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‘Prodeus’ Arrives on Steam Early Access With New Trailer
After months of waiting, Bounding Box’s Prodeus has finally hit Steam via Early Access. And along with the game’s launch comes a new launch trailer that brings along plenty of gore and frenetic action.
Prodeus‘ story is nowhere to be seen at the moment, but as John Carmack once famously said regarding Doom‘s story (likening it to a porn movie), “It’s expected to be there, but its not that important.” All you have to know is that you have waves of enemies to mow down with a variety of weapons, leaving behind enough viscera to start your own blood bank.
Prodeus also features music by the likes of Andrew Hulshult, who many shooter fans already know (and love), as well as an easy-to-use level editor to craft your own stages.
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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.