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‘Gloomwood’ Bumped to September Release, ‘Ultrakill’ Update Moved up to August 16th
If you’ve been keen to get in on New Blood Interactive’s upcoming Victorian Survival Horror shooter Gloomwood (Neil and Jay had their own sneak peek at it), you’ll have to wait a bit longer. However, that’s good new for fans of Ultrakill.
New Blood Interactive took to Twitter last night to announce that Dillon Rogers and David Szymanski’s Gloomwood will be bumped back a few weeks from its original Early Access launch on Steam. Even Malcolm McDowell had to step in. The shooter will now arrive on Steam on September 6th. As a way to make up for the delay, Arsi “Hakita” Patala’s bloody arena shooter Overkill will have its Act II update arrive on Steam on August 16th.
Gloomwood is inspired by classic stealth-action game Thief that sees you trapped in a Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse. You have to rely on stealth, your wits and your array of weapons to survive. Armed with your canesword, six-shot revolver and more, you’ll be sticking to the shadows as you navigate the city. Gloomwood makes use of a stealth and sound system that tracks your light visibility and propagates noise accurately through the world, so tread lightly and use sound to distract your foes.
Contrasting the stealth of Gloomwood is Ultrakill, a fast-paced ultraviolent old school FPS that sees mankind having gone extinct, and the only beings left on earth are machines fueled by blood. But now that blood is starting to run out on the surface, machines are racing to the depths of Hell in search of more. Kill fast and with “SSStyle” to rack up combos and gain points that can be used on weapon variations between missions, while soaking in blood regains your health.
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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