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‘Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition’ Announced by Nightdive Studios
Nightdive Studios are once again resurrecting a blast from the past. According to a story from the Hollywood Reporter, the studio behind the upcoming System Shock remake (and several restorations of classic games) has partnered with Alcon Entertainment to bring back Westwood Studios’ 1997 point-and-click adventure game, Blade Runner!
The restored version of the game, known as Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition, is being developed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, as well as PC via Steam. It’s expected to be released later this year.
The game, based on the Ridley Scott classic film, but not a direct adaptation, follows detective Ray McCoy as he hunts down renegade replicants. Blade Runner earned critical praise upon its release, and actually won the first Adventure Game of the Year award at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science’s first DICE Awards.
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition will feature a “polished and premium restoration” from Nightdive Studios via the company’s proprietary KEX game engine, which it has used to restore Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and System Shock. The game will feature updated character models, animations and cutscenes, as well as widescreen resolution support, keyboard and controller customization and more.
“Blade Runner is still a jaw-dropping achievement on every level, so while we’re using KEX to upgrade the graphics and respectfully elevate the gaming experience in a way you’ve never seen before, we’re still preserving Westwood’s vision and gameplay in all its glory,” says Nightdive CEO Stephen Kick. “While you can enjoy the benefits of playing the game on modern hardware, the game should look and feel not as it was, but as glorious as you remember it being.”
A year after its initial release on PC, Red Hook Studios will finally be bringing Darkest Dungeon II to the PlayStation. The base game, as well as the “The Binding Blade” DLC and the Oblivion bundle which contains the base game and DLC – will be available as cross-buy across PlayStation 4 and 5 on July 15th. Pre-orders are now available.
“We have been very eager to bring Darkest Dungeon II to PlayStation players,” said Tyler Sigman, Design Director for Red Hook Studios. “The game feels great with DualSense Controller–we’ve been able to add touches like feeling the heartbeat of a hero on death’s door, or the rumble of the stagecoach’s wheels as it hits a trap. [The original] Darkest Dungeon was fortunate to find a strong community on PlayStation and we hope the same proves true with the sequel.”
As mentioned, in addition to the base game (which we reviewed here), “The Blinding Blade” DLC will also be available on PlayStation. The expansion sees players face off against The Warlord, a new roaming mini-boss to encounter on your journey to the Mountain in Darkest Dungeon II. The DLC also adds two new playable heroes in The Duelist and The Crusader, complete with a special unlock quest for the Crusader, unique trinkets, signature items and fully voiced backstories, including playable flashback encounters.
Darkest Dungeon II is available now on the Epic Games Store and Steam.
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