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‘Brutal DOOM’ v21 Goes Gold, New Gore-Soaked Trailer to Celebrate
With DOOM Eternal hitting hard this November, some of you are probably hankering for something to keep you busy. You could go back to 2016’s DOOM, but if you really want to get into the spirit of things, Sargeant Mark IV has released v21 Gold of his acclaimed Brutal DOOM mod, complete with trailer.
Technically, it was released back in May, but it needed a kickass trailer to really show it off.
According to Sargeant Mark IV, he wasn’t able to show all of the new features of this update with this trailer (which is set to music by the amazing Andrew Hulshult). “If I were to make a trailer listing every new feature that has been added from v20b to v21 I would probably need to use a Dream Theather[sic] album,” explains the man himself.
For all of that, you’d best check out the changelog, which predictably lists a whack of stuff. To get in on all of this, you’ll need a full version of classic DOOM. The instructions on how to install the mod are pretty easy and straightforward, so you’ll be painting the walls with demon blood in no time.
And in case you want choice (which we all do), there’s now an option to change the amount of blood/gore you’ll be seeing as you gun down enemies. It comes in four varieties: Less; Normal; Extra; and Jesus That’s a Lot. You can guess what version most of us will be using.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.