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‘Alien: Isolation’ Announced for Android and iOS Devices; Arriving December 16th
If you’re one of the few who haven’t played Alien: Isolation yet, Sega is making it so you have no excuse not to play it. Announced today, Alien: Isolation will arrive on iOS and Android devices on December 16th for $14.99 USD, with Feral Interactive handling the porting duties as they did for the Nintendo Switch version of Isolation.
New to this version of Alien: Isolation will be touchscreen play, and a fully-customisable interface. For those who are console purists, gamepads will also be supported.
According to Feral Interactive, this version of the game will include all seven previously-released DLC packs, and be “the complete survival horror experience brought to mobile without compromise.”
Alien: Isolation is also available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.
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Definitive Edition of Throwback Survival Horror Game ‘Doctor Viscera’ Launches June 23 [Trailer]
For those who enjoy their survival horror gaming with a side of old-school cheese, you have Liminal Road’s Doctor Viscera. Released last October on Steam, the game is set to receive its Definitive Edition next week on June 23rd, with plans for a release on consoles to be shared soon. The Doctor Viscera: Definitive Edition will include a variety of improvements, adjustments, and new content designed to make the experience even more intense. All of this content will be available free to existing owners.
For those not in the know, Doctor Viscera is a throwback survival horror title with PSX-inspired visuals, where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus Asylum. You must explore the asylum’s various rooms, find useful items, and solve puzzles to unlock new areas and discover escape routes. At the same time, you’ll need to be on the lookout for the Doctor and his grotesque experiments.
The biggest addition to the Definitive Edition is the Nurse, a brand-new enemy who will actively pursue players throughout the campaign. Although slower than the eponymous doctor, the nurse introduces a completely different gameplay dynamic by using ranged attacks with a firearm, forcing players to rethink their routes, strategies, and survival tactics.
Under certain circumstances, you can disarm the Nurse, creating entirely new situations and possibilities within the game.
Doctor Viscera: Definitive Edition also introduces a new area to the map, featuring a tram system. In addition to serving as a new exploration route, it can also be used to quickly escape pursuers and travel between different sections of the asylum.
The update also brings improvements across multiple aspects of the experience, including:
- Level design changes
- Puzzle redesigns
- Performance optimizations
- New immersive audio system
- Controller support
- New menu interfaces
If you’re looking to check out the game before buying it, you can check out the demo that’s also available on Steam.