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Code Points to ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Heading to PC?
Once again, as Brian Glover said in Alien 3, this is Rumour Control. Rockstar’s megahit Red Dead Redemption 2 has been rumoured to be headed to PC for a while now.
In spite of Rockstar being tight-lipped about the possible port, when you have former employees with the game listed on their LinkedIn pages, not to mention that parent company Take Two Interactive’s CEO stating that there would be “no downside” to having the port, there’s enough for the tinfoil hat groups to start mumuring.
And now, according to The Nerd Mag, there’s another clue that Rockstar has been working on a PC port of RDR2. In the source code of the Rockstar Social Club, there’s a line of code referring to “RDR2_PC_Accomplishments”, with a list of achievements. A Twitter user was able to screengrab the code, lest Rockstar do a bit of cleaning.
The fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC is now quite evident. #RDR2 #reddeadredemption2pc #RedDeadRedemption2 #rdr2pc #reddeadredemption
RDR2_PC_Accomplishments:”Accomplishments”
You can search for “RDR2_PC” in the following link: https://t.co/hmtRJGKmoa pic.twitter.com/4kJAd5u58r— JakoMako51 (@JakoMako51) July 4, 2019
Social Club is Rockstar’s official application that keeps track of player progress, including their achievements, friends and so on. The mention of a PC version of RDR2 in the source code of this application does lend credence to previous leaks, but until Rockstar says something, it can all be taken with a grain of salt.
Read Dead Redemption 2 is currently out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.