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New Patch For ‘The Mortuary Assistant’ Adds New Content, Including a New Ending [Trailer]
Developer DarkStone Digital has given fans of The Mortuary Assistant a summer treat with the new 1.2 patch, which is available now. Touted as the last major update for the game “for the foreseeable future”, the update includes the usual bug fixes, as well as adds new content for fans to discover.
For starters, the new 1.2 patch adds a new ending to The Mortuary Assistant, along with new lore-based content for fans to devour. The update also includes new haunt events, as well as a new aggressiveness slider for haunts to adjust their frequency in the game. There are also three new bodies for the player to embalm (if you’ve got the stomach for it).
Thank you everyone for continuing to support and play The Mortuary Assistant! As I’ve stated in other posts, this update will be the last major update for the foreseeable future,” explains DarkStone’s Brian Clarke. “That doesn’t mean there won’t be any updates but I have been supporting MA exclusively for almost a year now and it is time for me to focus on new projects and content. Keep an eye out for random things like new bodies, haunts, etc. but the updates will slow dramatically from here. Thank you all again so much for being here to enjoy The Mortuary Assistant!”
The Mortuary Assistant is available on PC via Steam, as well as the 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.