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Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Shantae DLC

The team behind Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night today unveiled new DLC inspired by the Shantae series known as the Half-Genie Cosmetic Pack. This will be offered to all players for free.

The DLC includes everything Miriam needs to dress up as Shantae, and there are also items inspired by series antagonist Risky Boots. Here’s the full rundown of what’s included:

Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Chaos and Vs. modes DLC sales

The team behind Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has provided an update on the game, including future updates, DLC, and another sales milestone.

First up, while work continues on remaining content, the release has been delayed. This was attributed to technical difficulties as well as the coronavirus pandemic. WayForward is developing the game’s upcoming modes that support online play, and footage was shown in an update video today. Chaos Mode and Vs. Mode are planned for the future. Additionally, more information will follow on September 14.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Journey crossover

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has revealed another crossover, and this time the game is teaming up with the acclaimed title Journey from thatgamecompany. It’ll be comprised of a new crossover boss area.

Players will be explore a new section of the castle known as The Tunnels, which is inspired by the imagery and level design of Journey, but with a Bloodstained twist. The final challenge involves battling the level’s guardian. Defeat it to earn a special Journey-inspired equippable item.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night update 1.3.1

A new update is here for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, with the game moving up to version 1.3.1.

The patch is highlighted by the addition of Aurora from Child of Light as a new playable character. Other improvements and fixes are also included.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Aurora Child of Light

It’s been revealed that Aurora, who comes from Ubisoft’s Child of Light, is joining Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night as a new playable character.

After a new update is installed, players can start a new game with Aurora from the main menu. Once they’ve selected the save file name, they’ll be able to choose Miriam, Zangetsu, or Aurora as their starting character.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

A few days ago, we heard that a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel was happening. The team has now come forward officially to confirm the news.

The new game is said to be in the “very early planning stages”. Currently, the team is focusing on finishing up content for the first Bloodstained.

The official Twitter account shared the following:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

A sequel to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is apparently in development. That’s according to an official financial document from Digital Bros., the parent company of publisher 505 Games.

The document mentions that a “second version” is in the works. Digital Bros. has used that exact term to refer to other games that have a planned sequel.

Here’s a look at the relevant page:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was updated on Switch this week to version 1.21. This one’s largely about bug fixes – Classic Mode in particular has addressed several issues.

Below are the full patch notes: 

Back in January, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night received its latest update, which was highlighted by the addition of Classic Mode. Interestingly, a second hidden mode was included as well.

1986 Mode can be unlocked on the Classic Mode title screen. It can be accessed after inputting the Konami Code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, [Horizontal Left Face Button]), [Horizontal Right Face Button]). After this, “1986 Mode” should appear on the bottom of the screen.

1986 Mode is a different take on Classic Mode. It includes several changes referencing the original Castlevania, including:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Earlier today, a major update for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night went live, which adds a new Classic Mode and more. View some footage in the video below.

We have more details and a trailer for today’s update here.


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