Video Games
You Can Play as Ash Williams in New Mobile Game ‘Deploy and Destroy’!
Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams heads back into the world of video games in Deploy and Destroy, a new free-to-play mobile game from Lionsgate Games and Apps Ministry that’s now available for download in the App Store and through Google Play!
In addition to original characters, the mobile first-person-shooter will also frequently be adding characters from Lionsgate properties, and Ash is the first to join the fun!
Deploy and Destroy features real time multiplayer action, stunning arenas, and customizable characters with a variety of weapons.
Android Authority details, “It features two game modes on release: eight-player FFA deathmatch and 4v4 team deathmatch. As you take down foes in full 3D battlefields you’ll level up, granting access to additional characters and more powerful weapons and armor to unleash on your opponents.”
Have #AshvsEvilDead on mobile two ways: through the @STARZ App, or get behind the chainsaw yourself and download @DeploynDestroy today from @LionsgateGames and @Apps_Ministry. pic.twitter.com/obXCxhzizZ
— Ash vs Evil Dead (@AshvsEvilDead) May 23, 2018
The results of Xbox’s layoffs last week have resulted in a metaphorical monkey’s paw effect of sorts surrounding Obsidian Entertainment. As a result of the layoffs, the studio has canceled multiple projects, and in turn has begun work on a new game in the Fallout series. However, there are conflicting reports that the sequel to last year’s Avowed, which was mandated to be one of the projects canceled, is still alive.
Initially reported by Bloomberg, Obsidian has laid off around a quarter of its employees as a result of the mandate by Xbox. At the same time, the studio’s new directive is a new title in the Fallout universe. This would be the second time Obsidian has developed a Fallout title, with the first obviously being 2010’s much-lauded Fallout: New Vegas.
As for the sequel to Avowed, Bloomberg reported that the project was canceled. However, designer and co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment Chris Avellone took to X in response to the news, stating that the team was still working on the project, and was waiting to re-pitch the game “when the dust settles“, as so much work had already been put into the project.
In fact, progress on the Avowed sequel was “going well”, and was expected to be announced within the next year.
As for the new Fallout title, this would be the first new entry in the series since 2018’s online title Fallout 76, which has reached over 23 million players. Fallout: New Vegas is currently available on Steam, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360.