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Recommended | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night review - a perfect blend of contemporary design with old-school mechanics
Night fever.
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Bloodstained's final two Kickstarter stretch goals arrive next week, five years after release
Chaos Mode and VS Mode both in 1.5 update.
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Bloodstained is getting a Child of Light crossover for its final playable character
Out on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC today.
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"We have been working closely with a well-known partner to bring their character (and a friend) into the game."
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Chaos Mode and VS Mode both in 1.5 update.
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Bloodstained is getting a Child of Light crossover for its final playable character
Out on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC today.
![Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's new update will feature a new character "not from the world of Bloodstained"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1635703915734.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's new update will feature a new character "not from the world of Bloodstained"
"We have been working closely with a well-known partner to bring their character (and a friend) into the game."
![505 Games confirms Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel is in "very early planning stages"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/505-games-confirms-previously-spotted-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-sequel-1622826003976.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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505 Games confirms Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel is in "very early planning stages"
But first game content remains priority.
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There's a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel in the works
According to 505 Games' latest financial results.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's retro-inspired Classic Mode is out today
Update also adds Kingdom: Two Crowns crossover.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night shares 2020 roadmap as sales surpass one million
Boss Revenge Mode due first later this month.
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Bloodstained dev ditches $5m Roguelike stretch goal over four years after Kickstarter success
Randomizer coming instead.
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Bloodstained's Switch port is now in a "nearly identical state for content" as PC and console
"This is an important step leading into the upcoming Zangetsu release."
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Bloodstained's troubled Switch port should finally get patch by "end of November"
"We apologise for the long development cycle".
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Bloodstained, Dirt Rally 2.0 headline Xbox Game Pass' latest offerings on console
UPDATE: Bloodstained joins Game Pass on PC.
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Digital Foundry | Bloodstained is unmissable - but the Switch version needs a lot of work
One of the best games of the year on all other platforms.
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Review
Recommended | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night review - a perfect blend of contemporary design with old-school mechanics
Night fever.
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Interview
Igarashi returns: 'If I had the opportunity to do another Castlevania, I'd do it'
The director speaks as his long-awaited Bloodstained is released.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night details extensive post-launch DLC plans
New modes! Online and local multiplayer! More!
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night unveils June release date, revamped art style
Their efforts weren't in vein.
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Castlevania spiritual successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night delayed into 2019
And PlayStation Vita version is cancelled.
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Bloodstained announced for Switch, cancelled for Wii U
“The situation has drastically changed.”
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gallery
Games from the Bloodstained franchise
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