Wales Interactive has teased a new free map for its co-op horror shooter Sker Ritual. The teaser may also include a secret release date.

The House of the Damned map will be available to all players and has already been penciled in for a July release on Sker Ritual’s roadmap. Wales Interactive has said it’s still on track to meet that.

But the teaser perhaps offers a more concrete date. Several people have pointed out that the Morse code in the 20-second preview suggests a July 22, 2024, release date.

Sker Ritual trailer and details

Sker Ritual is an intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

”The Quiet Ones are back in this round-based survival FPS. Face hordes of new and familiar enemies, supercharged elites with unique supernatural powers, upgradeable steam-punk weapons, interchangeable spine-chilling masks, and mysterious story objectives from the writing talent behind Maid of Sker, Battlefield 1, and Total War: Rome II.”

Sker Ritual is a spiritual successor to single-player horror game Maid of Sker. It was launched out of Early Access on April 18, 2024.

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Dragami Games has unveiled a new Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP trailer and a release date for the cult classic’s remaster.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will be released digitally on September 25, 2024 on PS5.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is a remake of the original Lollipop Chainsaw (2012), on which Yoshimi Yasuda lead development as producer. RePOP is a definitive version of the game which leaves the story unchanged, with the focus on quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content.

Watch Juliet, a descendant of zombie hunters, as she fights alongside her boyfriend and family to stop a zombie apocalypse starting in her high school in “Juliet’s 18th Birthday.”

Watch the Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP trailer below.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will also release a physical edition worldwide. Further details are to be announced at a later date.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Quality of Life Improvements

• The game’s resolution has been increased to full HD, and load times have been greatly shortened.
• The chainsaw action has been sped up with the introduction of the Chained Hits Hunting system, in which chaining multiple hits in succession increases the player’s attack speed.
• The input timings for Combo Actions have been adjusted, to better fit players’ expectations.
• Chainsaw Blaster action has been improved with the addition of auto-lock and auto-fire modes that can be toggled. And an increased maximum ammo count of 99.
• The player can now immediately use Combo Actions at the start of the game.

Additional Gameplay Content

• Separate from Original Mode, RePOP adds “RePOP mode,” which uses a unique and colorful pop art-inspired art style for damage effects.
• Unique new chainsaws with distinctly different features have been added.
• There are 30 costumes, more than the original game’s costume count. Combined with the addition of 4 new hair colors and 4 new chainsaws, this adds up to 750 different possible combinations.
• Juliet’s Room has been expanded with more features.
• A “Time Attack” mode with ranking feature has been added.

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Stage 2 Studios and Serenity Forge have announced Lifeless Planet follow-up Lifeless Moon will land on PS4 and PS5 next month.

The 3D platforming sequel will be PlayStation-bound on July 9, 2024.

Lifeless Moon details

Lifeless Moon, the spiritual successor to the popular 2014 indie title Lifeless Planet, is a 3D platformer that puts you in the center of a mysterious Moon expedition. This new adventure, inspired by classic science fiction, plays as an Apollo-era astronaut who finds themself in the aftermath of an old 1970s experiment: an oddly familiar desert town… on the moon.

Explore Anomalies – Secrets in the desolate moon city soon unlock mysteries on a much grander scale… Equipped with a jetpack and your sense of survival, search for the truth through landscapes one could hardly fathom.

Collect Documents – You’ll need perseverance and wit to uncover this mystery. Record your thoughts and find clues from the past to unravel the dark secrets residing on this celestial body.

Utilize the Technology – If you want to understand the forces at hand, you’ll need to use them to your advantage. Solve puzzles and work with strange technology to create a path forward.

Unearth the Mystery – A land where objects materialize from nothing and time flows unexpectedly. Relive the experiences and traumas of the scientists that came before you. After all, following their footsteps might be the only way to return home.

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Capcom has revealed that Resident Evil Village has passed a major sales milestone and broke a series record in reaching it.

Resident Evil Village makes series history

Since its release in 2021, the game has topped 10 million sales globally, which makes it the fastest title in the series to reach that number. It’s the eighth mainline title.

As of March 2024, the Resident Evil franchise has sold more than 152 million copies worldwide. After a critical slump, the series was boosted by the success of Resident Evil 7. That game has sold almost 14 million copies to date, matched by the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake.

For context, Resident Evil 7 still hadn’t hit 10 million sales by the time the eighth game came out, a four-year gap to Village’s three.

Resident Evil Village joined the Capcom Platinum Club shortly after its release. The award goes to any Capcom title that hits a million sales.

DLC, a repackaged Gold Edition, and ports to more hardware have bolstered the game over the years. It’s also on PSVR 2 in its entirety. It sees the continuation of Ethan Winters’ story as he heads into deadly new territory and faces off against a selection of freakish monstrosities.

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A Metal Gear Solid Delta Collector’s Edition has been revealed alongside regular physical versions of the MGS 3 remake from Konami.

A Tactical Edition brings the game to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on a physical disc. Tactical and Collector’s Editions will be available at launch.

At present, there’s still no release date for the game, but it had been rumored to drop in 2024. Europe and the UK will receive a Deluxe Edition featuring different goodies.

Metal Gear Solid Delta Collector’s Edition details

Collector’s Edition: US

• The day one “Tactical Edition” of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
• Miniature terrarium based on the iconic opening scene of Virtuous Mission where Naked Snake must recover his backpack snagged on a tree branch. Includes miniature Naked Snake figurine and tree stump with hanging bag.
• A recreation of the fake identification badge Naked Snake uses to break into Groznyj Grad Northeast as a scientist.
• High-quality stitched patch showing membership in the legendary FOX UNIT.
• Unique rubber patch commemorating Naked Snake’s historic HALO parachute jump.
• Beautiful retro-style metal game case utilizing original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater artwork.

Tactical Edition

The retail release of the day one “Tactical Edition” of the game contains the full game plus additional unique digital items that will be announced at a later date.

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Fellow Traveller and Jump Over the Age revealed a Citizen Sleeper 2 PS5 release is coming, as a new gameplay trailer also debuted.

Previously, the game had been announced for Xbox Series X|S and PC, but now news of a PS5 and Nintendo Switch version has also been revealed ahead of its early 2025 release date.

The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector takes players to the Starward Belt, a richly realized, ramshackle set of habitats in an asteroid belt full of secrets, stories, and characters trying to make ends meet.

Citizen Sleeper 2 PS5 Trailer

Players step into the shoes of a Sleeper, an emulated human mind housed in an artificial body. They are on the run from the corporation that made them and the gang that seeks to control them. To stay ahead of their pursuers, the player will have to commandeer a ship, build a network of crew and allies, and take on challenging contracts as they seek to build a future for themselves.

Your crew starts with Serafin, your fellow escapee and a rock-solid pilot. But you’ll need scrappers, engineers and all sorts to take on the contracts that’ll keep you flying. Contracts take place far from the bars and shops of the Belt’s many hubs, and these high-risk jobs each have their own challenges, where failure is just a few bad dice rolls away, so you’ll want to make sure you pick the right crew for work.

Players will choose a class, configure their skills and assemble their crew in unique tabletop-inspired gameplay. Their future depends on the roll of a dice, as they make difficult choices in a complex world. Reinventing the award-winning systems of Citizen Sleeper, the sequel is a deep narrative RPG that will satisfy both fans of the original game and new players alike.

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SI and SEGA have announced the Football Manager series will have the English FA Premier League license in future entries.

The long-running management game series has been wildly popular despite lacking the license for the top league in English football. But now, the English top flight will become fully licensed in Football Manager, joining other top European and World leagues.

The trailer below gives a brief teaser on why the Premier League license is such a big win for SI and SEGA.

Football Manager and Premier League unite

Behind every iconic moment is a manager. Create your own Premier League moments with the official license coming to Football Manager. This multi-year partnership will elevate the top-flight experience in future editions of FM with all 20 teams fully licensed, across titles. More information on the Premier League’s in-game integration and partnership activities will be revealed later in the year. Sign up to FMFC to be the first in line when that info drops: FMFC.info/SignUp.

Console fans have only recently been able to get close to a proper Football Manager experience (with caveats), with PS5 players only getting a console version in the last couple of years. EA FC (formerly FIFA) also features the Premier League license.

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Tripwire Interactive has revealed the first Killing Floor 3 trailer and set an early 2025 release window for the horror shooter sequel.

Killing Floor 3 trailer

Killing Floor III‘s gameplay trailer introduces the first three new playable Nightfall specialists. This includes the highly-anticipated return of fan-favorite commando, Mr. Foster. Each specialist comes complete with their own unique set of skills and proficiencies. That gives them and their team an edge in combat, including an arsenal of fully customizable weapons and deadly cutting-edge military gadgets. Maps in Killing Floor III come to life with new levels of verticality and traversability.

Moreover, when combined with advancements in player movement such as dashing and climbing, and the addition of deadly environmental traps, give specialists new strategies to adapt and survive. Horzine’s Zeds have been redesigned for maximum destruction. Now with enhancements in weaponry, movement, AI, and enemy behavior, their new methods of terminating specialists are more gruesome and effective than ever. And finally, for the first time, fans can feast their eyes on one of Horzine’s latest creations: The Impaler.

Killing Floor III is the next installment in the legendary co-op action/horror FPS series. The year is 2091, 70 years after the events in Killing Floor 2. Megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bio-engineered monstrosities called Zeds. Now, the only thing standing between these infernal creations and the future of humanity is the rebel rogue group known as Nightfall. This intense first-person shooter puts players in the role of a Nightfall specialist. Joining forces with up to five teammates as they battle through a war-ravaged, dystopian future, surviving unrelenting waves of Zeds. What’s more, players will be unlocking new skills and building the ultimate arsenal.

Killing Floor 3 will be on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

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Devolver Digital has revealed the Cult of the Lamb Unholy Alliance update release date. It brings co-op play and more to the smash hit game.

The free update is set to arrive on August 12, 2024. You can find out more below.

Cult of the Lamb Unholy Alliance details

Summoned during today’s Devolver Direct presentation, “Unholy Alliance,” the latest free update for smash hit Cult of the Lamb, introduces a new playable character: the Goat! Summoned by blood and born in corruption, this wicked new ally can join the holy Lamb in local co-op. Crusade through dungeons, slay heretics, build your cult, and seek new powers together on August 12.

Experience the entire Cult of the Lamb campaign in local co-op. One player inhabits the role of the Lamb, and the other takes on the mantle of the Goat. Enjoy new two-player twists on existing minigames like fishing and knucklebones. Choose from a selection of corrupted weapons, tarot cards, curses, and relics as you embark on co-op crusades.

The Lamb and the Goat can swap weapons, deal extra damage when fighting back-to-back, or deal a critical hit if their attacks are in sync. Solo players also get a heap of new powers and abilities to play with.

As well as the addition of cooperative play, the “Unholy Alliance” expansion also adds new tarot cards, relics, buildings, fleeces, follower traits, follower quests, and other secrets to discover!

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Fresh from the announcement of the new Astro Bot game, the Astro’s Playroom 1.900.000 update has added new trophies and in-game extras.

Team ASOBI may be tinkering away on a full-fat Astro game, but it hasn’t prevented the developer from adding to its beloved PS5 pack-in title. Moreover, it appears the new goodies are related to Astro Bot.

Here’s what’s new in the Astro’s Playroom 1.900.000 update.

Astro’s Playroom 1.900.000 update details

• A mysterious portal has appeared in the center of PlayStation Labo. Could this be related to ASTRO’s new big adventure?
• A new collection of gatchas have also been added. Time to go spend those extra coins!
• A Special Bot has appeared in GPU Jungle and needs your help! Solve the riddle to rescue it. It may all be connected to Astro’s next big adventure? Let the search begin! Tick Tock…

New Trophies

Silver

• Four The Players – Rescued all four Special Bots. Time to go off to a new adventure!

Bronze

• Hunted Down – Rescued Special Bot trapped in GPU Jungle.
• No Escape! – Rescued Special Bot trapped in Memory Meadow.
• Bronze Deja Phew! – Rescued Special Bot trapped in SSD Speedway.
• Grand Tourist – Rescued Special Bot trapped in Cooling Springs.

Astro’s Playroom is free to download on PS5.

Astro Bot will be released for PS5 on September 6, 2024.

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