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Castlevania spiritual successor Bloodstained will be out on June 18 for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC (June 25 for Switch), the developers said today. You can watch the ridiculous new launch trailer, complete with promises to address all of those player complaints, right here.

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We’re live on YouTube with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. Come join us!

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an 8-bit style spinoff of Koji Igarashi’s upcoming not-Castlevania. It’s out on May 24 for PS4, Xbox One, Vita, Switch, and Steam. This “bonus game” has a very Castlevania III look to its design, allowing you to switch between characters like not-Simon, not-Alucard, et alia.

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Take a look at a supernatural boss battle in the E3 trailer for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The Kickstarted spiritual successor to Castlevania is looking good, though that idle animation is bugging the bejeezus out of me.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night won’t be out in 2017. It’s been pushed back to 2018, and additional developers are being brought aboard to finish the title.

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