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Chapter 3 of ‘Poppy Playtime’ Delayed to 2024; New Gameplay Trailer Released [Watch]
After announcing last month that Chapter 3 of Poppy Playtime was due out in December, MOB Games has made the hard decision to delay the official release by several weeks into 2024. According to MOB Entertainment co-founders Zach and Seth Belanger, the decision to delay Chapter 3, entitled “Deep Sleep”, is to ensure that the game releases “at the quality [MOB Entertainment is] striving for.”
In a message to fans, the Belangers state that the devteam has been “putting in extraordinary effort” to give fans the best possible experience. “Chapter 3 is going to be the biggest, highest quality installment of Poppy Playtime yet, and we cannot wait for you guys to enjoy it.”
As a consolation for the delay, the devs have put together a brand-new gameplay trailer that kicks off appropriately with a saccharine 90s-style cartoon. The cuteness quickly turns dark once we start seeing what remains of the Playcare orphanage, and the result of the toys having their way.
Chapter 3: Deep Sleep sees players investigating the decrepit Playcare orphanage, which is situated beneath Playtime Co., the abandoned toy factory from the previous chapters. You must make your way through this haunted place, solving new puzzles and avoiding the nightmares that lurk within the dark. You still have your trusty GrabPack, which now has new hand attachments that allow players to explore in new and creative ways.
You can currently find Poppy Playtime on PC via Steam.
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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.
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