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Sony State of Play Reveals ‘Silent Hill 2’ Release Date, ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ and ‘Until Dawn’ Remaster Gameplay [Trailer]
Not to be outdone later today by Konami, Sony has revealed several surprises during its State of Play, including the release date of the Until Dawn remaster, as well as a brand-new trailer and the release date for Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2!
Survios and 20th Century Games dropped the first gameplay footage for their upcoming Alien: Rogue Incursion. While the trailer is still keeping with the “Holiday 2024” release date for the moment, the trailer does drop us down on LV-354, aka Purdan for some up close and personal Xenomorph action. Rogue Incursion is also in development for SteamVR, and Quest 3.
Supermassive’s Until Dawn also received a new trailer, showing off its graphical makeover. The port is set for release Fall 2024 on PC via Steam and PlayStation 5. Developer Ballistic Moon is handling the port duties.
Rather than waiting until the latest Silent Hill Transmission, Konami and Bloober team pulled the trigger early and revealed a new gameplay trailer for the remake of Silent Hill 2, which also included the game’s release date of October 8 for PC via Steam and the PlayStation 5. More info is expected later today from Konami regarding SH2, including other Silent Hill titles currently in development.
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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.