Dead by Daylight's 8th Anniversary stream has revealed a truck load of exciting content coming to the title over the next year, including crossovers with Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania.
During the stream, it was announced that iconic D&D villain Vecna will become the game's next killer; although he will be called The Lich in-game. On top of Vecna, the Dungeons & Dragons crossover will see another Survivor added to the game in the form of a Bard character, Aestri Yazar, as well as a new map called Forgotten Ruins, which will weave D&D mechanics such as dice rolling and sweet loot into the gameplay.
Dead By Daylight's crossover announcement wasn't finished there either, as right at the end of the show, developer Behaviour Interactive teased that a Castlevania collaboration is also in the works, though the details are pretty thin on the ground at the moment. However, when it comes to Castlevania, there's only really one character from the series you could realistically turn into a blood-sucking killer.
While the crossover news was exciting enough, Dead by Daylight's stream also included a couple more interesting announcements fans will most likely be pleased with. For starters, Dead by Daylight will finally be getting a 2v8 mode at some point in the future, ratcheting up the tension by having two killers stalk eight survivors on specially built, larger maps. In this mode, Perks will be replaced with a class system, and Hooks have been replaced by cages. It all sounds intriguing, and Behaviour has promised more info in another livestream this July.
More surprisingly, Behaviour has also shocked fans with the announcement of a completely brand-new game titled What The Fog. Announced and released during the livestream, this title is a two-player cooperative roguelite that has you playing as either Dwight, Claudette, or Feng Min as you battle off deadly enemies in an attempt to survive. Better yet, the first 2 million copies of this game are free, and you can
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