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Vampire Survivors updates can't stop here, this is Bat Country

There's a new Vampire Survivors update in town, and it's a rather chaotic one. The Chaotic One, in fact, as that's the title for Vampire Survivors patch 1.3.0, which brings a bat-filled new challenge stage to one of the best roguelike games on PC along with additional relics, achievements, and some suspiciously Sonic the Hedgehog-themed secrets.

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Vampire Survivors' Chaos Update might have loads of Sonic references

RPS’ favourite game of 2022 Vampire Survivors is getting even more content to suck me back in. Does this make it eligible for 2023’s Game Of The Year? Developer Poncle announced the new 1.3 Chaos Update is coming to Vampire Survivors on all systems tomorrow, February 9th. The Chaos Update brings a new challenge stage, two relics, and more features to the bullet-hell indie, but some fans are convinced the 1.3 update is actually an homage to Sonic The Hedgehog.

Академия интерактивных искусств и наук объявила номинантов 26-й ежегодной премии DICE Awards. Лидирует God of War Ragnarök от Santa Monica Studios, представленная в 12 категориях. На звание «Игры года» претендуют Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray и Vampire Survivors.

Vampire Survivors' developer made the mobile port to ensure it was free and to curtail clones

Vampire Survivors' developer didn't intend to make the mobile version of the game itself, but had to after it couldn't find a studio that wouldn't embrace "non-predatory" monetisation.

Mobile games can often be a mixed bag, as there's plenty with incredible stories, but while normally free-to-play, they're often walled with countless microtransactions. That made the reveal that Vampire Survivors' mobile version would be completely free, no strings attached, quite unusual. In an interview with PCGamer, developer Poncle explained why it did so, and the difficulties that have come with the decision.

According to Poncle, the studio spent "months" looking for a mobile developer to handle the project, but none were prepared to opt for a "non-predatory" business model. But due to the huge number of clones racking up on mobile stores (which were "actual 1:1 copies with stolen code, assets, data, [and] progression) Poncle had to work on it itself.

The mobile version of Vampire Survivors rolled out a month ago, fully and completely free—and I don't mean free to play, just free. In a 2022 wrap-up message on Steam, developer Poncle explained why it opted to give it away, and why that means that some features on mobile, and the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC, may take longer than expected to arrive...
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