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THQ Nordic Shows off ‘Alone in the Dark’ Deluxe Edition Goodies, Derceto Manor in New Trailers [Video]
With the Alone in the Dark remake being bumped to March, it does give Pieces Interactive and THQ Nordic time to show off more of the game. Such is the case with the Digital Deluxe Edition for Alone in the Dark, which will not only allow you to experience the game with a variety of filters, but also throws back to the 1992 original.
As the name implies, the Derceto 1992 costume pack brings back the low-poly versions of Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood from Infogrames’ original Alone in the Dark, which no doubt get even more bizarre once when paired with actors David Harbour and Jodie Comer voicing the delightfully chunky characters. What’s even cooler is that you can swap these models out on the fly.
That’s just one of the goodies available. As part of the Deluxe Edition, much like we saw with Supermassive’s The Quarry, you can also experience Alone in the Dark with a variety of Vintage Horror Filters. These include the typical sepia film filter (complete with scratches), a film noir filter, a pixelated filter, and a cinematic filter that narrows the aspect ratio.
The extras are rounded off with a Developer’s Commentary that delves into the remake’s work.
THQ Nordic isn’t content with just showing off the Digital Deluxe Edition’s contents. They’ve also posted a new trailer that reveals more of the game’s central location in Derceto Manor, which is home to array of characters, alongside the various horrors you’ll experience in your playthroughs.
Alone in the Dark arrives March 20 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and 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.