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‘Stranger Things VR’ Heads to PlayStation VR2, SteamVR on December 5 [Trailer]
Coinciding with the announcement that Stranger Things 5 will finally be coming next year, Tender Claws took the opportunity to announce that Stranger Things VR will be launching on the PlayStation VR2 and Steam on December 5. As an added bonus for PlayStation Plus members, you can grab Stranger Things VR with an added 20% discount.
Originally launching for the Meta Quest 2 and Quest 3 this past February, Stranger Things VR puts players in control as Vecna, as he explores unknown realities, forms the hive mind, and enacts his plan for revenge against Eleven and Hawkins. Players will invade the dreams and memories of fan-favorite characters and harness telekinetic powers to possess minds and battle creatures, as Henry Creel’s transformation into Vecna and his influence on the events of prior seasons is revealed.
Players will be able to grab, crush and throw their opponents using telekinesis, and relive memories from Henry’s time at Hawkins Lab with Dr. Brenner as you explore an otherworldly, interconnected hive mind. You’ll also be inhabiting the dreams and memories of fan-favorite characters like Will Byers and Billy Hargrove as you manipulate them to do your bidding.
Stranger Things 5, the final season of the hit Netflix series, will air sometime in 2025. David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder and Maya Hawke will return for the final season, joined by new faces including Linda Hamilton (Terminator), Nell Fisher (Evil Dead Rise), Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux.
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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.