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Psychological Horror Title ‘Dead Take’ Adds ‘Resident Evil Village’, ‘Clair Obscur’ Actors [Trailer]
We’ve all heard stories about the seedy underbelly of the entertainment industry, and Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing have decided to take that concept and run with it with their upcoming psychological horror title, Dead Take. Set for release on Steam later this year, Surgent Studios has revealed the first cast members for Dead Take in Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3, Resident Evil Village) and Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), who will take on the lead roles.
Dead Take is set in a luxurious yet secluded Hollywood Hills mansion, and casts players as an actor searching for his friend who has gone missing after a lavish Hollywood party. As they navigate escape-room-style puzzles and splice together videos from memory cards and USBs that they find along the way, players will uncover the dark secrets lurking underneath industry’s shiny facade.
Along with announcing Newbon and Starr, the developers released a new teaser for Dead Take that offers a glimpse into the in-game cinema where live-action videos can be played and spliced.
“As actors in games and beyond, Neil, Ben, and I have leaned on each other through some extremely gruelling times,” said Abubakar Salim, Creative Director of Dead Take. “In those moments, we exchanged some of the horror stories that built the foundations of this game. Not only do they bring considerable talent to the project, but they also helped create a space in which we could all be truly raw and honest. I can’t wait for you to see the calibre of their performances in Dead Take.”
June is coming to a close, but if you’re still hankering for this month’s Steam Next Fest goodies, Kwalee and developer MAETH’s throwback first-person cyberpunk shooter SPRAWL zero still has its demo from the event available for you to check out. Inspired by 2000s console FPS games such as Halo, the SPRAWL zero demo contains the frenetic action, gameplay and music you enjoyed from the early days, with plenty of gore thrown in for good measure.
In SPRAWL zero, you play as FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier controlled by the Junta. Your directive is to eliminate SILAS, leader of the radical techno-religious group IMAGO-DEI. The city plunges into chaos as all factions known and unknown aim to take control.
Combat is described as fast-paced but grounded, where enemy squads will communicate and coordinate to fight for the advantage. They will flank you, provide covering fire to teammates, and utilize grenades to flush you out in callbacks to those early 2000s shooters.
As a result, you must outsmart and outmaneuver the opposition using any advantage possible. Luckily, you have a few tricks of your own. You can catch their bullets and throw them right back with the Gravity Shield, or bend your shots midair with Bullet-Time for inhuman precision. In all, you’ll have 40 weapons at your disposal.
In addition to Steam, SPRAWL zero is currently in development for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.