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“Half-Life 2” Prototype Mod ‘Days Without Incident’ Will Release for Free This October [Trailer]
New horror publisher Black Lantern Collective continues to churn out announcements, this time with We Create Stuff’s Days Without Incident. Originally built in 2017 as a prototype Half-Life 2 mod, the game is being released for free on Steam on October 22.
For a bit of background, Days Without Incident was created during the years when We Create Stuff were transitioning from experimental modders to full-fledged developers. Days Without Incident never saw release (until now) but, the ideas and mechanics later inspired their psychological storytelling horror with In Sound Mind, which released back in 2021.
By releasing Days Without Incident now, the team are both celebrating the anniversary of In Sound Mind, and rewarding the community. Meanwhile, the team is still hard at work on their next title, Nightmare House, which was announced last year.
Days Without Incident is set in the industrial town of Ebenflow. You are dropped into an abandoned metalworks factory, shuttered after a string of mysterious deaths. Rumours of poisoned water and strange growths linger, but your investigation forces you to confront the shadows left behind. It has been… how many days… since the last incident? The truth of that waits in the dark, but the town clearly doesn’t want to remember.
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Souls-like ‘Blasphemous’ Receiving New Physical Limited ‘Martyrs’ Edition’ for PS4, Switch
The Game Kitchen is celebrating their 2D Souls-like Blasphemous reaching 5 million in sales in a big way. Publisher Team 17, together with astragon Entertainment, have announced a new premium physical edition for PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch in Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition. Pre-orders for the Martyrs’ Edition are now live via the Team 17 website.
Launching on October 30, the Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition delivers the complete Blasphemous experience. Alongside the base game with all released content included on-disc/cartridge, the edition features a 48-page Visual Compendium showcasing previously unreleased artwork, a premium poster featuring an all-new key visual, a developer letter, a game manual, and a digital soundtrack with 38 tracks.
Developed by The Game Kitchen and originally released back in 2019, Blasphemous (read our review) is a brutal action-platformer set in the nightmarish land of Cvstodia, combining challenging hack-and-slash combat, exploration, stunning pixel art and a deeply atmospheric gothic world. Players take on the role of The Penitent One, battling fearsome enemies and towering bosses in a quest to break the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
In addition to being available for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, you can also grab Blasphemous on the Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG.
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