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Bloober Team Hiring Combat Programmer For Next Game
Bloober Team aren’t looking to rest after the success of The Medium, as they’ve already announced hiring for their next title. Naturally, it’ll be horror-based, but this time around (according to the listing), combat is going to be a big focus.
According to the team’s recruitment page (along with the tweet announcing the recruitment), Bloober Team is looking to hire a dedicated combat programmer for their next project. The role will be responsible for creating “both melee and ranged” combat systems and integrating them with other parts of the game.
It’ll certainly be a change for the studio, as for most of their games, combat wasn’t a big focus. Rather, it was more along the lines of running away. Their last game to feature a big combat component was 2014’s Basement Crawl/Brawl for the PlayStation 4, which was essentially a Bomberman knockoff.
As to what the next project is about is anyone’s guess. There was that video last year that seemingly teased a sequel to Observer, so perhaps we could see the return of Detective Daniel Lazarski? Then again, he was played by Rutger Hauer, so that might complicate things if they are going in that direction.
The Medium is currently out now on Steam, GOG, Xbox Series, as well as the Xbox Game Pass. And in case you need any more convincing that it’s a good’un, check out our review.
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Horror Action-Adventure Title ‘EONA’ Appearing at Gamescom 2026; New Gameplay Trailer Released [Watch]
With gamescom 2026 right around the corner, developer/publisher SUPER AC has revealed that their upcoming horror adventure game EONA will be making an appearance at the show, which takes place from August 26-30. In addition, the team has revealed a new gameplay trailer, as well as announcing that the game will launch “just a few weeks” after gamescom.
Those attending gamescom will be able to play the final version of EONA at the SUPER AC booth, located in Hall 10.1, Booth A043. If you’re not able to attend, you can always check out the demo for the game on Steam.
EONA centres around the eponymous girl, who after a failed spell, has her soul split into two, with one half residing in a mysterious puppet. Eona must enter the castle of the evil fairy Mélusine and recover an artifact that is the only hope of saving her mother. But the path through the castle comes at a cost. To achieve her goal, Eona must uncover the castle’s secrets… and ultimately confront Mélusine herself.
Eona wields the Puppeteer’s Cross, a stolen artifact that allows her to manipulate the souls of the castle’s servants. By altering their behavior, redirecting their patrol routes, and disrupting the castle’s order, she can turn its own inhabitants against it. She can also swap between her human body and her puppet form, with each form granting unique abilities that are essential for delving deeper into the castle, reaching inaccessible areas, and uncovering its hidden secrets.
Blending stealth, exploration, puzzle-solving and soul manipulation, you’ll use Eona’s supernatural abilities to overcome obstacles—but never lose sight of your own body, which is completely vulnerable when using her puppet form.
In addition to Steam, EONA will also be launching on the Epic Games Store.