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Dead Drop Studios Launches Kickstarter For ‘Outbreak: Shades of Horror’

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Developer Dead Drop Studios is continuing with their Outbreak series of Survival Horror titles with Outbreak: Shades of Horror. This time around, they’re using Kickstarter to help get the game off the ground. Dead Drop Studios has also partnered with Limited Run Games to offer physical versions of the game, along with merchandise.

The story for Shades of Horror centres on a cast of survivors as they fight to escape the city of Cypress Ridge during the early days of the zombie apocalypse. Characters from previous Outbreak games will be returning in Shades of Horror, along with the reveal of their origins. Each survivor will have their own backstory, explaining how they ended up in Cypress Ridge, as well as their own unique skills that will allow them to make their way through the city. Shades of Horror will encourage players to play as each of the survivors “in order to construct what has happened from bits and pieces of journal entries, recordings and radio station broadcasts scattered throughout the city.”

Outbreak: Shades of Horror is touted as a “love letter” to the Survival Horror games in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “Towards the end of this era, there was an emphasis on stories driven by multiple characters that utilized multiplayer co-op,” read the description on the Kickstarter page. “This model of storytelling was abandoned with the rise of action horror. This left a loyal fanbase (these developers included) desperate for someone to revisit the survival horror genre and expand on the untapped potential left in this style of play. With Outbreak: Shades of Horror, Dead Drop Studios harness this potential to craft an essential new entry in the survival horror genre.”

Seeing as this is a Kickstarter campaign, there will be stretch goals for Shades of Horror. Those haven’t been revealed as of yet, as the team wants to focus on fully funding the game first. However, from the teaser images, it would appear that crossplay is a possibility, along with what looks to be dinosaurs (?!).

Currently, you can try out a playable teaser for the game via Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Stadia.

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‘El Paso, Elsewhere’ – LaKeith Stanfield Starring in Adaptation of Monster Hunting Video Game

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Last year’s monster hunting shooter El Paso, Elsewhere is headed to the screen, with THR reporting that LaKeith Stanfield (Haunted Mansion) will star in the live action film adaptation.

Stanfield will also produce the film alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

THR notes in today’s report, “There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.”

In the upcoming movie version of El Paso, Elsewhere, “Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (LaKeith Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth. James learns that the only route to love is through healing.”

Developer Strange Scaffold’s El Paso, Elsewhere was released this past September.

Aaron Boehm wrote in his 4-star review here on Bloody Disgusting, “Much like its inspiration Max Payne, and other games in Remedy’s catalog, there’s a clear vision that unites every frame of this game, making for an experience that both reignites a classic action subgenre and forges an identity all its own. Few games have a better elevator pitch than El Paso, Elsewhere, and it’s awesome to see it live up to those expectations with style and heart.”

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