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PowerSlave: Exhumed (Nightdive) Is Releasing on February 10, 2022 (update: out now!)

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PowerSlave: Exhumed Is Releasing on February 10, 2022 - REAL OTAKU GAMER - Geek Culture is what we are about.

A listing on the Switch eShop has revealed that PowerSlave: Exhumed will release on Feb 10, 2022. The game is a KEX engine remaster of both the Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions of the game. These were different from the PC version, as they were non-linear exploration based, and early...
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A listing on the Switch eShop has revealed that PowerSlave: Exhumed will release on Feb 10, 2022. The game is a KEX engine remaster of both the Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions of the game. These were different from the PC version, as they were non-linear exploration based, and early examples of a 3D Metroidvania.





PowerSlave: Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game

Destination: The ancient Egyptian city of Karnak. Alien forces possessing horrifying powers have sealed off the once thriving community from all outside contact. As a covert operations specialist, you have been trained for all forms of contingencies. Nothing can prepare you, however, for the nightmare you are about to enter…

Features:

First Person Viewpoint Action
20 Plus Levels of Non-stop gameplay through an ancient Egyptian city and the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramses
Real time fully 3D rendered gameplay allows you to move between floors within a single level
Cross bridges and swim through underwater grottos
With just a machete to start, search for 6 other weapons including hand grenades, a flame thrower, an M-60 machine gun, and a magical cobra staff.
Dynamic lighting creates stunning visual effects.
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kubev

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Finally! It's so odd to me that there haven't been more frequent updates about the game if it's this close to release. I really hope the re-release is more similar to the Saturn version overall.
 
eddiemunstr

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Ive been waiting years for this to come out, back when it was just a rumor due to the stop on powerslave EX.
 
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PowerSlave Exhumed for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy PowerSlave Exhumed and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
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I need to see that key art full-sized
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salromano

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Edward850 said:
We always announced it for all consoles from the very beginning.
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I could be wrong, but I don't recall a press release ever going out. Just a tweet with links to the trailer, GOG, and Steam pages, which didn't mention any other platforms. The trailer didn't mention platforms either, and its description only mentioned that you could wishlist it now on GOG or Steam. I've double-checked a few other websites' coverage of the initial announcement as well, and they also only mention PC.
 
Edward850

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salromano said:
I could be wrong, but I don't recall a press release ever going out. Just a tweet with links to the trailer, GOG, and Steam pages, which didn't mention any other platforms. The trailer didn't mention platforms either, and its description only mentioned that you could wishlist it now on GOG or Steam. I've double-checked a few other websites' coverage of the initial announcement as well, and they also only mention PC.
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Well I have no idea how this didn't end up in the press release, but it was always intended to be on Switch. This always happens to us though, just assume a game is coming out on consoles unless explicitly stated otherwise I guess. :P

I mean we have a multi-platform engine, and we are doing the publishing, so when combining the two it's always a safe bet.
 
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Shard Shinjuku

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Edward850 said:
Leak? I explicitly set the page release date to today. :P
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Usually I get Press Releases about these release dates.
Edward850 said:
Well I have no idea how this didn't end up in the press release, but it was always intended to be on Switch. This always happens to us though, just assume a game is coming out on consoles unless explicitly stated otherwise I guess. :P

I mean we have a multi-platform engine, and we are doing the publishing, so when combining the two it's always a safe bet.
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Shadowman Remastered was kind of a debacle on the whole simultaneous release front which is I think a big reason why people were unsure about the console release here.
 
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Edward850 said:
Well I have no idea how this didn't end up in the press release, but it was always intended to be on Switch. This always happens to us though, just assume a game is coming out on consoles unless explicitly stated otherwise I guess. :P

I mean we have a multi-platform engine, and we are doing the publishing, so when combining the two it's always a safe bet.
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I don't like to make assumptions. =)

Try to throw the available platforms in the trailer description next time. It'd be a big help! =)

(So just to confirm, it's on all consoles, yeah? You said all consoles in your first post, then Switch in your second post, so just wanna make sure.)
 
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salromano said:
I don't like to make assumptions. =)

Try to throw the available platforms in the trailer description next time. It'd be a big help! =)

(So just to confirm, it's on all consoles, yeah? You said all consoles in your first post, then Switch in your second post, so just wanna make sure.)
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Yup, all consoles. Well the PS4 and Xbox One specifically, but that works on next gen too for now so we are focusing on the older SKUs first until we can get a suitable testing environment for next gen.

Shard Shinjuku said:
Shadowman Remastered was kind of a debacle on the whole simultaneous release front which is I think a big reason why people were unsure about the console release here.
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Understandable, though that should hopefully be a one off. We wanted a simultaneous release for Shadowman but things got messy quick as that game proved to be weirdly complex. We changed our process for Powerslave and actually did the Switch version (and by extension the consoles) tested and certified first rather than last this time round.
 
Dezzy

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Oh good, it's not too far off. Buying this on Steam day one.
Classic FPS in an Egyptian setting with light Metroid elements. Who can say no to that?

I've been holding on to the old Powerslave EX for years now. It'll finally be replaced.
 
kubev

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Shard Shinjuku said:
I think it is going to be a mix of everything as is the standard for Nightdive remasters.
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The Saturn version had significantly more stuff to find compared to the PlayStation version, though.

By the way, since someone from Nightdive is here, I'm gonna just nonchalantly mention that it'd be interesting if Nightdive resumed its attempt to bring back No One Lives Forever once Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, assuming the IP rights are still owned by Activision and Warner Bros. Surely Microsoft would do what it could to facilitate that happening.
 
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Every time I see PowerSlave I confuse it with Slave Zero.
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I don't think this Dreamcast classic SHOULD get re-released, but I'd probably buy it on Switch.
 
zoodoo

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Getting it on xbox for sure. Nightdive is one of my favorite studios. I will forever be grateful for being able to play Turok 1 and 2 on modern platforms
 
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One of my favourite games of all time, I was one of the madmen who managed to get all the Developer dolls and brave the laser maze, and I'd do it all again.
 
Richter1887

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Oh hell yes!

Nightdive continues to be the GOAT. Shadowman (still haven't been released in my region but soon it will come) and now this!
 

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Hey Edward, I'll check your work on Powerslave thank you very much but please tell me there's still hope for Blade Runner. :'(
 
Ramala

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Powerslave is why I went to work at Lobotomy. It was Metroid Prime long before Metroid Prime.

I wonder if this remaster will have Death Tank.
 
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BarryFishFinger

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Tokyo_Funk said:
One of my favourite games of all time, I was one of the madmen who managed to get all the Developer dolls and brave the laser maze, and I'd do it all again.
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Yes! I followed a guide in a Saturn magazine to find all the team dolls. The lasers made me twitch, the noise it made when you hit one.....shudder.

Exhumed is seared into my brain as one of my defining gaming moments. I bought it on a whim for the Saturn, moved the console and the 14inch TV from the spare room downstairs up to my bedroom, put it on a chair at the end of my bed and settled in. Ended up playing most of the night - the atmosphere! The music! The sound effects! Just fantastic. I think it was one of the first 'Metroidvania' type games I'd ever experienced where areas become accessible through new abilities and items.
 
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To anyone who still doesn't get the hype.

Exhumed is one of the best FPS games of all time. OF ALL TIME.

It did a bunch of things in the mid-90s for FPS games that we only started taking for granted later on, like having a world map and revisiting levels instead of clearing them one in a row, upgrading your character with new abilities, solving level puzzles etc.

It's up there with the Hexen series for me.
 
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