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‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ Summons Third Free DLC, Price Drop Today [Trailer]
It’s a new month, and IllFonic is marking it with the release of the third free DLC for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Not only that, but the game is also receiving a permanent price drop of $19.99 USD.
As for DLC 3, alongside the usual fixes and Quality of Life updates to Spirits Unleashed, it also adds a new map, a new Ghost type in the Watcher, and new cosmetics that reference the 2016 Ghostbusters film.
The New Motion Club map is described as “a pillar of the New York underground music scene”. After a change in ownership, the venue was expanded to include a two-thousand square foot street level dance hall with the original basement stage reimagined as a comedy club. What new ownership didn’t account for though, was a recent spike in paranormal activity.
As for the new Watcher Ghost, it bears a close resemblance to the Bug-Eye Ghost toy from years gone by (and from its brief appearance in Ghostbusters: Afterlife). And much like the toy, the Watcher is able to launch eyeball towards intended scare targets, and then either recoiling it back to its socket, or pulling its torso to the eye itself, phasing through anything that stands between them.
Currently, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is available for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PC via the Epic Games Store. Also, keep an eye out for the Nintendo Switch Ecto Edition of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.
When Season 7 “Project Boneyard” arrives for The Outlast Trials on July 14, players will be greeted with the return of Prime Asset Sergeant Leland Coyle. And he’s not alone. Launching for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox, Project Boneyard will include a new Trial, two fresh MK-Challenges, major updates to Escalation and Invasion, new customization features, and a new Ex-Pop enemy stalking the Prison Farm known as The Biter.
Season 7 will see Reagents sent into Murkoff’s latest correctional nightmare in the Prison Farm. At the center of it all is Sergeant Coyle, returning in a prominent new role for the season’s new Trial, Locksock the Warden.
The American prison is a meat grinder, taking in sociopaths and criminals and extruding functioning members of society. But strict routine, severe conditioning, and close quarters create a crucible for power dynamics built on violence, contraband, and flesh.
With the new Trial, you are freedom. The indefinable promise that keeps prisoners at the grindstone that turns authority to profit and back again. Don’t let false authority stand in the way of real capital. Kill the Warden, and set yourself free.
Season 7 also brings with it two new MK-Challenges. In “Bribe the Judges”, you are the master, whose property is the purpose of the law. Salary reminds enforcement that their monopoly of violence only exists for your monopoly of capital. Collect the bribes in order to pay the judges. Meanwhile, “Cancel the Broadcast” has you sabotaging the broadcast and defiling the faithful with blood in order to be let out.
Then there’s the new Ex-Pop stalking the Prison Farm in The Biter. Having had its arms removed to prevent further self-harm, Biters are universal sadists, still capable of grievous harm with their mechanically enforced jaws. Though Biters are kept chained by the neck for safety, you should approach them with caution, as their augmented legs grant them unexpected velocity.
If that’s not enough content for you, from July 14 to August 11, Twitch users who tune in to participating The Outlast Trials Twitch streams can earn rewards through the latest Twitch Drops campaign. You can read up on the full details from the FAQ on developer The Red Barrels’ website.
Lastly, Project Boneyard also introduces a range of new features and improvements for The Outlast Trials, designed to “expand player expression, streamline preparation, and improve the overall experience” across key modes. That includes the introduction of Rig Customization, Knife Customization, Loadout Presets, and Mastery Tasks, giving players new ways to “prepare for therapy” and personalize their approach before entering the Trials. The update will also bring major reworks to both Escalation and Invasion, with significant changes designed to improve the flow, structure, and overall player experience of both modes.
More details on these features, and the full contents of Project Boneyard, will be revealed closer to launch.