Unfortunately, the Nintendo Switch version has been cancelled. Evil Dead: The Game launched in May 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC and sold 500,000 units in the first five days. It would receive a Game of the Year Edition and Steam launch this past April. As for the reason behind all these developments, it may be part of the Embracer Group’s restructuring program.

Saints Row developer Volition closed, and there are rumors of plans to sell Gearbox Entertainment. How this affects future projects, like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake (which Saber Interactive is reportedly leading), remains to be seen. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months.

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Evil Dead: The Game – Game of the Year Edition will include the base game along with all of the DLC content that has been released for the game so far. It will also include a new DLC, titled Who’s Your Daddy, that features a new Survivor, a new Deon, and new outfits for Ash, Amanda, and Pablo.

Other content part of the Game of the Year Edition includes playable Survivors, and Demons with unique powers and abilities.

Evil Dead: The Game, got a major addition back in February as part of the Splatter Royale update. The update added a new battle royale-styled game mode pitting 40 players against each other.

Evil Dead: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer title that pits Survivors against Demons. For more details, check out our review of the base game.

The trailer acts as an introduction to the Splatter Royale mode, and gives us a look at its gameplay. In terms of narrative, players will be controlling deadite versions of their favourite characters from across the Evil Dead franchise, and are battling to be the last demon standing.

The update also adds Ruby Knowby as a new playable survivor, as well as new cosmetics like the Party Animal outfit, the Kandarian Facelift outfit, and the Scourge of Evil outfit.

The grenade launcher is also joining the game’s arsenal of weapons, alongside the scythe.

Taking place in the Evil Dead setting, Evil Dead: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer game that pits survivors against demons. For more details, check out our review. Evil Dead: The Game is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

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As for Mafia: Definitive Edition, it’s a remake of the 2002 classic with improved visuals, quality-of-life features and better racing controls. Stay tuned when all four titles are free to claim next week. It’s also worth noting that PlayStation Plus Collection is going away on May 9th. Subscribers can still keep the titles if they’ve already redeemed them.

Mafia: Definitive Edition will also be available on PS4, though it’s playable on PS5 via backward compatibility. All four titles are reportedly available from February 7th till March 6th. It’s worth noting that Mafia: Definitive Edition may be replaced with another title in certain regions. Stay tuned for Sony’s official announcement for more details.

In the meantime, PS Plus Essential subscribers can claim Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Fallout 76 and Axiom Verge 2 as part of January’s free games. Titles recently added for Extra and Premium subscribers include Dragon Ball FighterZ, Back 4 Blood, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Life is Strange, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, and much more. Check out the full list here.

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First is the Leader, capable of buffing the group’s stats while being less susceptible to Fear and possession. Here are all of the different Leader Survivors:

• Annie Knowby
• Lord Arthur
• Ash Williams (Ash vs Evil Dead)

The next Survivor class is the Warrior, your main damage dealer. However, at least two have good tanking and survival skills. The three Warrior Survivors in question are:

• Ash Williams (Army of Darkness)
• Scotty
• Henry the Red

The third class is the Hunter, your de facto ranged specialist. In addition to dealing more ranged damage than other Survivors, they’re better at stamina management and can hold more ammo. The Hunter Survivors in question are:

• Ash Williams (Evil Dead 2)
• Ed Getley
• Kelly Maxwell
• Amanda Fisher

Finally, there’s the Support class, which focuses on healing others, marking targets with headshots, creating amulets, staring with a Shemp’s Cola and more. The three Support Survivors include:

• Ash Williams (The Evil Dead)
• Cheryl Williams
• Pablo Simon Bolivar

Next, let’s take a look at the evil side of the playable characters – the Kandarian Demons, with one playable at a time in a match. These are opposed to the Survivors and looking to disrupt them at every turn.

The three Kandarian Demon classes each consist of a Basic Unit, Elite Unit and Boss, which unlock at level 3, level 5 and level 10 respectively. Each has unique abilities, strengths and weaknesses depending on your play style.

The different Kandarian Demon classes and their units are:

• Necromancer – Skeleton (Basic Unit), Armored Skeleton (Elite Unit), Evil Ash (Boss)
• Puppeteer – Deadite Berserker (Basic Unit), Demi-Eligos (Elite Unit), Eligos (Boss)
• Warlord – Deadite (Basic Unit), Deadite Elite (Elite Unit), Henrietta

For more details on each Survivor and Kandarian Demon, their abilities, and which are the strongest, check out AZHYMOVS’ videos below. Evil Dead: The Game is currently available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC with the Nintendo Switch version coming later. For more details, check out our official review here.

The “Army of Darkness” update has gone live for the multiplayer horror game. The headlining addition here is the new Castle Kandar map, which features a number of familiar locations from the 1992 film Army of Darkness. Another major addition is the new Exploration mode, which lets you freely roam all maps in the game without having to worry about combat or other players.

A couple of new weapons have also made their debut in the game in the form of the mace and the explosive crossbow, while new paid cosmetics are also available. Besides the cosmetics, everything else in the update arrives for all players for free.

Evil Dead: The Game is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with a Nintendo Switch version coming later.

New Survivor Passives unlock at levels 10 and 25 (the max level). The Kandarian Demons unlock new Passives at levels 15, 25 and 45 (which is the cap). In addition to XP, there are Spirit Points. Awarded at the end of matches, you’ll receive more upon completing different objectives, killing enemies and helping teammates. Spirit Points are a shared pool and not limited to a single character.

These essentially allow for leveling up the other Survivors. Along with speeding up progression on other characters, it can be especially great if you need to choose an alternative character when someone picks your mains.

Finally, you gain levels restricted within the match. Survivors can find Pink F in supply crates on the map, which provides a skill point to slot wherever. You can improve Stamina to run for longer periods, increase melee for improved damage with the chainsaw and much more. The same applies to the Kandarian Demon, though they’ll gain experience as the match progresses and can earn more by messing with the Survivors.

The best way to level up in the game is by playing Survivor (vs. AI). It allows for getting a feel for the game, and you can net XP in the process without feeling dominated by a powerful Demon player. You can then move on to Survivor (vs. Player) or Kandarian Demon (vs. Player), which is the meat of the game.

Be warned – playing solo against AI won’t give you any XP. These can also be useful for those who want a crash course on all levels. Various bits of lore for fans of the Evil Dead franchise can also be found. But if you’re not picking up the game to play with other people, then you’re going to have a bad time.

Evil Dead: The Game is currently available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC. It’s out on Nintendo Switch later this year. Check out our official review here and stay tuned for more details.

An exploit that allowed players to cancel animations and perform actions at a faster-than-normal rate has also been fixed. This is in addition to server stability improvements, bug fixes (like the loss of input for Survivors when performing certain actions or being possessed by the Demon), and much more. The healing attributes for Cheryl and Evil Dead 1 Ash have also been rebalanced while the values on Amanda’s Weapon Master: Pistol Skill have been adjusted.

Evil Dead: The Game is currently available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Check out our review here. It’s also coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Stay tuned for more details on other patches and updates in the meantime.

Patch 1.0.5

Stability / Quality of Life

• Implemented various fixes to combat cheats such as speed hacks, health regeneration, fake nicknames, and character model changing. A larger anti-cheat update is also forthcoming in another update soon.
• Addressed an exploit where players could cancel animations to perform actions faster than intended
  Improved server stability
• Various bug fixes and improvements

Missions

• Fixed crashing after closing the pause menu on “Find a way out of the pit” objective in Mission 5

Demon

• Fixed loss of input bug when a possessed unit dies

Survivors

• Updated balancing to Cheryl’s healing attributes
• Updated balancing to Evil Dead 1 Ash’s healing attributes
• Adjusted values to Amanda’s Weapon Master: Pistol Skill
• Fixed an issue causing loss of input when Survivors are possessed by Demon, exit vehicles, or try to pick up full stacks of items
• Fixed an issue that caused a Survivor to be immortal at death or when using a healing item in the storm
• Fixed an issue where Survivors can deal 1M damage to Demon and deadites

Miscellaneous

• Fixed PlayStation 4 Trophies not synchronizing

Other PS5 titles saw a boost in sales thanks to the influx of additional PS5 stock. Gran Turismo 7 is in tenth place with sales rising by 38 percent while Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is in 15th place with sales increasing by a whopping 275 percent. Nintendo Switch Sports has dropped to second place after three consecutive weeks on top with sales dropping by 37 percent week on week.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga fell to third place with a 30 percent drop in sales. Evil Dead: The Game, which debuted in fifth place last week, dropped to 12th place with sales decreasing by 51 percent. This week’s only debut was Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong which debuted at 20th place. Check out the full top ten for the week ending May 21st.