Tag: The Astronauts
News Magic-Infused FPS Witchfire Returns Five Years After Its Debut
Life's a witch
Witchfire was first announced in December 2017 — from the developers who made The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, no less — and it's taken almost five whole years for us to get another decent look at it. The first-person shooter returned during Summer Game Fest Live, with a trailer that shows over a minute of gameplay. ...Okay, so...
News Promising Dark Fantasy Shooter Witchfire Is Still a Ways Off
Developer update reveals release plans
Remember Witchfire? We've been wondering when on Earth this intriguing project will finally see the light of day, as it's always looked pretty promising. Well, in the seconds-long snippets of gameplay that have been shown, anyway. As it turns out, the guns-n'-magic FPS is still a long way out. In a lengthy...
News More Witchfire Gameplay Posted Online, But It's Just 33 Seconds Long
We need more
Remember when Witchfire developer The Astronauts posted a grand total of 12 seconds of gameplay from its upcoming game online earlier this year? Well, the studio is back with another clip that's more than double the length! Check this out, 33 seconds of Witchfire gameplay. Phwoar! This second internal demo looks fairly similar to the...
News Short Witchfire Gameplay Clip Has Potential
Damage numbers!
Who remembers Witchfire? Announced all the way back at The Game Awards 2017, it has been a long time since we've seen anything from the game, suggesting that a release is still quite far away. However, to satisfy your appetite, developer The Astronauts has posted a short gameplay on its YouTube channel, 13 seconds short in fact,...
News The Next Game from Vanishing of Ethan Carter Devs Is... A First Person Shooter?
Witchfire announced at The Game Awards
With some apparent help from People Can Fly, developers of Bulletstorm and Painkiller, indie studio The Astronauts has gone from a walking sim to a dark fantasy first person shooter. Entitled Witchfire, the game appears to be a briskly-paced (and rather good-looking) FPS, featuring dimension shifting and plenty...
News The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Already Profitable on PS4
Money maker
Indie developers: this is why you need to bring your games to the PlayStation 4. The Astronauts has announced that The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has already proved itself a profitable endeavour on Sony's new-gen system – despite it only releasing last week. The studio stated on Twitter that it took 10 months for the team to port the...
Review The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PS4)
Murder, my sweet
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a port of the PC open world murder mystery title by Polish developer The Astronauts. Originally made using Unreal Engine 3, the game has since been rebuilt with Unreal Engine 4, much in the same way that former PlayStation Plus freebie Ether One was a couple of months back. To make it through the...
News The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Appears on PS4 Next Week
Not so hidden
Exploration simulation The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will appear on the PlayStation 4 next week, according to a European PlayStation Store pre-order page. The title is due out on 15th July in the Old World, and will presumably arrive a day earlier in North America. It'll retail for the slightly unconventional price of £13.94. For...
News The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Appears Imminently on PS4
Now packing Unreal Engine 4 power
The Astronauts' acclaimed adventure game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter was announced for the PlayStation 4 a little while ago, but it's now just three or four months away from release. In an interview by Game Reactor – dug up by NeoGAF – creative director Adrian Chmielarz reveals
News Still Confused By PS4 Adventure The Vanishing of Ethan Carter? Yeah, So Are We
Who killed Laura Palmer?
If you thought that continuously walking down P.T.'s single hallway was a treat, you'll likely be chuffed to bits at upcoming PlayStation 4 murder mystery The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. As this recently released gameplay clip demonstrates, the title features multiple hallways, and will even let you explore the outside world...
Gamescom 2014 Explore the Ghostly Mysteries of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Don't disturb the dead
The Astronauts consists of an eight-person development team that originally founded People Can Fly, creators of the immature yet crazy fun shooter Bulletstorm. You'd be inclined to believe that the former studio is moving on to something similar, but you'd be wrong. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a vastly different project...
