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New Weapons Galore Available in Latest Update For ‘Hunt: Showdown’
Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown is getting some new goodies as part of its latest updates in the 1.7.2 patch. The update goes live on Steam today, with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One getting the patch on Thursday, February 3.
1.7.2 sees the return of the mysterious Mr Orwell Chary, who first appeared in the recent Winter Solstice event. Chary offers rewards for players in exchange for different amounts of Bloodline XP every day as part of the new Dark Tribute feature. Possible rewards include an exclusive Legendary Hunter – “Bad Hand” – and other Legendary items.
New rewards are also being introduced for first-time daily extractions, including Hunter XP and Hunt Dollars, while a five-day successful extraction streak earns you Blood Bonds. New legendary content includes the Flare Pistol “Death’s Beacon”, the Romero 77 Talon “Maelstrom”, the Winfield M1873 Musket Bayonet “Patre”, and the Bornheim No. 3 Match “Mockingbird”.
Lastly, the patch includes new weapon variants, such as the Scottfield Model 3 Spitfire, Scottfield Model 3 Precision, Scottfield Model 3 Swift, and a Berthier Mle 92 Deadeye. New custom Full Metal Jacket ammo is also being made available for Winfield and Winfield C variants.
And, seeing as it’s the Lunar New Year, you can celebrate with the Azure Arsenal DLC, which being released on February 1 on Steam, and February 8 on consoles. There will also be discounts on the base game and all the DLCs with an additional loyalty discount for previous Showdown owners until February 3rd.
Along with the additions, there are the usual bug fixes and tweaks, which you can read up on over here.
And, as with System Shock, Hunt: Showdown is also getting a TV adaptation on Binge.
Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.
Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.
Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.
In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”
Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here. Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.
Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.
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