Studio Abattoir giver et nyt kig på The Pines forud for lanceringen i 2027
Du har måske læst vores nylige interview med Studio Abattoir, hvor vi talte med en-mand-udvikleren om det kommende og ventede psykologiske horror-rollespil, The Pines. Hvis du ikke har læst den dybdegående artikel endnu, så sørg for at gøre det her.
The Pines dukkede op på Future Game Show lørdag aften, hvor en ny trailer for projektet blev lanceret og viste mere af den trykkende og urovækkende atmosfære i spillet. Spillet er placeret i en åben verden og i en afsides skov og det handler om at nedbryde facaden på området man befinder sig i og opdage et surrealistisk, paranoidt og mærkeligt mysterium, der ligger under overfladen. Det er en oplevelse, hvor hver en beslutning du træffer, vil påvirke hovedpersonen Edward Walkers plads i verden, ligesom det også vil påvirke beboerne i lokalområdet.
Derudover er der et stalker-system, hvor hvis du gør andre karakterer i området vrede, kan de til sidst jage dig og gøre din tilstedeværelse i The Pines endnu mere ubehagelig. Ligeledes vil der være detektiv- og mysterieløsnings-elementer knyttet til fortællingen, plus kampe, der byder på undvigelse, parering og hurtige angreb.
Du kan se meget af dette i aktion i den nye trailer for The Pines nedenfor, alt sammen inden spillet lanceres på PC via Steam engang i 2027.
The Alters DLC, kjent som Last Variable, lanseres i juli
Hvis du spilte 11 bit Studios ' The Alters i fjor og fant deg ganske imponert over den bredere sci-fi-overlevelsesopplevelsen, kan det hende du er interessert i å høre om DLC planlagt for prosjektet, som faktisk vil lanseres ganske snart.
Det er kjent som Last Variable, og det vil lande på PC og konsoller så snart som 13. juli, som det er bekreftet i den nye traileren du kan se nedenfor.
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Bloober Team's making a Star Trek horror game
Polish horror developer Bloober Team is keeping busy. Coming off Cronos: The New Dawn and with a remake of the original Silent Hill in the works as well as Layers of Fear 3, the studio has now announced it's working on a sci-fi psychological horror game set in the Star Trek universe.
In Star Trek: Shadow Frontier we'll play Ro Laren, a Bajoran officer introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation who came back for Picard, played by Michelle Forbes. She returns to the role here, which isn't her first time in videogames—among her game credits is Dr. Judith Mossman from Half-Life 2.
Shadow Frontier sends her on a rescue mission to a planet that's been taken over by an alien entity. "In true Star Trek fashion," the Steam description says, "Ro's mission is driven by duty and purpose. But here, discovery comes at a terrible cost. The more she uncovers, the deeper she is pulled into a corrupted labyrinth where her memories twist and the planet threatens to sever her connection to reality."
Apparently we'll get to use Ro's tricorder to analyze objects and her phaser to both solve puzzles and zap some enemies, though I'm curious to see how much it relies on shooting aliens—something Star Trek videogames tend to emphasize a wee bit more than the shows. The store page promises a blend of "exploration, puzzles, combat and cinematic set-pieces" but that's a vague enough description it could apply to every prestige action-adventure game released in the last 30 years.
Star Trek: Shadow Frontier doesn't have a precise release date yet, but apparently the plan is for a 2027 release. When it does come out, it'll be available on Steam.

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‘We looked quite good for 20 minutes’: Tony Popovic content after Socceroos draw with Switzerland
Australia coach praises competitiveness in final friendly
Irankunda and Metcalfe impress ahead of World Cup opener
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic is keeping his cards close to his chest about who he will start against Turkey on 14 June in Australia’s first World Cup match, after Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe made strong cases during the 1-1 draw against Switzerland.
Irankunda struck the crossbar and was active even during the long passages the Socceroos were without the ball, while Metcalfe set up the equaliser for debutant Tete Yengi in the second half.
Continue reading...Play a demo of survival horror game The Sinking City 2 ahead of the full release in August
The original Sinking City was a touch too ambitious for its own good, spreading its supernatural horror mystery across an open world that left it feeling thin. When I played a preview build of the sequel earlier this year, it seemed more focused, the kind of survival horror game with room for exploration within its levels but not an entire town to free-roam around—more like H. P. Lovecraft's Resident Evil than a budget Grand Theft Cthulhu.
But you don't have to take my word for it. During the Future Games Show, developer Frogwares released a one-hour demo of The Sinking City 2, which you can try right now on Steam.
Frogwares also announced a release date of August 18, which will give you time to play it ahead of September's horror games, Silent Hill: Townfall and vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. Saving your horror game for October is probably a bit passé these days.
There's also a new trailer, introducing the sequel's setting of Arkham. (Which the asylum from the Batman comics was named after.) It's been flooded so you can motorboat around it, as in the first game, and filled with Mythos monstrosities, including zombies with bulging fleshy weak spots to shoot. And, er, a sultry mermaid? Well, I guess all those grotesque fish-human hybrids came from somewhere. (Yes, I have read The Shadow Over Innsmouth.)

The PC Gaming Show returns Sunday, June 7 at 12 pm PDT! Visit the show's Steam page to wishlist your most anticipated games and get more information on how to tune in for the big reveals.
