Hellraid lives! At least as an upcoming DLC pack for Techland’s zombie shooter Dying Light. A new teaser released today announced some kind of Hellraid content is coming to Dying Light this summer.
The trailer is short but shows an abandoned hallway right before a demonic arcade cabinet appears from an otherworldly portal. The screen quickly displays the Dying Light logo along with a new subtitle, “Hellraid.”
Techland confirmed to IGN that this is a paid DLC game mode for Dying Light set in a dark fantasy Hellraid world but featuring Dying Light gameplay. The DLC is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this summer.
Hellraid was a new project for the developer, announced in 2012. A year later Techland announced that the project was “on hold.” The developer confirmed to IGN that today’s announcement is just DLC and that the company is not working on any other Hellraid projects. Developers are still working on Dying Light 2 at its Wrocław, Poland studio, as well as an unannounced IP in its Warsaw location.
Still, when we reached out to Techland for our games that vanished feature, the developer seemed to have a soft spot for the dark fantasy world of Hellraid, so it makes sense the developers are visiting this idea through DLC.
Streets of Rage 4 is here and it has all of the killer beats and beat downs that you would expect from the franchise. After getting used to the game we set our best brawler to the test to knock out an S rank on the games first level. We are also using the unlockable character Adam Hunter just so you know we mean business.
Adam was originally only playable in the first Streets of Rage so it’s great to see him back. Also worth mentioning that one of the new playable characters, Cherry Hunter, is Adam’s daughter! It’s great to see more of the story and characters in this series show up to take part in bringing the pain.
Streets of Rage 4 is available on April 30th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Streets of Rage 4 is here! Here is a quick look at the beginning of the game played as the new character Cherry Hunter, Adam Hunter’s daughter. Through the first two levels you’ll get to hear a few songs off of the games soundtrack as well as see a few of the varied environments you will be delivering beatdowns in. This includes two big boss fights as well.
Cherry Hunter is a quick character with a smaller health pool, and she is the only of the original 4 characters that can sprint. She has a ton of quick hitting attacks that lead into wall bounces and other cool combo setups. Not to mention she isn’t afraid to use her guitar as well. Guess you could say this character really rocks.
Streets of Rage 4 is available on April 30th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Turns out Dying Light isn’t dead quite yet–and neither is the long delayed Hellraid. Techland is planning one more paid DLC expansion for its parkour-focused zombie survival game, and it’s scheduled to release this summer.
The new DLC, Dying Light: Hellraid, takes place in the dark fantasy universe of Hellraid, a Techland game originally scheduled to release for Xbox 360 , PS3, and PC in 2013 before being delayed for release on Xbox One, PS4, and PC in 2014. In January 2015, Techland officially put development of the game on hold. Though it takes place in a different universe, the DLC will still feature Dying Light’s traditional style of gameplay.
“We wanted to bring a piece of Hellraid to our community, and this is our way of sharing a bit of the dark fantasy world with them,” Techland senior PR manager Ola Sondej wrote in an email to GameSpot. “We currently have no plans to resume development of Hellraid, and the game is still on hold.”
Dying Light 2 currently has no release date. Originally scheduled for sometime in Spring 2020, the game was delayed indefinitely with Techland writing, “We need more development time to fulfill our vision.”
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The much-loved mockumentary series Reno 911 is returning to screens next month, and the first trailer for the new season has been released. The show is an improvised pastiche of law enforcement reality shows and will be available on the new short-form video platform Quibi.
The trailer shows the Reno 911 gang back together after more than a decade away. This includes Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Cedric Yarbrough, Carlos Alazraqui, Ian Roberts, Joe LoTruglio, and Mary Birdsong. The new episodes look like they’ll have the same manic energy and outrageous laughs as the original show, with some contemporary twists. There will be some notable guest stars too, such as Patton Oswalt, Tim Allen, and Ron Perlman. Check the trailer out below.
Reno 911 Season 7 hits Quibi on May 4. As with other shows on the service, new episodes will be released daily, and the sketch-based format of the show means you can watch them in any order. Quibi is notable for having no individual videos of over 10 minutes in length.
Quibi launched at the start of April, and other original series include the horror anthology 50 States of Fright and the WWE series Fight Like A Girl.
A new job listing for a position at Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed that the battle royale is seemingly planning to take the leap to next-gen consoles.
EA’s recruitment website currently features a job listing for a senior rendering engineer at Respawn Entertainment. The job description states that “Respawn is looking for Senior Rendering Engineers to push next-gen platforms and the PC to their limits on Apex Legends.” That’s a pretty clear cut indicator that Apex Legends is set to receive an upgrade for next-generation consoles.
The job specification asks for a “shader enthusiast” who enjoys “maintaining or improving visual fidelity”, indicating that Respawn could be looking to improve the graphical quality of Apex Legends for next-gen consoles and PC.
EA nor Respawn have yet to make any official comment on the possibility of Apex Legends on next-generation consoles. Backwards compatibility is supported by both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 so theoretically there should be no problem playing the existing version of Apex Legends on the new platforms, but it does appear that Respawn has bigger plans than simply keeping the game as it is.
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Call of Duty Mobile has just started its new season, a western-themed update it’s calling Once Upon a Time in Rust. The season includes new maps, modes, and events alongside a slate of new bug fixes in the latest patch notes.
The new season pass will be available on April 30, but some parts of the update are already live. For one, the fan-favorite map Rust from Modern Warfare 2 has been added as the featured map for this season. Another map, the Saloon map, will come in mid-May and introduce a new 1v1 Duel mode. The new mode will also be available in Killhouse, and Saloon will also be playable in 2v2 Showdown.
The classic Capture the Flag mode will also be added in early May, with a bit of Old West flavor. Rather than capturing a flag, you’ll be trying to claim a big chest full of gold. Kill Confirmed is also due in early May.
Events are being revised and will fall into distinct categories: Featured, Seasonal, and Daily. You’ll also be able to claim your daily rewards from a monthly calendar, which gives you 24 days to collect all your goodies. This first set of rewards will include some new western-themed weapon variants.
The Battle Pass is also being revised for this season, removing specific player tasks and instead awarding progression for simply playing the game as normal to earn XP towards your progression. The Battle Pass for this season will also include a new Operator Skill called Annihilator, which lets you take out an enemy in a single shot if you aim for center-mass. A new Battle Royale class called Poltergeist is coming in late May, centered around stealth. And a Cryo Bomb is coming in mid-May
Check out the full patch notes below, and check out the recent patch notes for its PC and console relative, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Call of Duty Mobile 4/29 Patch Notes
What’s New!
Season 6 is here! Once Upon a Time in Rust. Where legends are made.
New Battle Pass available May 1st!
New Premium Battle Pass Rewards
Saddle up with Ghost – Cowboy and Seraph – Desperada
New Heat Stroke weapons, featuring the all new Outlaw sniper rifle!
New Free Battle Pass Rewards
Unlock the base Outlaw sniper rifle in the free Battle Pass
New Operator Skill: Annihilator. Launch high penetrating tracking bullets
Battle Pass Update
Battle Pass tasks have been removed. Players now level their Battle Pass by playing games. Participating in Multiplayer, Battle Royale, Limited time modes all grant Battle Pass XP. Your Battle Pass XP summaries can be found at end of match reports.
New Event System
A brand-new event UI is live to streamline events into four categories: Featured, Seasonal, Daily and More
Events have been optimized to offer a variety of challenge levels and more appealing rewards
Check in all month long for the opportunity to earn some amazing rewards!
New to Multiplayer
New Limited Time Game Modes!
Capture the Flag: Gold Edition. A 2-round mode where players protect their gold while attempting to steal their opponent’s gold
Available on Rust, Crossfire, Crash, Raid, Hijacked and Standoff
1v1 Duel: 3 rounds, 1v1, may the best one win. Loser picks weapon on next round. Best of 3 wins.
Available on Saloon and Killhouse
Kill Confirmed: Players collect downed enemy dogtags for points, or downed teammates tags to deny points. First team to 40 confirmed kills wins
Available on Standoff, Crash, Raid, Summit, Cage, Takeoff, Meltdown
During a limited time special event, play Kill Confirmed to earn new rewards
New Maps
Rust, an iconic MW map, is now available!
Available for TDM, Domination, Hardpoint, Gun Game, Sniper Only, Free For All, Sticks and Stones, One Shot One Kill, Rapid Fire, Gun Game: Team Fight, 2v2 Showdown, Capture the Flag, and Kill Confirmed
Saloon debuts as the second original MP map for Call of Duty: Mobile!
Available for 2v2 Showdown and 1v1 Duel
Prop Hunt will now be available on Firing Range
New Tactical equipment: Cryo Bomb. A freezing explosion affects all enemies near the blast radius
New to Battle Royale
Helicopter Flare added
Deploy a defensive flare against incoming FHJ rockets
New Battle Royale Class: Poltergeist coming soon!
Become nearly invisible for a short duration while also alerting nearby enemies. The farther you are from enemies, the more hidden you appear. Using weapons will break this effect.
Improvements and Optimizations
Multiplayer
Improved H.I.V.E. Enemy traps will be shown in red
Reduced the aiming benefit % of Agile perk
Reduced the ammo size of Death Machine
Reduced the fuel capacity of Purifier
Reduced the cooldown of Gravity Spike
Reduced the combat duration of VTOL
Reduced the combat duration of Stealth Chopper
Shock RC can only shock 2 enemies max
Increased ICR-1 aim down sight speed and accuracy
Reduced HBRa3, M4LMG, RPD aim down sight speed
Increased M4LMG, RPD, BK57 accuracy
Increased UL736, S36 stability
Increased HVK-30 damage and reload speed
Reduced Man-O-War accuracy
Increased MSMC accuracy and stability
Battle Royale
Aerial platform location is no longer fixed and is not always present
Aerial platform can be reached by strategic ziplines
Optimized layouts of Crash, Killhouse, Diner, Standoff, Pipeline, Firing Range, and Nuclear Plant
Launch location optimized. Players can traverse by sliding
Reduced HP and damage of Cerberus, increased reward
Increased late game damage outside of the safe zone
Frag Grenades and Cluster Grenades now bypass armor protection
Significantly increased armor durability
Significantly increased charging speed of Airborne
Increased health recovery when using Medi
Increased range and speed of Ninja
Decreased duration and slowing effect of EMP Drone
Decreased detection range of Scout
Enhanced Warfare pace of early game
S36 and GKS have been added to Battle Royale
Annihilator revolver added to Battle Royale
New legendary attachments added: Heavy Mag, Shotgun Suppressor, Laser Sight
Increased War Machine damage to armored players
Increased lethal equipment damage to armored players
Increased M16A damage at all ranges
Increased close range damage of PDW-57, RUS-79U, Chicom, and MSMC
Increased MSMC stability
Fixed a ping issue when using vehicles
Fixed issue where health items could be used at full health
Fixed an issue with parachutes catching on buildings
System and Client
Added “Going Prone” toggle option in Basic Settings
Added basic setting slowing single-shot shotguns to shoot after right fire button loss
Added sharing option for Rank Skill and History
Added option to voice chat with only friends in pre-match
Lobby “Featured” button contains all new game modes
Optimized team invite option. Players can block invitations for 5 minutes
Level 1 Clans will be disbanded after 14 days of inactivity
Players can join private rooms by room ID
Here is the full look at most events currently running or coming soon in COD Mobile**:**
4/29 ~ New Map – Rust
4/29 – 5/7 ~ Rust Map Challenge
4/29 – 5/5 ~ One Shot One Kill Mode
4/29–5/14 ~ 2v2 Showdown Mode returns on new maps
4/30 ~ Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 begins
5/1 ~ Capture the Flag: Gold Edition Mode
5/1 ~ Once Upon a Time in Rust Battle Pass
5/1 ~ More new content inbound
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Fan-favorite comedy Reno 911 returns for its long-awaited Season 7 on May 4, more than a decade after it left our screens – and the only thing that’s really changed is that the screens are a little bit smaller this time around. Streaming platform Quibi has revived the series for 12 new episodes, and we’ve got an exclusive first look at the full trailer, which is every bit as deranged, risque, and hilarious as the first six seasons. Watch it above or in the player below:
Quibi’s Reno 911 revival reunites the original cast, including creators Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas Lennon, and Niecy Nash, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Cedric Yarbrough, Carlos Alazraqui, Ian Roberts, Joe LoTruglio and Mary Birdsong.
“It was definitely a trip to have the entire original cast back together,” Lennon told IGN. “It’s a little bit like being in the Eagles and then doing the Eagles ‘Hell Freezes Over,’ but the fact is that the cast was better, funnier and sharper now than any time before. It was amazing to see how everyone had grown as improvisers and actors, because everyone came out of the gate with no preparation.”
Quibi is designed to be watched in “quick bites” on your phone, with episodes lasting 10 minutes or less and released daily, which Lennon said was a perfect format for the series: “One great thing about doing the new Reno episodes for Quibi was the time allotment. The fact is if you watch the new Quibi episodes, you will notice that there’s not really much different than the old TV episodes, but you may notice that they’re leaner and funnier and probably better.”
Check out new photos from Reno 911 Season 7 below:
And since Quibi’s shows are shot in both horizontal and vertical framing so that viewers can position their phone whichever way they prefer, Lennon said, “the cool thing about the Reno 911 episodes and Quibi’s turnstyle format is you’ll see a completely different person or reaction depending on which way you hold your phone.”
You may spot a few familiar faces in the star-studded trailer, and Lennon previewed a couple of highlights for us: “I have a lot of favorite [episodes] coming up in the new season on Quibi, but two I’ll point out that I think are worth watching are episode 6, which has Patton Oswalt playing a really amazing new character with a very very intense radio show. And there’s a super fun episode called Lieutenant Dangle’s Space Force Try Out, which features Tim Allen as a space force commander putting Lieutenant Dangle through basic training to go on a mission to Venus. Somehow it’s stupider than it sounds.” Other guest stars in Season 7 include Dave Holmes and Ron Pearlman.
As for whether there could be a new Reno 911 movie following 2007’s Reno 911: Miami, Lennon said, “I suspect if there’s ever another Reno 911 movie it will play out in a streaming venue not unlike Quibi where you can watch it quite conveniently whenever you want. Honestly, I would love to make another Reno 911 movie. We wrote a second movie called Reno 911 SOS and the outline for that movie is in our book, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit.”
Three new episodes of Reno 911 will debut on May 4, with new episodes launching weekdays on the Quibi app. For more from the Reno 911 team, check out their TikTok channel. What do you think of the new Reno 911 trailer? Hit the comments with your reactions.
The PlayStation Store’s massive Spring Sale has finally ended, but there’s a new lineup of PS4 deals to browse right now. For the second time this year, PSN is hosting a Games Under $20 Sale, giving you a chance to pick up a wide variety of great titles for cheap. More than 100 games are discounted, including past AAA hits like Fallout 4, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and Hitman 2 as well as wonderful indies such as What Remains of Edith Finch and Outer Wilds. The sale runs through May 12, so you have two weeks to make your picks.
On the indie front, one of GameSpot’s best games of 2019 gets a nice little discount. The thrilling and charmingly peculiar Outer Wilds is $18.74. If you’re into Metroidvanias, the ultra-violent Blasphemous is $16.74, while the challenging roguelike Dead Cells is $16.34. What Remains of Edith Finch, a moving adventure game that chronicles a cursed family, is a steal at $8. Two more excellent narrative-focused games–Kentucky Route Zero ($20) and Life is Strange 2 Complete Season ($16)–see nice discounts as well.
You can browse the full Games Under $20 Sale at the PlayStation Store and check out our picks below. The PlayStation Store’s Big in Japan Sale is also still running until May 8.
Best deals at PlayStation Store
Assassin’s Creed Origins — $15 ($60)
Blasphemous — $16.74 ($25)
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition — $8 ($40)
Burnout Paradise Remastered — $8 ($20)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — $19.79 ($60)
Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin — $10 ($40)
Darksiders 3 — $18 ($60)
Dead Cells — $16.34 ($25)
Dishonored 2 — $12 ($30)
Donut County — $6.49 ($13)
The Evil Within 2 — $20 ($40)
Fallout 4 — $15 ($30)
Far Cry 5 — $15 ($60)
For Honor — $9.89 ($30)
Ghost Recon Wildlands — $15 ($50)
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition and White Shark Card — $19.79 ($45)
Hitman – Game of the Year Edition — $9 ($60)
Hitman 2 — $18 ($60)
Injustice 2 — $6 ($20)
Kentucky Route Zero — $20 ($25)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance — $15 ($30)
Life is Strange 2 Complete Season — $16 ($40)
Metro Redux — $9 ($30)
Murdered: Soul Suspect — $2 ($20)
Outer Wilds — $18.74 ($25)
Overcooked — $6.79 ($20)
Rage 2 — $19.79 ($60)
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration — $9 ($30)
Saints Row IV Re-Elected — $5 ($20)
Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition — $20 ($40)
Cliff Bleszinski, former Gears of War producer and head of the now-closed studio Boss Key Productions, says he’s keeping busy during the pandemic by making something new. While he isn’t sure what form it will take yet, he does mention that a new game is a possibility.
In a pair of tweets, Bleszinski says he’s “noodling” with a new intellectual property, and that the characters and world he’s crafting somehow revolve around dogs. He said he’s unsure if it will ultimately become a movie, game, graphic novel, or TV series.
Cliff Bleszinski is most known for his work at Epic Games, having been the lead designer on the first trilogy of Gears of War games. When he left Epic in 2012 he said he was stepping away from video games, but he went on to found the independent studio Boss Key Productions in 2014. That studio produced Lawbreakers and, facing financial difficulties, jumped into the battle royale market with Radical Heights just before ultimately closing in 2018.
I’m noodling on a new IP during this lockdown. I don’t know what it’ll wind up being – a movie or game or graphic novel or TV series. But… I’m working. Forgot how fun it was to name characters and craft a world!
Since then Bleszinski co-produced the Broadway musical Hadestown and has said he’s working on a memoir of his time in the games industry. He’s also offered to consult on the Gears franchise.
The Gears franchise is now being managed by The Coalition, a new studio Microsoft established as caretakers of the franchise. It most recently releaased Gears Tactics, a tactical spin-off in the vein of the XCOM series. For more, check out GameSpot’s Gears Tactics review.
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