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‘Devil’s Hunt’ Developer Reportedly Shut Down, Abandoning In-Development Console Versions
If you were looking for a console release of Layopi Games’ third-person action hack n’ slasher Devil’s Hunt, you might be out of luck. In fact, according to PPE, a Polish gaming news site, Layopi Games has shut down.
Released last September on PC, Devil’s Hunt was the debut game from the Polish studio. The Warsaw-based team had been working on console ports, but now according to multiple anonymous tips from a number of the team’s developers, they had not been paid in months. Furthermore, according to the report, when staff went to work on Friday, they found their disks empty, with their belongings having been thrown out.
Further indication of trouble comes from the lack of updates over at Layopi Games’ official Twitter, which has been dormant since around the release of the game. Its most recent activity act was a retweet promoting the game on October 1. Conversely, the game’s Steam page last had an update back in January, announcing Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons and Backgrounds for players.
Based on the novel, Equilibrium, by author Pawel Lesniak, Devil’s Hunt involves a full-fledged war between Angels and Demons, with our world as the proposed battleground. You are Desmond, the sole factor that can tilt the scales in favour of one of the opposing party, be it demons or angels. Currently, the title has a “mixed” rating on Steam, with a score of 47 on Metacritic.
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Get Your Lovecraft This Steam Next Fest with the Demo for ‘The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu’ [Trailer]
The summer edition of Steam Next Fest is upon us, and NACON and ACE Team are kicking things off with a new demo for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu after its Closed Beta earlier this month. To mark the occasion, the devteam has released a new trailer that offers a glimpse into the gameplay and the oppressive atmosphere that awaits players in the jungle.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror short novel, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu invites players to form a squad of 2 to 4 members to embark on an uncharted continent in search of a legendary city containing invaluable treasures deep within a hostile jungle. The Steam Next Fest demo supports up to 4 players in online co-op, letting you experience the first few hours of the game. Several types of missions are available, ranging from simple treasure hunts to battles against fearsome creatures.
Before each expedition, players gather aboard the galleon to choose a contract and share weapons and equipment. Once they arrive on the continent, the explorers set out in search of treasures and resources to bring back to the galleon’s captain. Ancient forts, remnants of lost expeditions, await discovery. They allow players to establish a new starting point to venture deeper into the jungle as expeditions progress.
But the jungle hides even more terrifying dangers. As they venture deeper into the jungle, their perception of reality gradually becomes corrupted until their sanity reaches a critical point. Visual and auditory illusions disorient the adventurers, potentially causing accidental sabotage that could jeopardize the mission. Even death offers no respite: fallen comrades may return in a corrupted form and turn against their allies.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will launch July 15 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. Pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions are now open.