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‘KARMA: The Dark World’ Invades Your Mind Today on PC and PS5 [Trailer]
Obviously, when you use the likes of David Lynch, Hideo Kojima, and Christopher Nolan as inspiration for your game, people will want to check it out. That’s what Wired Productions and Pollard Studio are betting on with their sci-fi horror title KARMA: The Dark World, which is out today on PC via Steam (with a 10% discount until April 10), the Epic Games Store and PlayStation 5, with a release on the Xbox Series at a later date.
KARMA: The Dark World blends psychological horror with immersive storytelling, challenging players to uncover the deepest secrets hidden in the minds of their targets. Taking place in 1984 East Germany, players take on the role of Daniel McGovern, an elite Roam Agent working for Leviathan Corp’s Thought Bureau, and tasked with mind-diving into the memories of suspects.
What begins as another routine investigation soon unravels into a dark conspiracy that challenges everything he believes. As McGovern navigates the minds of those he pursues, he must confront disturbing truths and question his own reality.
In addition to the standard edition of the game, there is also a Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes an exclusive soundtrack by Geng Li, a digital EP, and a digital artbook.
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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.