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‘Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition’ Drifts Onto Nintendo Switch Later This Month
What if you could run over endless civilians in GTA with no nagging guilt and/or aggressive police response?
Turns out Polish developer EXOR Studios answered that question a decade ago with Zombie Driver. Since its initial release on Steam, the game made its way to PS3 and Xbox 360, then got remastered and ported to the Xbox One as Zombie Driver Ultimate Edition. Now, to prove that this game, like its namesake monster, just won’t die, EXOR is bringing their top-down drive-by shooter to Switch, with Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition.
This apparently unkillable version of the game will be available in the eShop on July 25th, but preorders are open now in the UK and will open tomorrow in the US. Eager zombie killers will get 10 percent off if they purchase the game in advance.
Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition includes a story mode, a speed-focused competitive mode called, Blood Race, and a survival mode, Slaughter. All the DLC that the game received in its original incarnation — The Apocalypse Pack, Tropical Race Rage, Burning Garden of Slaughter, and Brutal Car Skins — have been included here as unlockable content.
The biggest change this time around seems to be that Zombie Driver on Switch is now running in a different engine — the Schmetterling engine, thanks for asking. EXOR used this engine previously for their 2017 top-down shooter-meets-tower defense game, X-Morph: Defense.
Zombie Driver didn’t get the best reviews last time around, and in 2019 it’s directly competing against Shakedown: Hawaii and American Fugitive — both throwbacks to old school GTA. That said, if your conscience demands that you have a good excuse for running over thousands of pedestrians, Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition basically has the market cornered on guilt-free carnage.
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‘Hellraiser: Resurrections’ – BOOM! Studios Event Unleashes Five Brand New One-Shot Comics [Exclusive]
BOOM! Studios recently announced that three classic Clive Barker Hellraiser comic books are coming back to shelves, and we’ve got another exciting exclusive for you today.
Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report that BOOM! Studios will return to the labyrinthine horrors of Clive Barker’s legendary Hellraiser universe with five all-new one-shots this Fall!
A brand new generation of creators will explore the untold corners of Clive Barker’s infernal mythology, revisiting iconic Cenobites while introducing terrifying new stories that expand the boundaries of the Hellscape itself with Hellraiser: Resurrections.
Each week through the month of September, a new chapter of damnation arrives, revealing the forces gathering in the shadows. The descent begins with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – NEW WOUNDS #1 from writer Mike Costa and artist Paco Camallonga as they draw readers into the hedonistic world of Hellraiser.
When an investigation into the mysterious Puzzle Box goes sideways, the gateways to Hell open anew.
Then, hear the unmistakable chattering of death itself in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE ONANISTIC RITUAL #1 from writer Zac Thompson and artist Gavin Mitchell.
The Chatterer bares his teeth for a brand-new mission. His goal? To reclaim his rightful place as the right hand of the Hell Priest himself!
Next, venture deeper into the hierarchy of Hell with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE DEEP GOSPEL #1 from writer Tini Howard and artist Jenna Cha.
The Female Cenobite was dead. Or close to it…until the Engineer found her. But when she rejects the Engineer’s plans for her remaking, she’s cast down into the harrowing Nidus: the place where the larval stage of Cenobites fight to survive. She’s been here before and made it out alive—and she’ll do it again.
The horrors continue in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – HELL’S COUNCIL #1 from writer Nero Villagallos O’Reilly and artist Francesca Ciregia.
We saw the fall of Butterball at the end of Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Now we’ll witness his rise as the wounded Cenobite is taken in by a mysterious do-gooder who slowly nurses him back to health, all while worming her way into his brain…and maybe even his heart?
Finally, the event culminates with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE RETURN OF THE PRIEST #1 from writer Sarah Gailey and artist Alessio Avallone.
Caught in the sensory deprivation of Middle Hell, Elliot Spencer suffers the worst fate: no feeling at all. When the glory of Leviathan’s light finally sears through him, granting him the gift of pain—it’s revelatory. The Hell Priest must journey to remake himself and gather his Gash once more to bring the cherished blessing of pain to all that deserve it.
From fresh visions of beloved Cenobites to horrifying new revelations hidden within the depths of Hell, Hellraiser: Resurrections serves as both a celebration of Clive Barker’s enduring mythology and the first chapter of an exciting new era for the franchise. The series kicks off a new publishing initiative that will bring a new Hellraiser ongoing series and miniseries to life through 2027.
Hellraiser: Resurrections begins this September with five weekly one-shots from BOOM! and distributed by Penguin Random House. You can preorder the series at your local comic shops and digitally through major content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
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