{"id":14062,"date":"2022-07-15T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T06:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14062"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:12:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T06:12:39","slug":"20220715-14062","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220715-14062\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix announces gluttony (working title), a disaster movie-themed multiplayer party game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220715-210508\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-07-15 15:00<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><br><br>Square Enix has announced a new title called <strong><em>gluttony<\/em> (working title)<\/strong> in Japan. The game is planned to be developed in conjunction with players through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveinteractiveworks.com\/contents\/game_development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new community<\/a> formed by Square Enix\u2019s Live Interactive Works called &#8220;Game Development Crew.&#8221; As of now, the game is still in early stages of development with streamers and content creators being recruited first for the new initiative.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k1woFWGKWYw&#038;t=32s\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The new community formed by Live Interactive Works \u201caims to make more appealing games by having players continually involved in the development process.\u201d As Square Enix\u2019s first development community, members will participate in development by playtesting, giving opinions and feedback, and participating in discussions with members of the development team. Square Enix says users will get to experience a real part of game development as their feedback is implemented in improving the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first title being developed under this new venture is <em>gluttony<\/em>, a disaster movie themed online multiplayer game where humans and monsters battle. While it looks cute on the outside, these monsters use their overwhelming power to prey on humans who must cooperate to survive. <em>gluttony <\/em>aims to be a frantic party game that\u2019s fun for players and spectators alike.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-001.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220715-210508-002.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As for who can participate in development, Square Enix is first looking for players that use games as a \u201ccommunication tool\u201d to their full potential. In other words, streamers and content creators. Application requirements include having an interest in making games more interesting and having a YouTube or Twitch channel with 3,000 or more subscribers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Square Enix asks that those who want to apply follow and send a DM to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liw_pr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Twitter account<\/a> and will reach out after confirming an applicant\u2019s credentials. They are only recruiting participants in Japan at this time. Square Enix plans to widen their selection of participants in conjunction with development progress and says that participants will receive special perks as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix announced gluttony (working title), a disaster movie themed online multiplayer game where humans and monsters battle. 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