Life is Strange Remastered, Square Enix's spruce up of Life is Strange 1 and its prequel Before the Storm, has been given a new release date of 1st February 2022 following its recent delay.

Life is Strange Remastered was originally due to arrive at the end of this month, two weeks after new series entry Life is Strange: True Colors, but Square made the decision to postpone its release back in August, citing "the ongoing challenges of the worldwide pandemic".

At the time, it offered a revised launch window of "early 2022", but Square has now properly shoved a pin in its calendar, announcing a new release date of 1st February next year on all previously confirmed platforms - Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Stadia.

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Square Enix has released a crowd vote plug-in for Life is Strange: True Colors, which streamers can install now.

The Twitch extension can be customised so that viewers' choices for big decisions are automatically implemented, or simply to poll the audience without them actually making the final call.

Life is Strange: True Colors launches next Friday, 10th September, but Twitch streamers can install the add-on already to prepare for some of the game's tougher narrative choices.

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Efforts to turn Life is Strange into a TV series are still ongoing, and look to be gathering steam once again.

Legendary Pictures has now signed up award-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes as an executive producer and to work on music for the show, The Hollywood Reporter writes.

13 Reasons Why production company Anonymous Content has also been brought on-board.

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Square Enix has released a closer look at the Wavelengths DLC for Life is Strange: True Colors, which is set to star fan-favourite character Steph Gingrich.

Steph first popped up in Deck Nine's enjoyable Life is Strange prequel Before the Storm, and will next appear in True Colors itself.

Wavelengths, set shortly before True Colors, will show Steph's journey from Arcadia Bay's resident D&D master to Haven Springs radio DJ. From GM to FM!

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UPDATE 12/8/21: Today brings word of another Life is Strange delay - this time, to the release of True Colors for Nintendo Switch.

This version of Deck Nine's upcoming all-new entry in the series is "running a little late", the franchise's Twitter confirmed today, and will now follow at some point later in 2021.

There's no delay to True Colors for PC, PlayStation and Xbox - though as we heard yesterday, the series' Remastered Collection will now arrive in early 2022. More on that below.

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A new two-minute trailer gives us a peek at "the small town with a big heart" Haven Springs, the setting for the next Life Is Strange chapter, Life Is Strange: True Colors.

Introducing us to the sights and fine folk of the picturesque town "set beneath breathtaking views of the rocky mountains" in Colorado, the brief teaser is narrated by no other than Before the Storm's Steph Gingrich. Check it out below:

"A bold new era of the award-winning Life is Strange begins, with an all-new playable lead character and a thrilling mystery to solve!" the video description exclaims. "Alex Chen has long suppressed her 'curse': the supernatural ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others, which she sees as blazing, colored auras.

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Tonight brought us a first look at Life is Strange: True Colors' new special power of empathy, in fresh gameplay shown during the Square Enix Presents E3 showcase.

True Colors protagonist Alex Chen has had this power for some time - unlike in previous Life is Strange games - but is only learning to control it now as she uses it to uncover the true story of her brother's mysterious death.

You'll hear people's inner thoughts, and use this to learn secrets - though what you do with this information is up to you. Powerful emotions will let Alex experience someone's emotional state, and see a changed version of her surroundings, but also put Alex in a place where she's experiencing that emotion too.

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UPDATE 15/06/21: The Life is Strange Remastered Collection and Life is Strange: True Colors are both due to release on Switch this year, it was announced during today's Nintendo Direct.

Life is Strange: True Colors will be available on 10th September, while a release date for the Remastered Collection on Switch has not yet been confirmed - but we do know it will arrive "later this year".

ORIGINAL STORY 13/06/21: The remastered versions of the original Life is Strange and its prequel Life is Strange: Before the Storm now have a release date of 30th September.

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Following a fragmented and often confusing to follow show last year, E3 2021 is mostly business as usual when it comes to its run of conferences.

Though there is no physical show, with organiser Entertainment Software Association (the ESA) opting for a free online-only event due to the ongoing pandemic, there is a return to a more familiar structure - a three day event, running June 12th to June 15th, with most major publishers taking part in a series of livestreams in the days up to the show.

This means, instead of multiple standalone announcements throughout the summer, we can expect the usual week-long rush of announcements. That said, some publishers (such as EA) are opting to host their own events later in the year, while others (such as Sony) are seemingly not doing much at all.

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Square Enix will hold its E3 livestream on Sunday, 13th June at 8.15pm UK time.

Expect a world premiere revealing the new project in the works at Eidos Montreal, plus more information on the lovely-looking Life is Strange: True Colors and a look at the Life is Strange remaster.

Platinum game Babylon's Fall will also be shown, and there will be an update on what's next for Marvel's Avengers, including its upcoming Wakanda expansion.

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