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Post-Launch DLC for ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Includes Deadpool, Morbius, Venom and More
2K Games and Firaxis have revealed that Deadpool, Morbius, Venom and Storm will be part of the Season Pass DLC for the upcoming Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Available as part of the Legendary Edition of the game or for individual purchase, each character will arrive in their own DLC pack, with each character having their own new abilities, new story missions, a new upgrade for the Abbey, and a selection of new skins and outfits.
In addition to the DLC packs, the Legendary Premium Pack (which is included in the Legendary Edition of Marvel’s Midnight Suns) will include 23 premium skins for existing characters. These include Blade’s “Blade 1602” skin, Captain America’s “Future Soldier” skin, Iron Man’s “Iron Knight” skin and Spider-Man’s “Demon Spider” skin.
Details on when exactly each Midnight Suns DLC pack will be released have yet to be revealed. However, the order in which they’ll be released will see Deadpool arriving first, followed by Venom, Morbius, and then Storm. Each character will be accompanied by “ferocious new artwork” by comic book artist Ryan Stegman.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns was originally scheduled to be released on October 7, but the game was delayed again to its current release date of December 2. Midnight Suns will release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, followed by releases at a later date on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
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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.