The upcoming Square Enix action-RPG was supposed to be released on October 11, 2022 (after being delayed from May 23, 2022). However the game’s developer, Luminous Productions, has now announced that it is pushing back Forspoken’s release date until January 24, 2023. 

Revealed in a tweet (opens in new tab), a statement read: “As a result of ongoing discussions with key partners, we have made the strategic decision to move the launch date of Forspoken to January 24, 2023.” 

The same statement also gave us a small insight into the game’s development timeline, revealing: “All game elements are now complete, and development is in its final polishing phase.” The tweet also thanked fans for their continued support and revealed that we can expect to hear more news about Forspoken “later this summer.”

An update on #Forspoken. pic.twitter.com/sRLvXX2kjSJuly 6, 2022

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If you weren’t aware, Forspoken was originally announced back in 2020. The action-RPG stars actress Ella Balinska – who will soon star in the Netflix Resident Evil series – and is being worked on by former Final Fantasy 15 developers. In the game, players will guide lead protagonist Frey as she is thrown into a fantasy world where she must use her newfound magical powers to face up against a series of formidable monsters. 

When it does eventually release, Forspoken will be available on PS5 and PC. For those of you who won’t want to miss a second of Frey’s upcoming adventure, you’ll be pleased to know that Forspoken load times are barely one second on PS5. This isn’t just limited to the new-gen console though as Forspoken will also have one-second load times if your PC’s up to snuff.

Can’t wait to eventually play this game? Find out more about Forspoken’s “lustrous new fantasy world” from the game’s writer Gary Whitta.

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Rymer’s LinkedIn (opens in new tab) profile distinguishes between her work on Forspoken – “world built, developed story and wrote script for AAA video game” – and a mystery “triple-A video game” set for a 2023 release. It’s just a notch on the timeline for now, though. It seems Rymer joined the project in November 2020 and that their work is still ongoing, but that’s about all we know about the project, which is still to be revealed. 

That said, based on Rymer’s listing, it appears that whatever studio is making this mystery game has ties to Montreal. Granted, a whole heck of a lot of game studios are based in or have branches in Montreal – including EA, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Warner Bros, Detroit: Become Human house Quantic Dream, Outriders studio People Can Fly, Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs, and Forspoken parent Square Enix, which oversees internal developer Luminous Productions – so we’re still stuck barking in the dark. 

The key takeaway here is that if you liked the world and characters on display in the latest Forspoken trailer, which locked in a release date of spring 2022, you can look forward to more work from the lead writer behind them. Obviously, games can differ dramatically even with shared staff, but that also makes it fun to see how game writers adapt to different settings, themes, and genres. 

One thing’s for sure: our own Heather Wald can’t wait to play with fantastical powers in Forspoken. 

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