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Gizmo From ‘Gremlins’ Coming to ‘MultiVersus’ Next Tuesday, Stripe to Follow
It was reported last month that Player First Games and WB Games’ MultiVersus would be seeing the arrival of Stripe from Gremlins as part of its Season 1 content. As it turns out, not only are we getting Stripe, but next week, Gizmo will be joining MultiVersus.
It all started with the official MultiVersus Twitter account posting a teaser video that alludes to Gizmo joining the game’s roster next Tuesday. Gizmo was never officially confirmed to be joining the game, only Stripe. That tweet was followed up by developer Player First Games chiming in, confirming that Gizmo will indeed be in the game, and would be joining the roster before Stripe.
And in case there was any doubt, Player First Games’ co-founder Tony Huynh confirmed that Gizmo and Stripe will be two separate characters for MultiVersus, and not a skin variation.
It’s still unclear as to when Stripe would be joining the game. And as we mentioned before, there’s speculation that other genre characters such as Beetlejuice and Eleven from Stranger Things would be making their way to the free-to-play game at some point, though neither Player First Games or WB Games have acknowledged these rumours.
There’s also been no date set for when Black Adam would be joining the roster, though given that Jaume Collet-Serra‘s Black Adam hits theatres October 21, you can bet that we’ll be seeing him around then.
Currently, you can play MultiVersus for free on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC via Steam.
Thanks to Video Games Chronicle for the heads up.
We've got a little, fluffy surprise headed your way on Tuesday! #MultiVersus pic.twitter.com/83CVuUs0p2
— MultiVersus (@multiversus) September 1, 2022
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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.