Techland has decided to put its first-person dungeon crawler, Hellraid, on hold. The game was supposed to be released later this year, but the Dying Light developer wants to “send it back to the drawing board.”
What the hell is Hellraid? Dead Island creator Techland is streaming our first look at its recently-revamped first-person fantasy hack-and-slash game for PS4, Xbox One and PC live for the next couple of hours. Seems like a good time to get that question answered. Catch it right here.
Hellraid Jumps To Current Gen, Looks Even More Like The Elder Scrolls
Originally slated for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, Techland's first-person co-op hackand-slash role-playing game Hellraid is riding an upgraded game engine to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One instead.
Got Twenty Minutes? Here, Kick Some Zombie Ass on YouTube
Hellraid, the game which attempts to mix the combat of Dead Island with the setting of Dark Messiah (or Heretic, or Hexen), has a prequel that you can play right now. The catch? It's an interactive movie. Don't worry though, it's lotsa fun.
Hellraid Doesn't Look Half Bad for a Medieval Dead Island
Man... this trailer. Yes, Techland's 2013 first-person slasher Hellraid has a silly name. And yes, the Dead Island games have never been perfect. But this game looks like they took the best part of Dead Island (the combat) and applied it to a setting that screams "Dark Messiah". How can I say no to that?
The Dead Island Folks Are Making A Game With The Silliest Title Ever
This is Hellraid, a new "first-person co-op slasher" just announced by the folks at Techland, best known for polarizing games like Dead Island and Call of Juarez.
