Bloodborne — экшн-ролевая игра 2015 года, разработанная FromSoftware и изданная Sony Computer Entertainment эксклюзивно для PlayStation 4. Вид от третьего лица, игрок управляет настраиваемым персонажем — Охотником, исследующим мрачный город Ярнам в готическом викторианском стиле, жители которого превратились в чудовищ из-за загадочной болезни крови. Геймплей строится на агрессивном стратегическом бою с использованием трансформирующегося оружия и огнестрельных орудий, а нарратив вдохновлён произведениями Г. Ф. Лавкрафта и Брэма Стокера. Игра получила высокие оценки критиков за атмосферу, дизайн мира и боевую систему, а её мировые продажи превысили 7,46 миллиона копий по состоянию на февраль 2022 года. В ноябре 2015 года вышло дополнение The Old Hunters.
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PREMIUMSony letter spells the end for unreleased The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, its creator says InterCordycepted before it could arrive A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 which was originally set to release this month no longer will, with its creator citing a letter from publishers Sony as the reason it won't see the light of day. "Hey everyone, as you all know, the TLOU 2 multiplayer mod that has been in development since January was supposed to release this month," modder and YouTuber Speclizer wrote in a post to social media. "Unfortunately I recently received a letter on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment requesting for the mod not to be released. Monetisation might have been where Speclizer came a cropper, as the description of a TLOU 2 multiplayer mod showcase video they posted back in June touts being able to "gain early access to Starlight" via a Patreon page - which now only seems to host a "Notice" posted on September 6th.
"We probably need a few more Expedition 33s to just prove them wrong" – the maker of Valor Mortis on why publishers should have faith in AA Polish studio One More Level struggled on after losing its funding, but found a saviour in the form of a film company spin-off Over the past 12 years, Polish studio One More Level has carved out a niche in the world of AA games with projects whose production values often approach those of AAA titles. Its eye-catching 2020 cyberpunk action platformer Ghostrunner launched to critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 5.6 million units according to Video Game Insights estimates, and it was followed by a sequel in 2023. Over the past few years, investment has dried up at the same time as competition has increased, so smaller publishers have tended to prefer betting on games with smaller budgets of $1 million or less, while the big players have gone all in on evergreen titles. But for Valor Mortis, One More Level initially signed up with the indie label Private Division, only for parent Take-Two to begin scaling back the publisher in 2024, with Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick saying that the firm wanted to focus on AAA: "We're in the business of making great big hits." (Private Division's catalogue was sold and the company reemerged as Fictions in 2025; the publisher is behind the recently released Beast of Reincarnation from Pokémon studio Game Freak.) Ratusznik says One More Level was considering self-publishing Valor Mortis after the Private Division deal fell through.