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Demo Coming April 15 for Meta First-Person Survival Horror Title ‘Among Ashes’ [Trailer]

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Developer Rat Cliff Games has a new first-person survival horror title on the way later this year on Steam with Among Ashes. And to get the buzz going, they’ve announced a demo will be released on April 15 as part of Steam’s FPS Fest.

Among Ashes is described as a metafictional horror title about a haunted video game and the disturbing story behind its creation. It’s the early 2000s, it’s rainy, and your friend has sent you a link to a horror game that he found online called “Night Call”. However, as you play the game, strange things start happening in your apartment, as you find yourself haunted by the dark entities that have latched on to the game. It’s up to you to try and unravel the mystery behind “Night Call” and its creator.

Among Ashes furthers the meta route by featuring a neat framing device, in which players will experience a full retro-inspired first-person survival horror game within another first-person horror game. That’s in addition to several unique presentation touches, mechanics and puzzles that bring you back to the glory days of early 2000s gaming.

As for the demo itself, it offers up a 30-minute taste of the game’s opening sequence, in which players will download “Night Call” from an unsettling message board post (remember those?), explore the labyrinthian halls of Stoker Manor, before coming face-to-face with the horrors that lie within.

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New Story Trailer for ‘Elden Ring’ Expansion “Shadow of the Erdtree” Released [Watch]

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It’s exactly one month until the new expansion for Elden Ring in Shadow of the Erdtree launches on PC and consoles. And to give players a bit of a clue what to expect, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released the new story trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree, which reveals more of what players will uncover in the Realm of Shadow.

In Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, players step into the Realm of Shadow to explore a new adventure full of mysteries and danger, to confront threatening bosses with new weapons and armor. Follow in the footsteps of Miquella and unravel the dark side of the story to Elden Ring.

And just in case you missed it, there will be several editions of the expansion available to players:

  • “Shadow of the Erdtree” Expansion – The standard version of the expansion, available digitally on all platforms.
  • Elden Ring: “Shadow of the Erdtree” Edition – Special packaged bundle including the physical Elden Ring base game and a digital copy of the “Shadow of the Erdtree” expansion available only for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
  • Premium Bundle – Includes the “Shadow of the Erdtree” expansion, and comes with digital art book and digital soundtrack bonus content for the expansion. Available digitally on all platforms.
  • Deluxe Edition – Includes the Elden Ring base game, the “Shadow of the Erdtree” expansion, digital art books and digital soundtracks for both the base game and the expansion. Available digitally on all platforms.
  • Elden Ring: “Shadow of the Erdtree” Collector’s Edition – Includes a single voucher code for your preferred platform for the “Shadow of the Erdtree” expansion, an 18-inch statue of “Messmer the Impaler,” a 40-page physical art book, and digital soundtrack. This will be exclusive to the Bandai Namco Entertainment Store (shipping is restricted to the United States and Canada).

Shadow of the Erdtree will arrive on June 21 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and the Xbox Series.

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