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“Scavengers” DLC Arrives for ‘Blood West’ on June 3 [Trailer]
More fun is headed players’ way this summer for eldritch shooter Blood West, as New Blood Interactive and developer Hyperstrange have announced a June 3 release date for the Scavengers DLC. The DLC adds the long awaited endless roguelite mode to the game, where players will be put to the test to survive as they meet familiar friends and old foes.
This isn’t your typical roguelite, however. Instead of one main character, players will inhabit different characters called scavengers, looking to make their fortune from the changes occurring out in the Barren Lands. You’ll take on contracts, earn money, buy better equipment, unlock new traders with new missions and challenges. The goal is to keep the cycle going for as long as you can. If you die, you start as a new scavenger, but you’ll keep your progression and unlocks to make your next start a bit easier, and always more interesting.
Players will be able to re-visit the main game maps, but will be faced with randomized enemy types and loot placement. Not to mention some new locales that beg to be explored. Add to that, you’ll have access to ten new weapons, six new craftable artifacts, treasure hunting, collectible figurines that grant bonuses, and more.
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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.