Airtight Studios will be working with a few less hands on deck. The Seattle-based development studio behind upcoming ghost mystery game Murdered: Soul Suspect has issued a statement saying they've laid off 14 people, saying "this restructuring is part of the normal ebb and flow of game production." This news comes on the …
Murdered: Soul Suspect will be out in June of 2014, Square Enix just announced. PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PC. It's like L.A. Noire with ghosts.
Murdered: Soul Suspect is headed to next-gen—Airtight just confirmed an Xbox One version of their upcoming detective game. It'll also be on 360, PS3, and PC. No word on PS4 yet (but that's likely coming, or else Microsoft would be touting the exclusivity).
It's Like L.A. Noire. With Ghosts.
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Here's a new trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect, which looks like the unlikely-yet-kind-of-amazing combination of Ghost Trick and L.A. Noire.
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Here's the full E3 demo of Airtight's Murdered: Soul Suspect, an action/adventure game with a cool premise. Well, okay, it's basically the same premise as the 1990 Patrick Swayze/Righteous Brothers vehicle Ghost, but hey, that could make for an interesting game.
This Game's Starting Concept: What If John McClane Had Died?
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In an E3 that is full of sequels and the same-old, same-old Murdered: Soul Suspect, may stand out as something that's actually new.
Murdered: Soul Suspect, Square Enix's Newest Game, Is Out Early 2014…
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Last week, Square Enix announced a secretive new title, Murdered: Soul Suspect. While a series of online puzzles have already revealed some cryptic images, today we have a teaser trailer and concrete information straight from Square Enix that the title will be out for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC... in 2014.
Square Enix Is Teasing Something Murderous [UPDATE: It's A Game Called …
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I have no idea what Square Enix is teasing, but it's certainly piqued my interest.