In the recent issue 09-10/2017 of the german 'Making Gams' magazine, which is focused towards game developers, there is a very interesting, 28-pages long Making of Elex special. In 6 articles, which are written by different Piranha Bytes developers, several aspects of the development are dicussed in detail: The whole project, leveldesign, engine, cutscenes, music and console ports.

The extensive special in the 'Making Games' magazine also contains a lot of new imagery, screenshots and artworks as well as pictures from behind the scenes and of Piranha Bytes' development tools. The magazine is available for order starting on 18 August, or digitally from now on. You can find more information by clicking on "Read more"!

14.08.2017 18:00

The german website Gameswirtschaft reports that the EU will support four german game productions this year with 500,000€ in total via the "Creative Europe Media" programme. One of the projects that gets supported with 150,000€ is ELEX 2. The company "AWins 2011 GmbH" which is named as the studio has the same address and the same managing director as the Pluto13 GmbH/Piranha Bytes. Thus, it's safe to assume Piranha Bytes will developed a successor to ELEX next.

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12.08.2017 16:00

Again Piranha Bytes has released a new screenshot and new information about Elex on Facebook:

ELEX-FACT: If the Cyclops had to wear shoes he would need to wear size 149 (US).

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After the first three videos, Youtube channel "Warmly Calculated" now has released another video about Elex, in which the combat is analyzed and compared to Risen.

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German Let's Player 'Writing Bull' has released a 6-part video preview of Elex on Youtube. While Writing Bull is normally specialized on strategy games, he made an exeption for Elex. Similar to Gronkh a couple a months ago, he plays the game from the beginning. He's accompanied by Jenny from Piranha Bytes while playing the game.

All 6 parts have a runtime of roughly 25 minutes, making for over 2 hours of gameplay. In the course of the Let's Play you can see the tutorial, the Berserker town Goliet and parts of the desert region Tavar, as well as a short flashback. Please click on "Read more" to watch all the videos!

In a press release THQ Nordic have revealed their lineup for Gamescom, which takes place a month from now. Accordingly, they will present eight of their games at the convention, two of which are completely unannounced games as of yet. The first of the eight games of course is ELEX. Journalists and gamers will have the opportunity to play a nearly finished version of Piranha Bytes' new RPG.

The other games that are already known are Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Spellforce 3, Aquanox: Deep Descent, The Guild 3 and Wreckfest. The first unannounced game is a brand new IP, an Open World RPG in a "unique universe" and will be a "post-apocalyptic kung fu tale". The second game is a new entry in a "known and mysterious" series. Update 16 August: It now was revealed that the latter one is a new 'Black Mirror' game.

All eight games will be playable at Gamescom. Here you can find further information about the games. At Gamescom you can find THQ Nordic in the Entertainment Area in Hall 8, Booth A011.

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20.07.2017 16:00

A new video about one of the factions, the Outlaws, has been released on Youtube.

The desert of Tavar - hot, dusty and lethal. After the territorial wars ended, this godforsaken pit was the last thing anyone wanted to call home. But due to the lack of choice, the destitute survivors and outcasts took shelter and slowly regrouped, becoming a unique and dangerous faction: The Outlaws.

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15.07.2017 12:00

Today we have 15 new screenshots for you, which were missing from our gallery so far. The images show more places from the different regions of the game.

Attention: These screenshots are older, they are from last year and thus don't represent the current state of the game. Still, they're nice to look at. As always, you can find all screenshots in our gallery or by clicking on "Read more"!

In an interesting interview by Games Industry with THQ Nordic's Reinhard Pollice it is being mentioned that Elex most likely won't be released for Nintendo's newest console. The game is "just too demanding right now" for Nintendo's Hardware, which is hardly surprising.

Although this statement doesn't exclude a Switch version completely, it also makes little hope. It is "a bit sad" that Nintendo hasn't chosen faster hardware. Further topics in the interview are the general orientation of THQ Nordic and the legacy of the brand name "THQ".

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The E3 took place in Los Angeles last week and a few websites have reported about Elex. We collected all the previews and other media for you in this news. Just click on the bold headlines to get to the respective preview. Update: We have updated the roundup with more previews!

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