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‘Postal 4’ Exits Early Access Next Month [Trailer]
After spending the past few years in Early Access, developer Running With Scissors has announced that their return to the classic Postal franchise in Postal 4: No Regerts will be leaving Early Access on Steam on April 20. And yes, in keeping with the series’ brand of humour, that is indeed 4/20.
With the impending exit from Early Access for Postal 4, the full release brings a ridiculous amount of new content, including the including the Pick-Yer-Dude voice option ability, which allows players to change The Postal Dude’s voice from Jon St. John (of Duke Nukem fame) to iconic series favorites Rick Hunter or Corey Cruise. All five in-game days implemented throughout Early Access will include random encounters, a litany of side errands, improved graphics, revised mapping systems, new radio stations, and much more.
That’s not all, as Running With Scissors plans to include plenty of post launch content for Postal 4, with the first free new content arriving weeks following launch, with new weapons, side errands, performance improvements, graphical updates, and Co-Op multiplayer. There will also be “huge premium additions” like world expansions in the future.
In Postal 4, several years have passed since the events that devastated the once proud town remembered as Paradise. The only known survivors were the everyman known as The Postal Dude and his loyal companion, Champ. The duo now drive aimlessly through Arizona looking for a new place to call home. After a gas station rest stop ends with their car, trailer home, and the rest of their worldly possessions stolen, all the Dude’s seemingly got left to his name is his canine cohort and his bathrobe. As luck would have it, on the horizon, the Dude sees an unfamiliar and dazzling town known as Edensin…
Publisher Lyrical Games has announced that One More Level’s first-person Souls-like Valor Mortis will arrive October 13 on PlayStation 5,the Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. Those itching to get a chance to play the game ahead of its launch can check out the demo that’s available now on Steam.
The demo includes two chapters: Chapter 1: Revival introduces the core combat system on a ravaged battlefield. The second chapter is a brand new midgame level where players use William’s transmutation powers to traverse a destroyed bridge to the Lighthouse, with a steeper difficulty curve that previews what’s ahead.
Set in a supernatural reimagining of 19th-century Europe, Valor Mortis casts players as William, a resurrected soldier of the Grande Armée who wields both Napoleonic-era weaponry and devastating supernatural powers. Guided by Napoleon’s disembodied voice, you must traverse ravaged battlefields, sprawling mountains, and European-inspired cities consumed by a grotesque, continent-wide plague — the same corruption that pulses through William’s veins and gave him life.
The new trailer places the relationship between William and his Emperor, Napoleon, front and center. It marks Napoleon’s first appearance in the game, portrayed by César Award-winning actor Vincent Cassel, as he warns William of his newfound abilities and poses a question to players: what would you sacrifice for power?
As this is a Souls-like, you’ll experience challenging, stamina-and-skill-based combat designed to feel threatening and immersive. Every death is a stepping stone to mastery as you perfect your ability to parry blows, dash out of harm’s way, and deliver ravaging, visceral finishers. You’ll also make use of William’s newfound mobility to outrun and flank Napoleon’s plague-ridden Eternal Guard in Metroidvania-style exploration. Progress carefully, uncover environmental secrets, and survive the rotting remnants of an endless war.