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Bloober Team Updates Mysterious Countdown Website
Bloober Team is keeping things interesting with that mysterious countdown website they had launched at the beginning of last month. The website has undergone a bit of a facelift, now featuring a rose logo and an ominous message to go along with the countdown timer.
The rose logo, which if you move your mouse over it, will change to a dripping version that appears to be bleeding (which seems fitting, given the countdown expires just after Valentine’s Day on February 15 at 12:00 a.m. ET). There’s also a cryptic phrase just below the logo, “Some things never leave the walls. They only learn to wait.” To add even more confusion, hitting the “Play” button starts a broken recording of someone reciting the William Blake poem, “The Sick Rose”.
“Thou art sick… invisible flies in the night… Howling storm has found out thy bed of crimson joy… Dark secret thy life destroy.”
Obviously, these new additions have some on the internet now speculating that one of the projects that Bloober Team is working on (in addition to the remake of the original Silent Hill) is Punchline’s 2006 PlayStation 2 psychological horror title, Rule of Rose. However, a remake of Rule of Rose doesn’t appear to be the case, despite the rose commonality. This still leaves the option open to it being a potential new entry in the Layers of Fear series, or a brand new IP altogether.
Once again, we’ll have to see just what Bloober Team is cooking on February 15th.
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Get a Taste of the Action-Packed Terror in the Demo for FPS Shooter ‘BLIGHTEN’ [Trailer]
For those itching for some throwback first-person shooter action, Blight Software has just had a demo released for their upcoming FPS BLIGHTEN. The demo sees you and your squad selected to eliminate the last rebels in the eastern wastes, only to have your slaughtered, and you trapped in a decaying research facility. And you’re not alone.
You’ll explore every room of the facility for resources and weapons in an effort to stay alive. Luckily, you’ll have an extensive arsenal of various firearms at your disposal, from shotguns to assault rifles.
You’ll need them in order to take down the various blight-ridden mutated horrors throughout the mega structure. As one would expect, you’ll need to scrounge for parts and ammo, so make every shot count.
Similar to what players experienced in the early PlayStation classic Alien Trilogy, BLIGHTEN sports hand-drawn enemy sprites and animation in a 3D retro world, creating a unique and dynamic atmosphere while still scratching that throwback itch.
It’s all wrapped up in a dark narrative, where an unseen evil lurks in the shadows of the facility, shaping the horrors around you as you descend deeper into the facility. As you navigate this industrial nightmare, every Blightened creature slain is a grim reminder to what you’ve lost — and the things you’re fighting for.
Look for BLIGHTEN later this year on Steam.