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Hardcore Mode Now Available as Free Update for ‘The Callisto Protocol’
Right on schedule, Striking Distance Studios has released a new update for The Callisto Protocol that adds a new Hardcore Mode to the game. The free update pushes your skills to the test, limiting your ammo and health drops, as well as reducing contraband value and buffing up your foes.
The update also addresses a few bugs and optimizations, which you can read up on here.
Hardcore Mode isn’t the only update now available for The Callisto Protocol, as Season Pass holders also get The Outer Way Skin Collection. The first of four scheduled DLC drops included in the game’s Season Pass, Season Pass owners can also expect to receive The Contagion Bundle in March and the Riot Bundle later this Spring, which will feature new game modes and content. Then there’s also the new story content for The Callisto Protocol that’s coming later this Summer.
The first free update arrived last month, which added New Game+ to the game, along with fixing some of the bugs that unfortunately hampered the game’s launch.
The spiritual successor to Dead Space (which just had its remake released a few weeks ago), The Callisto Protocol is out now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam.
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Remastered Editions of ‘Remothered: Tormented Fathers’ and ‘Remothered: Broken Porcelain’ Announced [Trailer]
With Stormind Games still working away on Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy, the developer is reaching back to the first two entries in the series and giving them a facelift. Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, Remothered: Tormented Fathers Remastered and Remothered: Broken Porcelain Remastered are currently being developed for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, and the Microsoft Store.
The remastered editions of both games will introduce major visual and technical improvements while preserving the original gameplay, atmosphere, balance, and identity. According to the developers, the goal of the project is to preserve the essence of the original games while delivering a technical presentation that meets the expectations of today’s players.
Specifically, the remastered editions will feature:
- More realistic lighting powered by Lumen technology
- Richer, more detailed environments with 4K textures and Nanite technology
- Enhanced character models
- Redesigned user interface and menus
- Updated cinematic sequences built to modern production standards
- Fixes for legacy bugs found in the original releases
- Overall improvements to stability and gameplay quality
“Remothered is a franchise we continue to deeply believe in,” said Antonio Cannata, CEO & Co-Founder of Stormind Games. “After confirming that [Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy] will arrive later this year, these Remastered editions represent another step in our commitment to this universe and to the community that has supported it over the years. We want to keep strengthening the franchise by honoring its past while building its future.”
Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy is currently in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and GOG.