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Gun Interactive Ends Future Content Updates for ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Game’
After what happened with Evil Dead: The Game and Friday The 13th: The Game, you had an inkling that something similar was going to eventually happen with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. That has unfortunately come to pass, as Gun Interactive announced this morning that after this month’s patch, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been “fully realized,” and will not be receiving any further future content or support. This means that there will be no more DLC, balance updates, or bug fixes.
“We feel proud of the game we’ve made and we’re happy that we’re at a point where we feel The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has reached its full potential,” states Gun Interactive. “From the very beginning, we’ve always had a clear and concise vision for this game. We wanted to push the envelope on multiplayer asymmetrical horror, shed light on this iconic film to a newer generation, and place folks into the beautiful but macabre world of Muerto County and we feel we have achieved that.”
The team states that despite future content updates no longer being developed, the game will still be playable, and will NOT be deslisted from storefronts. There will also be “a few more patches” to come that will transition the game towards peer-to-peer matchmaking. “Our community team will continue to interact with our players as we continue to celebrate The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with all of you who love this game just as much as we do.”
As fans know, licensing has been an issue with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from the beginning, with the team opting to develop original lore instead of adding content mainly based on the sequels. We did get the 2003 version of Leatherface from Marcus Nispel‘s Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and Bill Moseley did join the game as Family member Bones.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is out now on PC via Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
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Escape a Literal Hellhole in First-Person Survival Horror Title ‘Nature of Dread’ [Trailer]
Described as a nightmare “torn from the pages of Lovecraft, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov,” Nature of Dread is a newly-announced survival horror title coming to Steam. This sci-fi horror title has players fighting their way out of a nightmare deep within the northern wilderness, uncovering what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
The story for Nature of Dread that’s been revealed so far sees players awaken in the classified settlement of Hellhole in the northern forests. Built as humanity’s final defense in a war that has raged for over a millennium, the settlement was designed to contain an ancient evil. As these things go, in a desperate attempt to stop said evil, people tried to contain it, isolate it, and study it.
Ultimately, the military stepped in to do their usual cover-up routine, sealing the borders of the settlement off from the outside world and denying access. Unfortunately, things that were buried tend to have a habit of rising to the surface. Now you’ve been thrust into this centuries-old conflict, where you must decide how far you’re willing to go to protect what truly matters to you.
You’ll be facing off against the spawn of primordial evil, where these creatures learn, adapt, form packs, and change tactics the moment they sense your next move. Luckily, you’ll have plenty of weapons with which to fight these monstrosities, with the devs touting the game having a realistic weaponry system. Of course, since this is a survival horror title, you’ll need to be smart about your gear choices and manage your resources carefully in order to survive.