Last week, video game publisher Square Enix announced that the reveal for the next installment in the

Life Is Strange

franchise

would be officially revealed at its first Square Enix Presents showcase

.

Reports

later confirmed that the new game would “

have a brand-new protagonist with a new power."

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Despite the intention of being revealed later today, the title and release date for the next

Life Is Strange

game has been unveiled prematurely.

THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE LIFE IS STRANGE SAGA

Update:

In its Square Enix Presents showcase today, Square Enix officially unveiled the title for the next

Life Is Strange

game:

Life Is Strange: True Colors

, which will release on September 10, 2021.

Players will take control as Alex, who can use her empathic powers to sense others’ emotions.

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The trailer for the game reveals that

Life Is Strange: True Colors

takes place in the fictional town of Haven. Alex reunites with her brother, Gabe, after years apart before his untimely death.

Steph, a character from

Life Is Strange: Before The Storm

, was also confirmed to be returning in this sequel.

The

trailer

for

Life Is Strange: True Colors

can be found below:

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Introducing Life is Strange: True Colors, the next major title in the #LifeisStrange series, from @DeckNineGames

Say goodbye to waiting for episodes – the full game releases on September 10 2021.

Pre-Order Now: https://t.co/tq0rQmG5pM pic.twitter.com/uriDb9kIPP

The original story reads as follows:

Life Is Strange: True Colors

leaked online today via a Game Informer

product listing

. The link now leads to a broken page, but industry insider Nibel captured a

screenshot

with the original details.

Life Is Strange: True Colors leaked, coming to PS5, XSX/S, PS4, XBO and PC

Out on September 10https://t.co/EvHFHAJdDS pic.twitter.com/HKzVwL6Uom

According to the leak,

Life Is Strange: True Colors

will release on September 10, 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC.

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Industry insider Daniel Ahmad noted that unlike the previous

Life Is Strange

games, the third installment won’t be released episodically.

I like that it’s now one game rather than episodic.

A NEW SPIN ON THE LIFE IS STRANGE FORMULA

Perhaps the most notable aspect of this leak is the release strategy for

Life Is Strange: True Colors

. If Daniel Ahmad’s

Tweet

is to be believed, this new game will be released at once rather than through the series’ previous episodic schedule. This means that players won’t have to wait upwards of a couple of months for the next section of the game to release.

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Both

Life Is Strange

and

Life Is Strange 2

were developed by Dontnod Entertainment, but

Life Is Strange: True Colors

is being developed by Deck Nine, which worked on the prequel

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

. Its involvement in future entries in the series was

rumored

for a while, but this is the first confirmation of the studio seemingly taking the reins on a mainline entry in the franchise.

The artwork on the now taken-down Game Informer page indeed shows a new protagonist for the series. No specific aspects about the new character were revealed on the page, but it’s clear that they are distinct from previous

Life Is Strange

characters. It will be interesting to see how the title

True Colors

might potentially play into the character’s powers.

Last week, video game publisher Square Enix announced that the reveal for the next installment in the

Life Is Strange

franchise

would be officially revealed at its first Square Enix Presents showcase

.

Reports

later confirmed that the new game would “

have a brand-new protagonist with a new power."

ADVERTISEMENT

Despite the intention of being revealed later today, the title and release date for the next

Life Is Strange

game has been unveiled prematurely.

THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE LIFE IS STRANGE SAGA

Update:

In its Square Enix Presents showcase today, Square Enix officially unveiled the title for the next

Life Is Strange

game:

Life Is Strange: True Colors

, which will release on September 10, 2021.

Players will take control as Alex, who can use her empathic powers to sense others’ emotions.

The trailer for the game reveals that

Life Is Strange: True Colors

takes place in the fictional town of Haven. Alex reunites with her brother, Gabe, after years apart before his untimely death.

Steph, a character from

Life Is Strange: Before The Storm

, was also confirmed to be returning in this sequel.

The

trailer

for

Life Is Strange: True Colors

can be found below:

The original story reads as follows:

Life Is Strange: True Colors

leaked online today via a Game Informer

product listing

. The link now leads to a broken page, but industry insider Nibel captured a

screenshot

with the original details.

According to the leak,

Life Is Strange: True Colors

will release on September 10, 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC.

Industry insider Daniel Ahmad noted that unlike the previous

Life Is Strange

games, the third installment won’t be released episodically.

A NEW SPIN ON THE LIFE IS STRANGE FORMULA

Perhaps the most notable aspect of this leak is the release strategy for

Life Is Strange: True Colors

. If Daniel Ahmad’s

Tweet

is to be believed, this new game will be released at once rather than through the series’ previous episodic schedule. This means that players won’t have to wait upwards of a couple of months for the next section of the game to release.

Both

Life Is Strange

and

Life Is Strange 2

were developed by Dontnod Entertainment, but

Life Is Strange: True Colors

is being developed by Deck Nine, which worked on the prequel

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

. Its involvement in future entries in the series was

rumored

for a while, but this is the first confirmation of the studio seemingly taking the reins on a mainline entry in the franchise.

The artwork on the now taken-down Game Informer page indeed shows a new protagonist for the series. No specific aspects about the new character were revealed on the page, but it’s clear that they are distinct from previous

Life Is Strange

characters. It will be interesting to see how the title

True Colors

might potentially play into the character’s powers.