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Viking Action Game ‘Rune 2’ Sees a November Release
Old-school PC gamers probably (well, some of you) remember Human Head Studios’ 2000 action-adventure game, Rune. Based on the Viking mythology of Ragnarok, Rune cast you as Ragnar, who battled Conrack and the Norse god, Loki. A feature of the game had you collecting runes to enhance your power. The game was pretty fun, but given its origins on PC, but was relegated to cult status.
Human Head has been trying for literal years to get a sequel off the ground, and now Rune 2 will finally see the light of day on November 12 via the Epic Games Store. There’s also a listing of the game on Steam, but given Epic’s exclusivity agreements, it looks as though the EGS will have first dibs. Rune 2 is available for pre-purchase now, and comes in three versions ranging from $30-$60 USD. An open beta test of the deathmatch and team deathmatch modes will run from September 20-22, which will expand into a free multiplayer demo through the EGS at some point.
The premise for Rune 2 has the player aligning with one of three Norse gods — Odin, Thor, or Hel — and set out on a quest to prevent Loki from destroying Midgard. You’ll also collect resources, discover artifacts that can weaken the Real Gate, and craft new and more powerful weapons. There will also be co-op play available.
In a blast from the past, developer atooi will release today Dementium: The Ward for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The first-person horror shooter originally got its start on the Nintendo DS back in 2007, before making its way to the 3DS in 2015, and finally landing on the Switch last October.
The PlayStation version of Dementium offers up “crunchy retro” and revamped HD display modes (presumably, this is similar to the free update the Switch version received last year), and has been “built from the ground up for the big screen”. Obviously, the game will lose its touchscreen capabilities from the Nintendo consoles, but will still run at a silky 60 frames per second.
Dementium: The Ward centres around William Redmoor, a man with amnesia, who wakes up in a seemingly abandoned medical ward. He soon finds out that he’s not quite as alone as he initially thought, as demonic creatures are roaming the hospital. Equipped with a flashlight and a nightstick, William must not only fend off the creatures, but also solve puzzles and find the exit and escape.
No word on if the sequel, Dementium II (which was also originally released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS), will be given the same treatment.
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