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‘Deadpool VR’ Launches November 18 for the Meta Quest
After the big reveal earlier this summer, Twisted Pixel and Oculus Studios announced during Gamescom that Deadpool VR will be launching for the Meta Quest 3 on November 18. Not only that, but the teams released the new story trailer, which expands upon the bizarre narrative from the original announcement back in June.
The story goes that The Merc with a Mouth just signed brand new contract with Mojo, the biggest name in intergalactic streaming. Unfortunately for Deadpool, he didn’t read the fine print. As a result, he’s now off to “recruit” (aka kidnap) some of the toughest villains in the Marvel Universe.
That involves him facing off against Marvel villains such as Mephisto, Lady Deathstrike, Omega Red, and Ultimo, as he tries to fulfill his contract and make some serious cash while trying to stay alive. Players will blend parkour with a freeform combat system to take down foes with style and unlock weapons.
Featuring Neil Patrick Harris as the voice of Deadpool and John Leguizamo as the voice of Mojo, you’ll be getting rich and die trying (again and again) to entertain Mojo’s massive audience. So, try to have fun with it. Throw your sword into a guy’s chest, or throw him off a ledge, or decapitate him and recite the “Alas, poor Yorick” monologue.
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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.