The BloodSouls mod brings a bit of Bloodborne's charm into the original Dark Souls
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While it took a little while for the modding scene to develop, the original Dark Souls is currently no stranger to graphical overhaul mods. If you are so inclined you can transform your character into Shovel Knight, the Doom guy, Guts from Berserk, and now also Blooborne's iconic hunter.
All of the changes are purely cosmetic, but if you feel like bringing a bit of BLoodborne's charm into Dark Souls you now have the ability to do just that. But enough blabber from me, here's what it looks like in-game:
Shovel Knight developers have released a detailed and enthralling article on how exactly they created Specter Knight
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[Update]: Shovel Knight devs are working on a new 8-bit action-adventure - Mina the Hollower!
Shovel Knight's latest campaign "Specter of Torment" brought with it a whole bunch of new content, the most impressive of which was the ability to play as one of the previous bosses - Specter Knight! As you might imagine, the developers couldn't simply give you control over a boss and call it a day - they had to redesign him from the ground up.
It is exactly this process, from a simple idea to an actual character you can play, that the latest developer blog covers in rather enthralling detail. So if you're interested in peeking behind the curtains of game development and figuring out what exactly the developers planned, what they struggled with, and how they solved those problems, then I would highly recommend you give the article read as its quite captivating!
Observer is a cyberpunk horror game from the developers behind Layers of Fear
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Observer is a psychological horror game set in a bleak cyberpunk world that is constantly beset by plagues, war, and poverty. With the outside world being such a bundle of joy and happiness, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that most of humanity has turned to drugs, virtual reality, or a combination of both.
This is where you, an elite neural detective known as an Observer, come into play. Its going to be your job to invade the unstable minds of criminals and victims in search of clues and information, which unfortunately means you will have to delve through their darkest fears and most twisted dreams. As far as horror game concepts are concerned, this one's pretty high up there in terms of creativity!
The remastered version of the ambitious Secret World MMORPG has now arrived on Steam
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The original Secret World was simultaneously one of the most intriguing and disappointing MMOs I've ever played. On one hand it managed to create actually compelling stories and zones filled to the brim with atmosphere, but on the other hand its combat was so generic and tedious that I'm genuinely impressed it ever saw release. A real shame since the concept truly was great, yet the execution sorely lacking.
This is where the newly remastered Secret World Legends comes into play. As you might expect it retains all of the excellent storytelling and exploration from the original, while also heavily working combat mechanics, progressions, some of the dated visuals, and pretty much all of the problems players ended up encountering throughout their journey. You can get a quick glimpse at what all of this looks like in-game through one of the most recent trailers. Have a gander:
Telltale's adventure games are currently on a deep discount over at GOG
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Telltale recently announced brand new seasons for The Walking Dead, Batman, and The Wolf Among Us adventure game series, and in order to celebrate they've basically been having non-stop sales for a couple of weeks now. There was recently a sale on Steam, the first episode of Game of Thrones has become entirely free, and there is even a massive Humble Bundle filled to the brim with modern Telltale games (24 hours remaining as of time of writing).
If you've somehow managed to miss all of these sales, worry not as GOG is currently offering most of Telltale's modern catalog at a sizable discount. So if you ever wanted to play some of Telltale's classics such as The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us, or Sam & Max, now would be a really good time to do so.
Grand Theft Space is a GTA 5 mod that lets you explore the galaxy and engage in interstellar warfare
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If you're sick and tired of being confined to a single city, or even a single planet, you might be interested to hear that GTA 5 will soon be getting a mod that lets you explore the galaxy itself. In true GTA 5 fashion the Grand Theft Space mod will have a variety of story missions to undertake, numerous locations to explore and pillage, as well as a whole bunch of hostile aliens to obliterate and humiliate.
Explaining all of this through words alone is not exactly the easiest of tasks, so allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer, courtesy of Duggy on Youtube. Have a look, its quite... something:
The zombie-free survival game The Long Dark is releasing tomorrow alongside a new story mode
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After almost a hundred updates and multiple years in Steam Early Access the zombie-free survival game The Long Dark will be releasing tomorrow, on August 1st for PC and consoles. Instead of dealing with a post-apocalyptic scenario or raving bands of super-mutants, in The Long Dark its only going to be you, the bitter cold, and all of the fury Mother Nature can muster. A simple concept, but a rather compelling one!
In an effort to make this launch all the more exciting for new and old players alike, the developers will be bringing in the long-awaited story mode. So whether you're a seasoned veteran or a brand new player, there will be plenty of mysteries to uncover and survivors to chit-chat with. If you're interested in seeing what all of this might look like in-game, here's the recently posted trailer: