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[Trailer] Behaviour Interactive Kicks Off Fifth Anniversary Celebration For ‘Dead by Daylight’
Hey, it’s Dead by Daylight‘s fifth anniversary, and Behaviour Interactive is in the mood to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than with a time-limited event that includes the return of Anniversary Crowns, new community challenges and giveaways?
Starting today and lasting until July 15th, Dead by Daylight will be in party mode on PC and consoles. Finding and keeping Anniversary Crowns until the end of the trial grants you that sweet cosmetic, but that’s only the start. During the 5th Anniversary event, Anniversary Crowns will be tracked at a community level with multiple shared goals. If the community meets these goals, they unlock exclusive charms and cosmetics, including outfits for David King and The Wraith.
Alongside the Crowns are the return of confetti-launching Flashlights, Med Kits, and Toolboxes. As well, levels will be decked out in anniversary gear for you to party with as you panic. The Shrine of Secrets will also now be on daily rotation, and feature Perks from almost every single character in the game. Plus, every Perk will be 500 Iridescent Shards off!
Lastly, during the first 7 days of the event, Behaviour Interactive will be giving away a total of 9,000 Iridescent Shards per player, just for logging in. Players logging in later in the event will still be able to claim earlier login rewards, so no one misses out. These will add up to enough to purchase an entire original character.
If that’s not enough, your first log in during the event will net you a 500,000 Bloodpoint gift, so you’ll be able to quickly gain access to the new event items in your Bloodwebs.
Dead by Daylight is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and the Nintendo Switch.
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.