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‘Demon’s Souls’ Servers Shut Down Tomorrow
In another example of the sad inevitability of modern games that utilize an online component, as it was announced last November, From Software’s 2009 hit Demon’s Souls will have its servers turned off on February 28th, making many of the game’s unique features inaccessible. Originally, the US servers were scheduled to be turned off back in 2012, but fans rallied and US publisher Atlus granted the servers a stay of execution.
Starting tomorrow, players will no longer be able to take part in online co-op or invasions when playing Demon’s Souls. In addition, the leaderboards, wandering silhouettes, other players’ bloodstains, and the hints and messages written by other players will be gone from the game. For those wondering, the specific boss battle that involved fighting other players summoned by the boss will still exist, but will be modified to just have AI summoned.
Yeah, it’s a bummer that one of the most difficult yet awesome RPGs of the past generation will be without a component that made it so much fun. But, we still have consolation in Demon’s Souls‘ several spiritual successors, not to mention the upcoming remaster of the one that kicked it off in Dark Souls. Who knows? Perhaps Sony will decide that they want to revisit Demon’s Souls down the road in the form of DLC for one of the Dark Souls games or Bloodborne?
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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