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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.
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Get a Taste of the Action-Packed Terror in the Demo for FPS Shooter ‘BLIGHTEN’ [Trailer]
For those itching for some throwback first-person shooter action, Blight Software has just had a demo released for their upcoming FPS BLIGHTEN. The demo sees you and your squad selected to eliminate the last rebels in the eastern wastes, only to have your slaughtered, and you trapped in a decaying research facility. And you’re not alone.
You’ll explore every room of the facility for resources and weapons in an effort to stay alive. Luckily, you’ll have an extensive arsenal of various firearms at your disposal, from shotguns to assault rifles.
You’ll need them in order to take down the various blight-ridden mutated horrors throughout the mega structure. As one would expect, you’ll need to scrounge for parts and ammo, so make every shot count.
Similar to what players experienced in the early PlayStation classic Alien Trilogy, BLIGHTEN sports hand-drawn enemy sprites and animation in a 3D retro world, creating a unique and dynamic atmosphere while still scratching that throwback itch.
It’s all wrapped up in a dark narrative, where an unseen evil lurks in the shadows of the facility, shaping the horrors around you as you descend deeper into the facility. As you navigate this industrial nightmare, every Blightened creature slain is a grim reminder to what you’ve lost — and the things you’re fighting for.
Look for BLIGHTEN later this year on Steam.