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‘The Callisto Protocol’ Season Pass Includes 25 Additional Death Animations
So, remember how Striking Distance Studios’ The Callisto Protocol wouldn’t be coming to Japan after the team refused to tone down the violence? Well, for the Season Pass of The Callisto Protocol, the devs are doubling down on that.
The Steam page for The Callisto Protocol was recently updated to include details on just what’s included with the game’s Season Pass. Along with including the Outer Way Skin Collection and Story DLC, the Season Pass also includes two bundles: the Riot Bundle and Contagion Bundle.
The Riot Bundle introduces a sort of Horde Mode to The Callisto Protocol, where you’ll battle through waves of Biophage, upgrading and unlocking new weapons as you go. Meanwhile, the Contagion Bundle introduces a sort of Hardcore mode to the game, where you have reduced ammo and health drops, along with a customized difficulty and permadeath. Both Bundles contain respective skin packs.
It’s also in these two bundles that you have additional death animations for our protagonist, Jacob Lee. While the Season Pass doesn’t reveal exactly what those deaths involve, there are an additional 25 death animations between these two modes.
Once again, seeing as Striking Distance were behind the Dead Space series and its spectacularly gory death scenes, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.
The Callisto Protocol arrives December 2nd for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam.
DreadXP and developer PHL Games have locked in an August 13 release date for their long-awaited video game adaptation of Creepshow, which will launch globally on PC via Steam.
Inspired by the hit television series executive produced by horror legend Greg Nicotero, the game brings the franchise’s signature blend of wicked scares, twisted humor, and comic-book style dread into a new medium. Developed by PHL with creative direction from Brian Clarke (The Mortuary Assistant), Creepshow embraces the spirit of the beloved anthology franchise through self-contained tales of terror, delivering dramatic gameplay and shocking surprises.
From psychological horror to the blackest of humor, players will step into stories where death is often the least of their worries. Follow Danny and his friends as the search for the truth of what happened to Danny’s father quickly turns dark as they uncover sinister secrets. Fate brings Danny to The Reader, a mysterious fortune-teller, who has a taste for treacherous tales.
Enter an anthology of anguish—with varied gameplay and its devotion to the franchise’s gleefully gruesome identity, Creepshow offers longtime fans and newcomers alike a fresh way to experience one of the most iconic names in horror.
Key features of Creepshow include:
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- Vintage Pulp Horror, Back from the Dead: Inspired by the visual style and spirit of the Creepshow television series and the pulp horror comics that inspired it.
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