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Expanded ‘MediEvil’ Short-Lived Demo Back on PlayStation Store
As was the case with the Resident Evil 2 remake, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Other Ocean have re-released the demo for their remake of MediEvil (which we reviewed here). The demo, which was only available for the beginning of October this past year, allowed players to play through the first area of the game, and upon completing it, granted players Sir Dan’s Helmet as a cosmetic for the full game.
And much like the revised RE2 demo (titled the R.P.D. demo), there are a few new additions to the MediEvil demo. Specifically, the demo has been expanded, and now lasts all the way through the Graveyard and Hilltop Mausoleum areas until the fight with the stained glass demon. The re-release of the demo also means that Sir Dan’s Helmet can be obtained once more by those who missed playing the demo the first time. Unless you still have that demo installed on your PS4.
Elsewhere in the PlayStation Blog update, the post talks about how the team at Other Ocean recreated Dan’s model for the remake, which is worth a peek if you’re into looking at the behind-the-scenes development of things.
MediEvil is currently out now on PlayStation 4.
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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.