Video Games
Ruggero Deodato’s ‘Cannibal Tales’ Aiming for February Release; Updated Demo Coming Soon [Teaser]
2024 will start things off with a bang for those waiting to play Fantastico Studio’s Cannibal Tales. The developer posted a new update to the game’s Steam page, announcing that development is close to completion. Not only that, but the team is once again confirming the goal to release Cannibal Tales “for the end of February.”
“We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve completed the implementation of all the game scenes,” reads the statement. “Currently, we’re focusing on refining the settings and saving features. Our goal is to wrap up development by January.”
The team also announced that they’ll be participating in February’s Steam Next Fest with a new demo for Cannibal Tales. You can still find the original demo that was released back in October on the game’s Steam page, just in case you wanted to get your comparisons out of the way.
As for that long-awaited release, the team is still focusing on that planned end of February release range.
For those that need a refresher, Fantastico Studio had announced a collaboration with Cannibal Holocaust director Ruggero Deodato back in 2020 for a video game that was touted as the “fourth, highly awaited chapter of Deodato’s cannibals cycle”. Titled Cannibal, the game then underwent a name change to Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare. From there, things got a bit dicey. Along with Deodato’s passing, the team ran out of money for development, which caused them to pivot development to create a visual novel based on a Deodato screenplay.
The new game, now titled Cannibal Tales, will be divided into three chapters. The first entry, “The Interview”, sees Helena, a journalist at “Bloody Disgusting” (no relation), determined to get a scoop that will allow her to become a partner at the newspaper. To do so, Helena decides to pursue a mystery surrounding Noah, a young survivor of metropolitan cannibal known as Price.
Aiming to unravel the connection between the two of them, and understand why Noah was spared, Helena presses for an interview. During the interview, the player’s morality will be put to the test as the line between good and evil grows increasingly blurred.
Cannibal Tales is currently in development for PC on Steam.
Video Games
Upcoming “Unholy Alliance” Update for ‘Cult of the Lamb’ Adds Local Co-op and More [Teaser]
Cult of the Lamb players will be getting more free goodies later this summer with the Unholy Alliance update. Coming August 12, the update introduces a brand new playable character in the Goat, which coincides with the game allowing local co-op.
With the Unholy Alliance update, the entire Cult of the Lamb campaign will be playable in local co-op. Players will also be able to enjoy special 2-player versions of existing mini-games, such as Fishing and Knucklebones, as well as choose from a selection of weapons, tarot cards, curses, and corrupted relics as your cooperative crusades progress.
The Lamb and Goat can also swap weapons, deal extra damage when fighting back to back, and even deliver a critical hit when their attacks are in sync. Good news for those who prefer to stay alone in their corner: they will be able to benefit from various new powers.
In addition to the addition of cooperative play, the Unholy Alliance expansion adds several tarot cards, relics, buildings, fleeces, character traits and quests, as well as the addition of new secrets to discover.
More information on the update will be released as the launch date creeps closer. Cult of The Lamb is available now on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch.
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