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[Updated] The First Three ‘DOOM’ Games Will be Available on The Switch!
Update: It appears now that not only is the original trilogy on the Switch, but the PlayStation 4, as well! You can grab DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 on the PlayStation Store today! Not only that, DOOM and DOOM II are also available on Android and iOS devices!
In another out of left field moment today, someone over at Nintendo’s UK site appears to have jumped the gun and revealed prematurely that the original 1993 DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 are out now on the Nintendo Switch!
I say ‘prematurely’ because no sooner had they appeared on the Nintendo eShop, they’ve disappeared. Given that id and Bethesda are in the midst of celebrating the “Year of DOOM“, and the upcoming DOOM Eternal is taking over this year’s QuakeCon, was this meant for a QuakeCon reveal?
Regardless, they’re back now, and it’s another win for Switch users, who will soon have access to the entire DOOM franchise, complete with all of the expansions and multiplayer goodness.
DOOM Eternal is due out this year for the Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
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Demo Now Available for First-Person Action Title ‘Vampire Hunter: Nightrise’, Coming July 14 [Trailer]
Over the Moon Games has announced that their upcoming first-person title Vampire Hunter: Nightrise will launch on Steam on July 14. You won’t have to wait until Steam Next Fest next week to get a chance to get your vampire slaying fix in, as the game’s demo is available now.
Touted as “Castlevania meets Tunic,” Nightrise puts players into a vampire’s castle with a single goal: reach him before nightfall. Of course, it’s easier said than done, since you’ll be needing to deal with the castle itself. Rotating fireplaces, moving bookshelves, watching portraits, and hidden passages are open from the start, but they only give way once the player understands how the place works. No keys, only knowledge.
Meanwhile, despite not having a whip, you’re equipped with something just as cool in a stake launcher that pins enemies to walls. You can also fire stakes through flame to ignite them, and even turn the castle’s own furniture into ammunition.
Underneath it all, the player’s faith is a major gameplay mechanic, functioning as as a literal resource that the castle constantly tempts them to trade away for power, quietly shaping how the story ends. As your conviction weakens, the castle’s influence grows stronger. You’ll have to manage faith as carefully as ammunition.
“In Nightrise, almost everything is open to you from the very beginning, if you know how to reach it,” explains Over the Moon Games’ John Warner. “There is something deeply rewarding about learning to overcome an obstacle instead of just finding a key. It creates a real sense of power and wonder. We took huge inspiration from Tunic in that respect, and from Outer Wilds.”