Developer Quarter Up and writer Skybound Video games have introduced that the preventing sport Invincible VS is getting Agent Spider as an addition to its roster. The character was unveiled with a trailer that clocks in at simply over a minute in size, which you’ll take a look at beneath.
The trailer showcases the character by having him are available in to rescue the eponymous protagonist. Sadly, nevertheless, we don’t actually get to see how the character would carry out in a typical match. Somewhat, we merely get a have a look at Agent Spider after the combat, lined in his opponent’s blood. For now, Quarter Up has confirmed that Agent Spider shall be coming to Invincible VS this winter and shall be accessible as a part of the yr one Character Cross for the sport.
The character’s arrival shall be marked with the addition of extra content material to Invincible VS. Whereas no particulars about this content material have been revealed, the studio has mentioned that there shall be a wholly new sport mode, in addition to a brand new enviornment. By way of total content material, Invincible VS is hitting its second season, which is bringing in its personal set of characters and content material.
Following the discharge of Invincible VS earlier this yr, it seems like developer Quarter Up has been going via some tough instances. Again in August, the studio was hit by layoffs, which have been confirmed by a lot of now-former workers who took to LinkedIn. Amongst these was former gameplay engineer Daniel Schlesinger, who mentioned, “Alongside many others, I used to be laid off final week from Skybound Leisure and the Quarter Up workforce.”
Whereas the studio itself hasn’t provided any particulars, stories have indicated that round 35 of the 50-member workforce had been lower. The layoffs have been seemingly kicked off in June with 4 workers being affected, adopted by 29 extra in July. Presently, the studio appears to solely be staffed with a “skeleton crew” that has been tasked with supporting the preventing sport “via the primary wave of DLC” that had already been introduced.
“The idea is that Invincible VS didn’t carry out to what [Quarter Up] anticipated, and, sadly, they didn’t have the price range to maintain folks round,” mentioned one worker when requested concerning the causes behind the layoffs.
Invincible VS was launched in Might on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S. In our review, we gave the preventing sport a rating of 8 out of 10 due to quite a lot of elements, like easy and responsive inputs, its putting visible model that makes use of stop-motion impacts, and deep and complicated gameplay mechanics. Our criticisms largely revolved across the steadiness between offensive and defensive choices, the dearth of depth in its coaching mode, and a brief marketing campaign that tells a spinoff story that assumes that the participant is already well-versed within the Invincible universe.
For extra on the preventing sport, check out our interview with the developers, which concerned topics like giving gamers studying instruments, how Invincible VS units itself aside from its competitors, and the sport’s emphasis on gratuitous violence.