News
‘Dying Light’ is Getting Meta-Levels So You Never Stop Playing
I greatly enjoyed the time I spent running, hacking and leaping through the zombie-infested streets of Dying Light, enough to max out my character’s three skill trees some time ago. The final perks were worth the effort, but in the relatively short amount of time I’ve spent with the game since reaching the cap, running and grappling infinitely just isn’t reason enough to keep me going. I need that carrot on a stick to motivate me to keep going.
I’m not the only player who’s hit the brick wall of no return on my investment, and Techland is looking to change this with the content update that’s coming in February with the Enhanced Edition and as a free, standalone update for current owners of the game.
The update will introduce Legendary Levels — a concept that completely changed Diablo III when Blizzard called them Paragon levels — which give maxed-out players such as myself a reason to get back to work when The Following releases on Feb 9 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
It’ll do this by effectively raising the level cap by an additional 250. Each new level earned improves core stats like health and damage, and accruing 25 of them will get you a new emblem or outfit.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
You must be logged in to post a comment.