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October Games Teams With Full Moon Features to Create Game Based on ‘Puppet Master’! [Trailer]
If you’re in the mood for more asymmetrical multiplayer mayhem in the vein of Dead By Daylight, October Games’ Horror Legends might be your thing. Released last week, the devs have a DLC treat for those who’ve already taken the plunge: they’ve partnered with Full Moon Features to not only do a crossover with Ted Nicolaou’s 1991 film Subspecies, but the devs are creating a game based on Puppet Master!
Horror Legends pits legendary monsters against unsuspecting Cast members as the latter tries to achieve objectives in order to escape the level. The Legends can employ minions to wear down the Cast, making them easier to kill. However, the Cast have their own unique abilities and loadouts.
The first DLC for Horror Legends has October Games bringing the bloodthirsty vampire Radu Vladislas from Subspecies into the game, complete with Anders Hove reprising the role by lending his voice to Radu. In addition, the Subspecies are here as Radu’s minions, and increase in numbers as Radu feasts on players. The DLC also contains 10 Cast skins (aka the game’s Survivors), featuring Full Moon branded T-shirts.
But the bigger news is that October Games is working on Puppet Master: The Game, featuring the likes of Blade, Pinhead, Tunneler, Jester, Six-Shooter and more. There’s not much info at the moment on the game, although it’ll be coming to Steam in late 2022.
Horror Legends is available now on PC via Steam.
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Bloober Returns to ‘Star Trek’ With Psychological Thriller ‘Star Trek: Shadow Frontier’ [Trailer]
Bloober Team weren’t done dropping news this week. After surprising everyone with SAW: Genesis at Summer Game Fest yesterday, they’ve now announced a new horror-slanted Star Trek title with Paramount Games Studio in Star Trek: Shadow Frontier. This is the second Star Trek title Bloober has developed, having released the VR body horror title Star Trek: Infection earlier this year.
“We’ve long admired the way Bloober Team crafts deeply immersive, atmospheric experiences that keep players on the edge of their seats,” said Paramount Games Studio senior vice president and head of creative and production Shawn Kittelsen. “For Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, it was essential to partner with a studio that could both honor that legacy and push it forward. We have full confidence in Bloober’s ability to deliver a game that does justice to the ‘Star Trek’ name while bringing something bold and new to the beloved franchise.”
Launching for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, the Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam in 2027, Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is a story-driven action-adventure that sees players step into the role of former Lieutenant Ro Laren (voiced by Michelle Forbes). After crashing onto a distant planet overtaken by a strange consciousness, Ro Laren must survive in an environment that is as breathtaking as it is lethal. Ro’s mission is driven by duty and purpose. But here, discovery comes at a terrible cost. The more she uncovers, the deeper she is pulled into a corrupted labyrinth where her memories twist and the planet threatens to sever her connection to reality.
The hostile ecosystem of the planet poses a constant threat to Ro’s existence. It seeks to absorb Ro’s consciousness, burrowing deep into her mind and plaguing her with haunting visions. Environmental hazards and obstacles lurk around every corner. Exploration is both your only path to salvation and your potential undoing. Players will be able to use their Tricorder to scan and analyze items, and of course rely on their Phaser to solve puzzles and fend off enemies.