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FTS: This is how World War Z: Aftermath celebrates the Skulls Festival!

World War Z: Aftermath Celebrates the Skulls Festival with a Pair of Free Warhammer 40,000 Trinkets!

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 25, 2023 – Saber Interactive’s World War Z: Aftermath, the ultimate co-op zombie shooter inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film, released an update today adding two new Warhammer 40,000 trinkets in honor of the highly anticipated Space Marine 2!

Whether you’re a Space Marine or Tyranid, show off your allegiance in the eternal war while mowing down Zekes with the new chibi-styled Lieutenant Titus and Hormagaunt Tyranid trinkets, directly inspired by Space Marine 2! These trinkets can be used by any character in the game, and both are available now for FREE to all World War Z: Aftermath players.

Check out the Warhammer Skulls Festival, taking place until June 1, for more Warhammer content!

Powered by the next generation of Saber’s dynamic Swarm Engine™, World War Z: Aftermath lets you play on your own with AI squadmates or in co-op for up to four players with full crossplay between PC and consoles. Take on hordes of ravenous zombies with all content from World War Z: Game of the Year Edition, including full episodes in New York, Moscow, Marseille, Jerusalem and Tokyo, plus two new campaign episodes in Rome (including Vatican City) and the Kamchatka peninsula.

Experience the heart-pounding immersion of Aftermath’s optional first-person mode, decimate the undead with a new melee system, and level up eight unique classes with distinct play styles and customizable loadouts.

The Warhammer Skulls Festival will be covered on the following platforms:

In the spirit of the Warhammer Skulls Festival, here is the First 30: Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun.

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Prodeus: A solid AA retro-boomer shooter

Before I jump into this somewhat... salute of a post, here's the description for Prodeus:

"Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques. It reaches the quality you expect from a AAA experience while adhering to some of the aesthetic technical limits of older hardware.

The game features a hand-crafted campaign from industry FPS veterans, a fully-integrated level editor, and a built-in community map browser for instantaneous action with nearly limitless levels to play.

Get ready to paint the walls red. This is the Boomer Shooter you've been waiting for." - Humble Games

For the most part, I have no issue with this description, but... AAA... I wrestle with that. Don't get me wrong, it looks wrong, and I love what the indie team did here (shout out to Bounding Box Software Inc.), but I'd say it's more of a AA experience. My A.A. stands for affordably awesome because you can grab this game for less than 50% of the standard $59.99 shooter that tops the SRP.

I would've gone for 'Retro-AAA' (which they kinda sorta did), but despite how smooth the gameplay is... it still feels a bit rough in some areas like a number of AA games do (i.e. level transition). I shrug at the melting screen when it comes to transitions, but I can do without it and the loading screen from one area to the next. I know they wanted to give that retro feel, but... I don't think loading was necessary unless the levels are segmented to a certain degree that requires it.

The initial opening was beautiful, and even if I wouldn't expect every area to be like... that, it proves they have the know-how to deliver transitions in an alternative way. That melting transition screen could've been saved for the end of the levels or something. Doesn't break the game, and they did say, "...a AAA experience while adhering to some of the aesthetic technical limits of older hardware", but they also said, "It reaches the quality". I'd just give it a full-stop AA and surprise gamers with those AAA-worthy experiences the game reaches regarding the quality.

Overall, awesome shooting game that plays extremely smooth at a nice price... with plenty of replay value + level design fun. This isn't for kids, it's rated Mature for ages 17+... and is full of bloody gunplay action that one would expect from games like... Doom. So if this is up your alley, check it out here and... game on!

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FTS: “Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun” Launches May 23 (PC, Consoles)

"a stunningly modern boomer-shooter with fluid gameplay and glorious sprite art."

- Focus Entertainment

I'm excited for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun because it takes me back to the retro shooters of my childhood. I grew up playing Doom, and I'm excited to see a new Warhammer adventure that takes the pixelized look and first-person shooter action and transplants it into the iconic Warhammer universe. I think this was a really smart move to make because of one of the topics discussed at SDGT, which is about game developers pushing gamers out with high specs.

My fingers are crossed that the specs make sense and allow for as many people as possible to actually play the game, but the system requirements have yet to be announced. If the specs make sense, I wish Auroch Digital and Focus Entertainment all the best because it gives the majority of gamers who like shooters the ability to play this game without a concern of whether their system is compatible. I love that they brought this to life, and I can't wait to play it.

Rated Mature for ages 17+

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