal-trailer"]

Wasteland Patrol (Summer 2021)

Patrol is a brand new game mode that will first be introduced to the Wasteland area released in the Hawkeye update. It’s designed as “one large overland map where players can move from one area to the next”. Enemies and activities will continuously spawn across the map without a single set objective like other mission types, allowing freedom for the player to engage with what they like doing in the area.

Omega Level Threat Missions (Summer 2021)

Currently in development but with no set release date, Omega Level Threat missions are specifically designed for multiplayer and require a “well-coordinated team to succeed”. The first of these missions is titled “Resolution” and is based on the last mission of the Kate Bishop story chain. It involves fighting the recently introduced Super Adaptoid enemy and offers custom glowing green gear for each hero based on this enemy type.

Cloning Labs is the 2nd Omega Level Threat mission (after originally being something planned to drop just weeks after Marvel Avengers’ release). It is 4-player only and the longest mission in the game. In the last encounter, based on the player’s skill level, up to 4 Abomination clones can spawn to really put you to the test.

War for Wakanda Expansion (Later in 2021)

Black Panther is joining the Marvel’s Avengers roster of heroes later this year. His introduction in the War for Wakanda expansion will include a Wakandan Jungle biome to explore, new villains including Ulysses Klaue or “Klaw”, plus a new outpost, new hero outfits and an increase to the power level cap.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvels-avengers-black-panther-screenshots&captions=true"]

MCU Inspired Outfits

A much fan-requested addition, Marvel Cinematic Universe inspired outfits are on their way to Avengers, though no timescale or details on how these will be acquired have been given as of yet.

The team at Crystal Dynamics are hoping this signals a corner being turned for Marvel’s Avengers, following a slower than scheduled start to the game’s lifecycle. Studio Head Scot Amos states that they are aiming to “be transparent” and “deliver at high quality when it’s ready”. The reveal of a clear roadmap with content for fans to look forward to is a good first step in this direction.

Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. We also learned that the game isn’t going free-to-play anytime soon, and that the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man hero won’t be coming until Summer 2021 at the very earliest. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

The Marvel's Avengers team is working on the promised PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man character, but he won't be coming to the game before Summer 2021 at the earliest. We spoke to Crystal Dynamics head of studio Scot Amos about the game's 2021 roadmap – which makes no mention of Spider-Man – and asked about when we might see the character appear. "I can tell you that, formally, officially, people are working on him right now," Amos replied. "So it is still on our roadmap for the future." The roadmap (below) shows a number of additions, working from this month to Summer and 'Beyond'. That roadmap ends with the War for Wakanda expansion, and the addition of Black Panther to the game's roster – and Amos made clear that Spider-Man would not arrive before Black Panther. [caption id="attachment_2488128" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Marvel's Avengers' 2021 roadmap. (Source: Square Enix)[/caption] That roadmap does make clear that it doesn't include all in-progress work, but Amos said it represents what the studio can fully commit to in the near-term. "But there are people working on [him]," he reiterated, "and we still fully expect Spider-Man to come to PlayStation." Amos gave no indication of a timescale for that, however. Marvel's Avengers' version of Spider-Man was first announced in August of 2020, and his exclusivity to PlayStation was the cause of some controversy. Since launch, Avengers has been criticised for a lack of meaningful new content, with new playable heroes a major part of those complaints. Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. Crystal Dynamics also told us that the game would not be going free-to-play anytime soon. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

The Marvel's Avengers team is working on the promised PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man character, but he won't be coming to the game before Summer 2021 at the earliest. We spoke to Crystal Dynamics head of studio Scot Amos about the game's 2021 roadmap – which makes no mention of Spider-Man – and asked about when we might see the character appear. "I can tell you that, formally, officially, people are working on him right now," Amos replied. "So it is still on our roadmap for the future." The roadmap (below) shows a number of additions, working from this month to Summer and 'Beyond'. That roadmap ends with the War for Wakanda expansion, and the addition of Black Panther to the game's roster – and Amos made clear that Spider-Man would not arrive before Black Panther. [caption id="attachment_2488128" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Marvel's Avengers' 2021 roadmap. (Source: Square Enix)[/caption] That roadmap does make clear that it doesn't include all in-progress work, but Amos said it represents what the studio can fully commit to in the near-term. "But there are people working on [him]," he reiterated, "and we still fully expect Spider-Man to come to PlayStation." Amos gave no indication of a timescale for that, however. Marvel's Avengers' version of Spider-Man was first announced in August of 2020, and his exclusivity to PlayStation was the cause of some controversy. Since launch, Avengers has been criticised for a lack of meaningful new content, with new playable heroes a major part of those complaints. Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. Crystal Dynamics also told us that the game would not be going free-to-play anytime soon. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

After a rocky launch that's caused fan upset and commercial issues, many have wondered whether Marvel's Avengers would pivot to a free-to-play model, in order to bring new players in – but developer Crystal Dynamics has rejected the idea. In an interview about the game's 2021 roadmap, we asked Crystal Dynamics head of studio Scot Amos whether he had considered a free-to-play model – his answer was clear: "For us, the model we have is the model we stick with." Amos repeatedly pointed to how the game's current model best serves its players by offering them all of its playable content for a single upfront cost. "Look, you buy in once, you get into our theme park, as it were, and look at all these rides you can take," he explained. "And all the rides are part of that, and we're continually adding more content at no additional cost." Amos added that the roadmap of new content should make that even more appealing. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-avengers-next-gen-capabilities-trailer"] Amos also claimed that some players aren't understanding the full extent of the game's existing content: "There's something kind of interesting for us that, at the end of the campaign there's a mission called Reigning Supreme, and the number of people who've actually played it but they don't understand what it is, like, 'Oh this looks like a really long mission'. It is, because it unlocks all this other content. "There's a bunch of people that we have been onboarding saying, 'No it's worth playing that because it shows you the Vaults, and Caches, and coordinates and all this other stuff that you just haven't seen yet.' So there's a massive amount of content in here already." As for changes that are coming, the 2021 roadmap includes the addition of Black Panther, a Wakanda campaign, a Black Widow movie tie-in, and the ability to play multiple versions of the same character. It doesn't include the promised Spider-Man, who won't be coming before summer 2021 at the very earliest. Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. Make sure to check out everything announced and revealed at the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

After a rocky launch that's caused fan upset and commercial issues, many have wondered whether Marvel's Avengers would pivot to a free-to-play model, in order to bring new players in – but developer Crystal Dynamics has rejected the idea. In an interview about the game's 2021 roadmap, we asked Crystal Dynamics head of studio Scot Amos whether he had considered a free-to-play model – his answer was clear: "For us, the model we have is the model we stick with." Amos repeatedly pointed to how the game's current model best serves its players by offering them all of its playable content for a single upfront cost. "Look, you buy in once, you get into our theme park, as it were, and look at all these rides you can take," he explained. "And all the rides are part of that, and we're continually adding more content at no additional cost." Amos added that the roadmap of new content should make that even more appealing. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-avengers-next-gen-capabilities-trailer"] Amos also claimed that some players aren't understanding the full extent of the game's existing content: "There's something kind of interesting for us that, at the end of the campaign there's a mission called Reigning Supreme, and the number of people who've actually played it but they don't understand what it is, like, 'Oh this looks like a really long mission'. It is, because it unlocks all this other content. "There's a bunch of people that we have been onboarding saying, 'No it's worth playing that because it shows you the Vaults, and Caches, and coordinates and all this other stuff that you just haven't seen yet.' So there's a massive amount of content in here already." As for changes that are coming, the 2021 roadmap includes the addition of Black Panther, a Wakanda campaign, a Black Widow movie tie-in, and the ability to play multiple versions of the same character. It doesn't include the promised Spider-Man, who won't be coming before summer 2021 at the very earliest. Today sees the release of the game's second new hero, Hawkeye, alongside the Future Imperfect campaign, and next-gen versions of the game. Make sure to check out everything announced and revealed at the Spring 2021 Square Enix Presents. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.