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[Trailer] Krampus Arrives in New Update For Lovecraftian Roguelite ‘Source of Madness’
Seeing as it’s that time of year, Thunderful Publishing has posted a new holiday-themed update for their Lovecraftian roguelite action RPG Source of Madness. Of course, seeing as this is Lovecraftian, the new “Krampus and Cold Air” update adds a towering eldritch horror version of Krampus for players to slay.
In the game, Krampus is the ancient high priest of the goat people, who just so happens to have awoken and now blocks the path to the old age altar of the Icemancers. Defeat him, and you’ll unlock the new Icemancer class. In addition to new spells, the new class gives you an air-dash that allows you to glide atop a transmuted path of ice, which can be weaponized if you’re smart about it.
Krampus isn’t the only new feature in this update. The new update offers you the option to pray to a variety of outer and elder gods, whether they listen or not. It’s a gamble – you never know if you will receive some of the most legendary spells or a curse. “Krampus and Cold Air” also tweaks the Pyromancer class, with Pyromancers now dropping a timed explosive when dashing, igniting creatures in a ball of flame.
Source of Madness is currently still in Early Access on Steam.
In what seems like an eternity, 3D Realms and Pet Project Games will finally be bringing their co-op sci-fi horror title Ripout out of Early Access. The FPS (which we checked out while last year while still in Early Access) will be leaving the service and launching in full on Steam on May 28.
The 1.0 release of Ripout will include eight new levels to traverse, the brand-new Kill Zone objective type where players must eliminate a specific number of enemies at a certain section of the level, as well as a variety of balancing and quality-of-life updates, including cloud saves.
Ripout is set in the 22nd Century, when humanity has reached beyond Earth to conquer the solar system. An interplanetary revolution for humanity has begun, but has quickly turned disastrous. This new expansion was greeted with new threats, as Alien forces emerged and threatened this new golden age. Desperate to find a way to keep them at bay, humanity developed a cell that regenerated soldiers’ tissue at superhuman speeds. But the cell turned sentient, causing those soldiers to transform into gruesome and bloodthirsty mutants.
With humanity’s saviour now fast becoming their downfall, you are one of the soldiers deployed using the latest in biotech weaponry to deal with the mutants. You must use your trusty biomechanical Pet Gun to gain a tactical advantage over your enemies by ripping weaponry off them while exploring procedurally generated derelict spaceships, collecting loot, and customizing your character to survive whatever dangers lurk around the corner.
No word yet on when the PlayStation and Xbox Series versions of Ripout will be released.
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