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Lords of the Fallen breaks even after 2.5 years, selling 2.5 million copies as the Soulslike RPG's sequel is underway

The Soulslike reboot has finally reached the point of profitability

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"It's important that our game doesn't just feel like FromSoftware": Lords of the Fallen 2 dev says what too many Soulslikes forget

"Every Soulslike needs to have that feeling"

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"I'm not slamming FromSoftware," says Lords of the Fallen 2 director, but CI Games' Soulslike has "more drives to experiment a bit" with your build

Which way, Soulslike fan?

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Soulslike action RPG Lords of the Fallen 2 is on the "same journey" as the Batman Arkham games, dev says: "It all came together and it felt perfect"

Lords of the Fallen 2 looks to refine the formula of the first, fun-but-flawed game

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Accused of copying FromSoftware's homework, Lords of the Fallen 2 boss says its Elden Ring Nightreign doppelganger is from 2024: "Visual overlap can occur in medieval fantasy"

It's just Wylder's distant cousin

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Lords of the Fallen 2 lets you dismember enemies because "Soulslikes thrive on challenge" and the RPG devs want to sweeten every victory with extra gore

"Every limb can be removed."

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Lords of the Fallen boss says the viral Game Awards teaser isn't pointing to the Soulslike RPG's sequel, but "devs are praying" it's something from FromSoftware

"Can confirm it's not us, we're just as hyped as you are"

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The best-worst Soulslike of 2023 is getting a sequel: Lords of the Fallen 2 announced for 2026, and it sure looks like an Epic exclusive on PC

Lords of the Fallen 2 may not come to Steam after all

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Lords of the Fallen's creative leads were let go just months before the Lords of the Fallen 2 reveal: 'Like Mournstead, no kingdom lasts forever'

Lords of the Fallen 2023's creative director, art director, and executive producer no longer work at the studio making the sequel.

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I don't know folks, I think game dev might be kind of broken: slick Soulslike RPG Lords of the Fallen has passed 5.5 million players but still isn't profitable

Don't worry, though, it's "very close"

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It took 18 months and over 50 updates, but Lords of the Fallen finally added the one feature I wanted from this Soulslike RPG at launch: "full shared progression co-op"

Just when I think I'm out, they pull me (and a friend) back in

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My favorite Game Pass Soulslike just got a huge 2.0 update, and whoa, the patch even added a Friend's Pass for free playing

The 2023 reboot of Lords of the Fallen was already a great Soulslike, but a massive new Version 2.0 update just made it even better.

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Lords of the Fallen studio embraces fear of the DEI boogeyman, says it will not include 'any social or political agendas' in its games

CI Games apparently believes that inclusive games are at a high risk of failure.

PC Gamer

The Lords of the Fallen sequel is officially in development, with a Sniper Ghost Warrior installment on the way too

The PS5 home screen is back to normal after it was suddenly filled with promo posts.

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Lords of the Fallen gets a sequel in 2026, but likely Epic Game Store exclusivity means the follow-up to one of 2023's biggest Soulslikes might not come to Steam

CI Games signs a lifetime deal for Lords of the Fallen's sequel

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Lords of the Fallen 2, which is technically Lords of the Fallen 3, is due in 2026 and will probably be an Epic exclusive

Epic and publisher CI Games signed a distribution deal last week.

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Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 are set for an Xbox Game Pass release this year

Microsoft has signed a deal to bring Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 to Xbox Game Pass.

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Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games lays off 30 more workers despite "best year" on record for revenue

Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games has announced it has laid off 30 employees.

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Publisher behind one of 2023's biggest Soulslikes announces $60 million "best-ever" year just 3 months after laying off 10% of staff

Lords of the Fallen sold 1 million copies in its first week

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Behaviour Interactive confirms staff layoffs after ‘adjusting the scope’ of several projects

Behaviour Interactive has confirmed cuts to staff as a result of "changing market conditions."

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Two more studios announce layoffs as 2024 continues to suck for game developers

Behaviour Interactive and CI Games are the latest studios to put people out of work as the ugly start to 2024 continues.

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Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games to lay off around 10% of staff

CI Games, the publisher of Lords of the Fallen (2023) and owner of studio Hexworks, is laying off around 10 percent of its staff.

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There's plenty FromSoftware could learn from this year's crop of inventive Soulslikes—here are 7 ideas I'd love to see in one of their games

Lies of P and Lords of the Fallen both feature some smart little innovations.

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Lords of the Fallen review: a little patchy but has enough new ideas

Flawed and quirky but has enough new ideas and support to succeed.

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Lords of the Fallen might be the best of the Dark Souls contenders

Gamescom 2023 | After going hands-on with Lords of the Fallen, Hexworks is on track to deliver a stunning revival

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