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‘Shadow Man: Remastered’ Gets April Release Date; Valiant Rebooting ‘Shadowman’ Comic
Nightdive Studios is set to release their updated and enhanced version of Shadow Man: Remastered on April 15 for PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Game Store. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch versions will be announced at a later date. Coinciding with the announcement is original creator and comics publisher Valiant Entertainment’s announcement that they will be releasing a reboot of the comic series, as well!
Written by Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Asgardians of the Galaxy, The Sixth Gun Harrow County, Venom) and illustrated by artist Jon Davis-Hunt (Clean Room), SHADOWMAN #1 will launch on April 28th, and will be available at retail shops, as well as in digital format. You can actually check out a preview panel on Comicbook.com.
Originally released on the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast and PC, Shadow Man: Remastered follows Michael LeRoi, the current holder of the voodoo warrior moniker “Shadow Man”, as he battles the forces of darkness attempting to cross-over from their realm into the world of the living.
The remastered version of the game features the following:
- 4K widescreen support for the latest monitors
- Anti-aliasing and “all sorts of other post-processing magic” to smooth out the image
- A whole new visual experience with dynamic shadow mapping and per-pixel lighting
- Never-before-seen content cut from the original game
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) rendering to really take advantage of modern displays
Kinetic Games has followed through with the 13 Willow Street map rework for Phasmophobia today, which is free across all platforms. Accompanying the map rework is the first of two major quality-of-life updates bringing hundreds of bug fixes and helping refine the gameplay experience.
Ghost hunters can prepare for a refreshed investigation experience with the reworked Willow map, adding a host of new paranormal interactions, objects, and hiding spaces. As with the most recent overhaul to 6 Tanglewood Drive, Willow retains an almost identical layout but features redesigned rooms, including a reconfigured basement layout, bringing the gameplay experience up to the team’s current development standards.
The reworked rooms include an art studio, home gym and entertainment room, replacing the bedroom, garage and basement previously featured in the haunted house. Alongside these visual updates, curious players will be able to uncover new lore hidden throughout Willow, piecing together a story waiting to be discovered.
“As part of the 13 Willow Street rework we’re continuing our approach to storytelling in Phasmophobia and developing the game’s narrative,” said Anastatia Dukakis, Senior Narrative Designer at Kinetic Games. “It’s always exciting to see the community make new discoveries together and we love seeing everyone share their theories and thoughts on the lore behind in-game locations.”
Players will also be tasked to correctly identify (and survive) 50 ghosts as part of map’s challenge, awarding the Sun Seeker ID set upon completion. Players can also unlock the Cool Cat ID card and badge for the first week after launch, by watching 2 hours of Phasmophobia streams.
Meanwhile, the major update accompanying the map rework is inspired by community feedback following the Player Character Update, and reflects Kinetic Games’ ongoing commitment to delivering the level of quality players expect before Phasmophobia leaves Early Access.
The update introduces a range of changes helping to refine the gameplay experience with refreshed animations allowing for smoother and quicker movements, and changes to evidence collection for a more seamless experience, and ghost hunters might also face a new presence lurking in the shadows…
New keybinds have also been added with players now able to use 1,2,3 and 4 for changing inventory slots alongside wider accessibility tweaks. For an overview of all the fixes landing in-game, you can check out the blog post here.
Phasmophobia is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series.