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‘The Binding of Isaac: Repentance’ DLC Delayed From Summer Release
The upcoming The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth DLC in Repentance has become the latest victim of the current Coronavirus pandemic. The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen tweeted today that the DLC will be delayed from its original summer release. No word on the new release date.
McMillen also took the opportunity to update fans on The Legend of Bum-bo, a spin-off to The Binding of Isaac, which was released back in November. The game is being handed off to a new dev team in order to do the porting duties, but will also be in charge of updating the PC version (which is available on Steam).
1. Repentance is obviously still in development. we are quite far along, but still need to add a few more bosses, items, a cutscene or 2 and bonus things youll shit your ass about. our goal was end of summer, but due to the lag caused by the pandemic it may take longer. pic.twitter.com/oZWp5K6K8C
— Edmund McMillen (@edmundmcmillen) May 18, 2020
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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.