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‘Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition’ Receiving Demo During Steam Next Fest in June
Those of you old-school shooter fans itching to get your hands on Apogee Entertainment’s upcoming Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition will be happy to know that the team of Apogee, Nightdive Studios and New Blood Interactive will have a demo available for you to try this June.
The remaster of the 1994 cult classic FPS will launch during Steam Next Fest: June 2023 Edition on June 19th. In addition to the demo announcement, the devs have a fresh look at the game’s new features and content over on the game’s Steam page, including content from the “lost” betas of Rise of the Triad, a level editor (with Steam Workshop support), new HUD (which includes Wolfenstein-like character portraits), multiplayer, character sprites, a brand new episode, and updated 4K visuals.
In the original Rise of the Triad, you play as one of five members of H.U.N.T. (High-Risk United Nations Taskforce). You’re tasked with investigating deadly cult activity on San Nicolas Island. As luck would have it, your boat is blown up after you arrive, and now you’ve got to stop the cult from blowing up Los Angeles.
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition will be released in the near future on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Nightdive Studios will also be partnering up with Limited Run Games for physical Standard and Collector’s Edition versions of Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition.
And don’t forget to check out our hands-on preview of the game!
Developer/publisher Black Hand has announced that their upcoming occult wild west game The Dark West will be receiving a playable demo on Steam next week on June 10. In addition, the devs have released a new trailer for the game, which highlights the combat, enemies, and boss battles that define the game’s cruel western landscape.
Set in a cursed frontier where faith clashes with damnation and once-living towns collapse into nightmares, The Dark West is a gritty action RPG shaped by greed, black magic, and the belief that power always comes at a price. The land bears the curse of people who got too greedy, and paid the price for what they were willing to do for it.
Two sides have risen from the ruin. The Order speaks of justice and wears it like armor, unwilling to see the rot growing among its own. Meanwhile, The Damned are already claimed by black magic, cursed and unapologetic about what it has made of them. The real danger is not what waits in the dark, but who’s standing behind you when the killing begins.
Players will choose characters shaped by difficult pasts, where violence settles most questions, and the rest are answered by choices that haunt your soul. In keeping with the Wild West theme, alcohol will give you strength, but at the obvious cost of dulling your senses, requiring you to weigh your options in battle.