Summary
The relatively new first-person shooterImmortals of Aveumreceived a huge discount not even four months after it was released. While this steep markdown only lasted for a brief period of time, the game is still currently on sale and will provide those interested in a unique spell-based experience lots of value.
Released last August 22,Immortals of Aveumdistinguished itself by being the first AAA game to really utilize new technologies that were introduced in Unreal Engine 5 like Nanite, Lumen, and Niagara, among others. While considered by some to be the true debut of the latest iteration of Epic Games' engine and offering a fresh spell-based action experience,Immortals of Aveumfailed to attract a large player base and sold poorly.
Immortals of Aveumwas the debut title of Ascendant Studios, the California-based developer that was founded by formerDead Spacecreative director Bret Robbins and other ex-Electronic Arts industry veterans back in 2018.Immortals of Aveumwas announced at the 2022 Game Awardsand it was ultimately published by Electronic Arts under its EA Originals program.
As a result ofImmortals of Aveum’s poor sales performance,Ascendant Studios had to lay off nearly half of its team in September. Robbins, the company’s CEO, did assure players that the title would still receive support. In addition, he even claimed that the original IP could see some attention in the future.
It’s unclear just how long Ascendant Studios' support forImmortals of Aveumwill last, but the most recent major game update, the Echollector Update, showed that the developer was ready to rise and meet the expectations of its audience. Also known as update 1.0.6.0,Immortals of Aveum’sEchollector Update introduced new playable content and gear. It also brought other things like performance improvements and a New Game Plus mode.
Immortals of Aveum
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Immortals of Aveum is a single-player first person magic shooter that tells the story of Jak as he joins an elite order of battlemages to save a world on the edge of abyss. With legions of soldiers on both sides of the Everwar, he must uncover the mysteries of Aveum’s troubled past, if there’s any hope for saving its future. Master three forces of magic and unleash spells with deadly skill in a game that defies FPS conventions.Join the order of Immortals, the champion protectors of Lucium, and become Jak, an elite Triarch Magnus.
