The Best War Games Recap for 01/08/24

Summary

Twitch CEO acknowledges that the platform is not profitable yet.
Sabotage moves forward with DLC development for Sea of Stars.
Details of Bethesda's Indiana Jones game are leaked ahead of the official reveal.

Twitch apparently isn’t profitable still, Sea of Stars gives a promising update on its DLC and more to come from Sabotage, and details for Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game leak early. Today, The Best War Games’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.

This month’s The Best War Games Advance is a deep dive into all things Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the NDA is partially lifted for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s closed alpha test, and more casting announcements are made regarding The Last of Us’ second season on HBO. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.

Twitched Deemed Not Profitable Yet

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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy hosted a town hall livestream and admitted that Twitch isn’t profitable yet, stating that Amazon has been supportive of Twitch and that not losing money is seemingly a priority now to remain sustainable.

Sea of Stars Offers DLC Update

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Sea of Stars’ Throes of the Watchmaker DLC is apparently smooth sailing at the moment as Sabotage has recently moved on from pre-production on it, but it appears as if the studio is busy with more on its plate, too.

Indiana Jones Game Details Leak

Only a few short days before more is set to be officially revealed about it at the 2024 Xbox Developer Direct, Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game might already have its title floating around online.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Partially Drops Its Closed Alpha NDA

A little while ago, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League put out a closed alpha demo under NDA—not that it stopped some from sharing their thoughts and gameplay footage—but that NDA has now been partially lifted, meaning players can now discuss its content and their opinions on it.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Announces Complete Edition

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is getting a Complete Edition, which includes all three DLCs, a new endgame, new characters, new weapon types, and much more.

Features

Hogwarts Legacy 2 is all but guaranteed due to the success of its predecessor, and leaning on special nostalgia and an amplification of its already well-established mechanics could make the sequel even more extraordinary.

Hogwarts Legacy 2 Having a Cute Pocket Companion Could Be a Game-Changer

Movies & TV

Casting announcements are coming in hot now that 2024 has arrived and The Last of Us’ second season is about to start filming, with Abby, Dina, and Jesse’s actors recently revealed.

The Last of Us Season 2 Fan Art Adds Isabela Merced’s Dina to Iconic Game Scene

Guides

Baldur’s Gate 3 is an incredibly complex and mechanics-rich CRPG and knowing how to execute basic movements or actions can be as complicated as performing wide-sweeping strategies on a battlefield.

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Use a Torch

The Best War Games Exclusives

The Best War Games’s January 2024 The Best War Games Advance covers Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, including a discussion with art director Jean-Christophe Alessandri about the game’s striking art direction, which may be its most defining feature besides its 2D Metroidvania style.