A day ago, French studio Dontnod Entertainment announced an ad cooperation agreement with Tencent, in which the Chinese conglomerate will invest in the studio and gain a minority stake, according to an article through Twitter rep Emily Rogers, editor of Life Is Strange Square Enix and developer Dontnod parted “a long, long time ago” and that all long-term games in the series will evolve through The Before the Studio , Deck Nine.
Eurogamer contacted Square Enix to ask him to deny him a comment; However, as the online page noted, recent advances seem to increase the weight of the rumor.
Last year, Dontnod opened a new studio in Montreal, bringing a combination of key figures from the Life Is Strange progression team. The study showed that its Montreal branch doesn’t work with Life Is Strange because it has “exciting new concepts to explore. “In the sensibleest part, Dontnod has joined a growing number of developers who need to self-edit to preserve intellectual property and artistic freedom. The press release connouncing its agreement with Tencent proved it, and as Eurogamer noted, Dontnod’s publication The agreement with Bandai Namco Entertainment for Twin Mirror was unsuccessful, leading the developer to publish the name itself.
Previously, Dontnod partnered with Focus Home Interactive to launch Vampyr and Microsoft to launch Tell Me Why, an Xbox exclusive.
As with all the rumors, take the report on the separation of Dontnod and Square Enix with a grain of salt; however, this is believable and not surprising.
[Source: Emily Rogers Eurogamer]