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‘Turok: Dinosaur Hunter’ Remaster Now Available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series; New Update Also Available
Nightdive Studios is revisiting Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 10 years after its release, bringing the remaster of the Nintendo 64 classic to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. That’s not all, as the game has received a big update for all platforms with new features, menu options, bug fixes, and more.
Among the new features is the addition of the Brachiosaurus from a Turok beta rom, which can now be found in the Treetops level. The High Priests have had their homing blue magic attack restored, along with the Purlins unused leap smash melee attack.
New menu options include gameplay options for Radial Fog, Player Shadow, Enable Walk Toggle, and Enable Change Ammo for your weapons. Adjustments for Head Bobbing Options have been added, along with new HUD and Graphic options.
There are also a lot of bug fixes and improvements (seriously), with some of the more notable ones being the addition of more scripting features for modders, animation and texture fixes, the Particle Accelerator/Shockwave weapon can now freeze dead enemies as in the original game, the small and large cell ammo pickup models that were swapped have now been restored, and animations and scripting for The Catacombs level have also been fixed.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is also available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (read our review), and PC via Steam, GOG, and Humble Store.
When Season 7 “Project Boneyard” arrives for The Outlast Trials on July 14, players will be greeted with the return of Prime Asset Sergeant Leland Coyle. And he’s not alone. Launching for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox, Project Boneyard will include a new Trial, two fresh MK-Challenges, major updates to Escalation and Invasion, new customization features, and a new Ex-Pop enemy stalking the Prison Farm known as The Biter.
Season 7 will see Reagents sent into Murkoff’s latest correctional nightmare in the Prison Farm. At the center of it all is Sergeant Coyle, returning in a prominent new role for the season’s new Trial, Locksock the Warden.
The American prison is a meat grinder, taking in sociopaths and criminals and extruding functioning members of society. But strict routine, severe conditioning, and close quarters create a crucible for power dynamics built on violence, contraband, and flesh.
With the new Trial, you are freedom. The indefinable promise that keeps prisoners at the grindstone that turns authority to profit and back again. Don’t let false authority stand in the way of real capital. Kill the Warden, and set yourself free.
Season 7 also brings with it two new MK-Challenges. In “Bribe the Judges”, you are the master, whose property is the purpose of the law. Salary reminds enforcement that their monopoly of violence only exists for your monopoly of capital. Collect the bribes in order to pay the judges. Meanwhile, “Cancel the Broadcast” has you sabotaging the broadcast and defiling the faithful with blood in order to be let out.
Then there’s the new Ex-Pop stalking the Prison Farm in The Biter. Having had its arms removed to prevent further self-harm, Biters are universal sadists, still capable of grievous harm with their mechanically enforced jaws. Though Biters are kept chained by the neck for safety, you should approach them with caution, as their augmented legs grant them unexpected velocity.
If that’s not enough content for you, from July 14 to August 11, Twitch users who tune in to participating The Outlast Trials Twitch streams can earn rewards through the latest Twitch Drops campaign. You can read up on the full details from the FAQ on developer The Red Barrels’ website.
Lastly, Project Boneyard also introduces a range of new features and improvements for The Outlast Trials, designed to “expand player expression, streamline preparation, and improve the overall experience” across key modes. That includes the introduction of Rig Customization, Knife Customization, Loadout Presets, and Mastery Tasks, giving players new ways to “prepare for therapy” and personalize their approach before entering the Trials. The update will also bring major reworks to both Escalation and Invasion, with significant changes designed to improve the flow, structure, and overall player experience of both modes.
More details on these features, and the full contents of Project Boneyard, will be revealed closer to launch.