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News Outriders Has so Far Failed to Turn a Profit for Square Enix

Riding on the edge

Square Enix hasn't had a great time with its Western arm, has it? Following years of the publisher stating that its Western-developed titles, like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, had underperformed commercially, it only went and sold off a bunch of studios and corresponding properties to Embracer Group earlier this week, for a relatively...

• Fri 6th May 2022
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders
• Sales

News Outriders Worldslayer Expands the Looter Shooter in June, Paid Upgrade on PS5, PS4

New campaign, gear, and endgame

Square Enix's looter shooter Outriders is being treated to a huge expansion named Worldslayer that introduces a new campaign, tons of new gear, a level cap increase, and more endgame content on 30th June 2022. This content will be delivered as a paid upgrade for current PlayStation 5, PS4 owners, while new players can...

• Thu 21st Apr 2022
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders

News Remember Outriders? It's Getting a Big Free Update This Week

Full expansion arrives in 2022

Be real for just a second before we go over the details of this update: did you forget that Outriders released this year? Because we sure did! The looter-shooter launched for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on the 1st April, 2021 (cue April Fools jokes), and quite frankly, we've heard bugger all about the title...

• Mon 15th Nov 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders
• Updates

News More Outriders Content Planned, 'Poised' to Be Square Enix's Next Big IP

3.5 million unique players in the first month

Square Enix is pitching Outriders as its "next big franchise" as the publisher reveals that more than 3.5 million unique players gave the looter shooter a go during its first month on the market. While the statistic doesn't reflect sales, there seems to be enough confidence in the IP and developer People...

• Wed 19th May 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders

News Outriders' First Big Update Aims for Next Week, Fixes Crashes and Matchmaking

Plus balance tweaks

Outriders has enjoyed a largely positive launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, but the experience hasn't always been smooth for the new looter shooter. The game currently suffers from a number of issues on Sony's systems, ranging from minor bugs to full-on crashes. Fortunately, Outriders' first big update is set to launch...

• Thu 8th Apr 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders
• Patches

News Outriders' People Can Fly to Post-Mortem PS5, PS4 Server Woes

Try again

Outriders has proven more popular than perhaps we expected, moving over 50 per cent of its physical copies on PlayStation 5 in the UK – and setting some impressive concurrent records on Steam. It would seem, perhaps, that not even Polish developer People Can Fly accounted for this kind of success, as its servers have been up and down...

• Mon 5th Apr 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders

News Outriders Will Brand Cheaters with an In-Game Watermark

Plus other severe punishments

Developer People Can Fly shall be clamping down hard on cheaters in Outriders when it launches next week, but not by immediately banning them. Those identified as having cheated will have a "discreet but visible watermark" placed on their HUD at all times, meaning any gameplay they share online can immediately be...

• Fri 26th Mar 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders

News Outriders PS5 Trophy List Rewards Grinding and Experimentation

Back on the grind

While its chances of posting impressive sales numbers on PlayStation platforms are now somewhat slim, Square Enix's Outriders will still have hardcore players placing the game's Platinum Trophy in their sights. Like other looter shooters, however, it'll require some grinding to unlock the 43 other trinkets that build up to that...

• Thu 25th Mar 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders
• Trophies

News Outriders Is Going to Be a Commercial Crater on PS5, PS4

Full price versus subscription fee

Ah, good ol’ Outriders: a PlayStation 5 and PS4 shooter that we, well, didn’t like when we played the demo earlier this month. Our resident looter shooter boffin Robert Ramsey suggested that the release is in for a “rough launch” when it deploys on 1st April – well, as far as PlayStation platforms go, how...

• Mon 15th Mar 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders

News Outriders Demo Was a 'Rollercoaster of Emotions' for People Can Fly

Developer reflects on demo learnings

The Outriders demo has been out for nearly two weeks now, meaning PlayStation players have had the chance to get a good grasp of what this looter shooter will have to offer and form a solid opinion based on that experience. Some users have loved it, while others aren't so excited about what they played. We happen...

• Wed 10th Mar 2021
• Square Enix
• PS5
• PS4
• Outriders