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New ‘Dead by Daylight’ Trailer Spotlights Upcoming ‘Alan Wake’ Chapter and Perks [Watch]

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Behaviour Interactive dropped their surprise last week regarding Alan Wake making the leap to Dead by Daylight later this month. Now they’ve released a new Spotlight trailer for the upcoming Chapter, highlighting Alan Wake’s character Perks that players will be able to use. It’s also narrated by Alan Wake’s voice actor Matthew Porretta, who will also be reprising his role as the tortured writer in the DLC.

As was touched on when the Alan Wake Chapter was announced, Wake has access to three unique Perks: Champion of Light, Boon: Illumination, and Deadline.

Champion of Light grants players additional movement speed while shining a Flashlight. If you successfully Blind a Killer with the Flashlight, they will be affected by the Hindered Status Effect, slowing them down. Pairing this Perk with Haddie Kaur’s Residual Manifest will further compromise the Killer with the Blindness Status Effect.

With the Boon: Illumination Perk, Alan Wake is able to create a Boon Totem, which grants all nearby Survivors the ability to see the Auras of Generators and Chests across the Map. As an additional effect, when you have a lit Boon Totem, you’ll also Cleanse and Bless Totems faster. Pairing this Perk with Haddie Kaur’s Overzealous will raise your efficiency on Generators after scoping them out.

Lastly there’s Deadline, which activates when you’re injured. Doing so will increase the frequency of Skill Checks while Healing Survivors or Repairing Generators. Should you happen to miss one, the penalty will be halved. Using this Perk with synergistic Skill Check-related Perks will come in handy when in a pinch.

Still no details yet on what the new Chapter will cost, or if Alan Wake will have alternate costumes and a new map in tow.

Dead by Daylight is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Windows Store. Dead by Daylight: Alan Wake will arrive January 30 on consoles and PC.

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Puppet Combo Brings ‘The Glass Staircase’ to Steam, Consoles on May 24 [Trailer]

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Puppet Combo are once again taking it old-school in more ways than one. Originally released in 2019 on itch.io, the developer has announced that their PS2 Survival Horror-inspired title The Glass Staircase will be headed to Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on May 24.

Described as “a short-form old-school psychological horror game”, The Glass Staircase takes place in 1922, inside a dilapidated estate converted into an orphanage. Four girls attempt to survive long enough to complete their chores and find a new home. As these things go, unknowable horrors have punctuated the history of the house, and they’re about to learn about them the hard way.

Rather than focusing on grotesque slasher horror, The Glass Staircase is a surreal and atmospheric game, inspired by PS2 survival horror titles like Silent Hill 2 and the GameCube classic Eternal Darkness. Of course, you have to toss in those classic 80s Italian horror movies such as The Beyond, House by the Cemetery, and Suspiria.

Players will be able to customize their experience in The Glass Staircase with a selection of control styles (including the classic tank controls), graphical modes, and CRT effects. You can go for the classic lo-fi experience, or opt for something more modern.

If you’re keen on seeing what we originally thought when the game first released way back when, you can check out our impressions of the itch.io version.

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