Video Games
[TGA 2023] Arkane Lyon Developing Third-Person Action Title ‘Marvel’s Blade’ [Trailer]
While we await the upcoming return of Blade to screens in 2025, Arkane Lyon (the dev behind Deathloop) is set to bring The Daywalker his own video game with the third-person action game, Marvel’s Blade. News is still forthcoming for the game, including a release date.
“In honor of Blade‘s 50th anniversary, we have found the perfect match for the Daywalker in Arkane Lyon, a studio of uncompromising artists who continually push the boundaries of game design and innovation,” said Marvel Games vice president and creative director Bill Rosemann in a press release. “In addition to their award-winning talent, it’s their personal passion and bold vision for our half-human, half-vampire iconoclast that makes this collaboration a perfect fit.”
“As a kid of mixed origins, I felt a special connection to Blade—a hero with a dual heritage himself,” says Arkane Studios Lyon game director Dinga Bakaba at The Game Awards. “The opportunity to put our spin on this character is a dream of mine and a challenge that our team embraces with a passion. We couldn’t be happier to put players in Blade’s boots, as he becomes the champion of my hometown of Paris, one stake at a time.”
Marvel’s Blade will be set in a quarantined section of Paris in the middle of a supernatural emergency. Vampires have emerged, terrorizing the city of lights and forcing Parisians to shelter inside their homes at night to wait for sunrise.
With the 1.0 launch looming on the horizon for The Astronauts’ dark fantasy RPG FPS Witchfire, the devteam has released the last major update in “Revelations”, introducing a wealth of new content, enhanced localisation, and a dialogue system. Players can now engage in multi-threaded conversations with Fallen Preyers, making pivotal choices that impact both gameplay and story. This system establishes the narrative baseline for the upcoming 1.0 release, providing fleshed-out storylines that unveil the tragic history of the Preyers.
Revelations introduces the Marshland, a hostile wetland map crawling with new abominations. This grim region hides the secrets of the Cathedral of Saint Aurelian, shedding light on historical Vatican failures and the mystery of a forgotten Fallen Preyer.
To survive, players can now equip themselves with a powerful new gear pack featuring 4 distinct weapons. The Heart Eater is a precision pistol that rewards successive weak-spot hits with devastating lightning damage, while the Corpse Eater harnesses the power of decay to ramp up its damage output. Rounding out the arsenal is the Soul Eater, a demonic firearm that reveals the soul sigils of nearby enemies, allowing players to stun them on demand. Lastly, the Tempest is a demonic raygun that fires electric energy.
The update also adds the biggest dungeon to grace Witchfire yet in the highly anticipated Witch Vault, as well as overhauling environmental mechanics through World Corruption 2.0, introducing an entirely new set of challenges and difficulty scaling.
Outside of combat, players can now retreat to the Garden, a now-accessible area to the Hermitorium. Here, they can cultivate the rare resources needed to craft incense, or simply sit on a bench to take in the view.
Witchfire is available now in Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store with a 20% discount until June 25.