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‘Death’s Gambit: Afterlife’ Coming to Xbox One This Spring, New DLC Arriving for PC Next Month
After seeing a release on the PlayStation 4 last month (and the PC and Nintendo Switch before that), Serenity Forge and developer White Rabbit have announced that the upgraded Death’s Gambit: Afterlife will be coming to the Xbox One. Not only that, but the game will be receiving further DLC next month.
While nothing concrete, the Xbox One version of Afterlife is coming “this Spring”. It’s not known if existing owners will be enjoying a free upgrade as the PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch versions did, but it stand to reason that previous owners will enjoy the same deal.
Meanwhile, “Ashes of Vados” is the new DLC for Afterlife. It will launch for PC via Steam on February 10 for $7.99, followed by the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch this Spring. The new DLC includes a new boss fight in “The Eldritch Hand”, a new area called the Halls of Cruelty to “test your reflexes and platforming skills”, a combat arena, Boss Rush mode, new game modes and new rewards.
Lastly, for you physical media junkies, the physical version of Afterlife is now available for the Switch. It includes a sticker sheet, double-sided poster that features a character compendium and the map, and illustrated inner coversheet.
In Death’s Gambit, you are an agent of Death. Bound to his service, you must unravel the mystery of Siradon and challenge the undying guardians of the realm to purge their souls. Along the way, you discover the “reward” for your service.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.