Summary
TheTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionremaster was accidentally released early in Europe and Australia due to an error involving the game’s release date on the Nintendo eShop. Nightdive Studios released an official statement regarding the state of theTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionremaster before its release on November 30.
Nightdive Studios is a Washington-based studio that focuses on developing and updating classic games for modern platforms, and its works include the belovedTurokseries of first-person shooters. After releasingtheTurok 2: Seeds of Evilremaster, the studio revealed thatTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionwould also receive a remaster. The remaster was originally scheduled to release on November 14 for consoles and PC, but a delay would push the release date to November 30. The delay gives Nightdive Studios more time to implement more bug fixes before releasing the remaster, but an issue with the Nintendo eShop caused the Switch version to release on November 14 in Europe and Australia.
Theofficial Nightdive Studios Twitter accountreleased a statement regarding the accidental early release of theTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionremaster. Nightdive Studios has been working closely with Nintendo of Europe to resolve the issue and adjust the launch date for the game on the Nintendo eShop. During the process, holiday schedules between the two parties did not align, leading to the release ofTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionon its original release date of November 14. As a result, Nintendo Switch users in Europe and Australia may now play theTurok 3remaster, but the current version is missing quality-of-life improvements and other bug fixes. These bugs include missing invincibility cheat functionality and game crashes at the start menu while selecting a character in the introduction sequence.
Unfortunately, the studio was unable to deploy fixes for the Nintendo Switch version’s known issues in Europe and Australia ahead of the early launch, andTurok 2’sonline multiplayer modedoes not appear to be returning for theTurok 3remaster at launch. According to Nightdive Studios, bug fixes will arrive in a post-launch patch in mid-December 2023 for Nintendo Switch users in those regions. The developers also released patch notes for the new update, which outlines new features and fixes for the aforementioned bugs. Players in North America and other regions of the world will receive the correctly patched version ofTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionon November 30.
TheTurok 3remaster’s early release may be beneficial for speed-runners and fans wanting to play as soon as possible, but the game’s current list of known issues may potentially pose a problem with certain levels.Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivionis an underrated Nintendo 64 titlethat will benefit from bug fixes, so fans in the affected regions may want to wait for the patch before starting a playthrough.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
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The Lost Land…A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict. An evil overlord known as ‘The Campaigner’ seeks to shred the fabric of time and rule the universe using an ancient artifact known as ‘The Chronoscepter’. The Chronoscepter was shattered thousands of years ago in an effort to keep it from falling into evil hands. The Campaigner has constructed a massive focusing array which he plans to use to magnify and pervert the power of the Chronoscepter in order to shatter the barriers between the ages and rule the universe. Turok has vowed to find the eight pieces of the Chronoscepter spread throughout the Lost Land and put an end to The Campaigner’s evil plot…To learn more you must enter the world ofTurok
