E3: Rares Everwild Has Been Rebooted And Now quotOptimisticallyquot Targeting A 2024 Release Report
It seems development on Rare's magic-filled maybe-adventure game Everwild has "restarted from scratch" following the appointment of a new creative director after veteran employee Simon Woodroffe resigned last year, according to a report from Video Games Chronicle.
Citing anonymous sources familiar with Everwild's development, VGC reports that the game has been completely overhauled, with the design undergoing significant changes now that Gregg Mayles in charge.
Under Mayles' leadership, Rare is now "optimistically" targeting a 2024 release window, indicating that it will be a long while before Everwild drops. GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb corroborated VGC's report on Twitter, saying that it "lines up" with what he's heard about the game and its development. And VGC's sources said that the team had a difficult time nailing down a vision, with a mandate from Rare's management requiring no combat instances in the game leading to development roadblocks.
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