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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Classic 2 DLC Launches Next Week

ArtPlay and 505 Games have announced the release date for the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Classic 2 DLC, and it's just around the corner. Classic II: Dominique's Curse, to give it its…

June 5, 2024 | 11:29 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Update 1.5 Release Date Revealed

505 Games and ArtPlay have announced the release date for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night update 1.5, which will also serve as the game's final major free update. The long-awaited update will…

May 2, 2024 | 11:57 EDT

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Free Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Shantae DLC Will Let You Dress as the Half-Genie Hero

505 Games and ArtPlay have announced new Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night crossover DLC that will allow you to dress as everyone's favorite half-genie hero. Per an official announcement on the game…

February 5, 2024 | 11:26 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Journey Crossover Coming Soon

In a very interesting and odd turn of events, a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Journey crossover has been announced. The release date for this update is set for August 23, 2022, and there are some…

August 19, 2022 | 03:15 EDT

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Top 7 PlayStation Plus Premium Metroidvanias

PlayStation Plus Premium has a wealth of excellent Metroidvania titles under its umbrella, from the critically acclaimed Hollow Knight to the crowdfunded Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Here are…

July 13, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

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Bloodstained June 2022 Roadmap Details New Content

The Castlevania series has inspired a similar game in Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night which has some plans for the future. The devs at Art Play have updated their roadmap to discuss further…

June 17, 2022 | 02:02 EDT

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New Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Character Announced

There's a new Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night character on the horizon. Starting from tomorrow, you'll be able to download a free update that adds the heroine from a rather well-liked mid-2010s…

March 30, 2022 | 09:45 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Debuting Crossover Character in Next Update

A new Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night character is in development for the next update -- and this playable hero is going to be from another game's universe. Bloodstained: Ritual of the…

October 28, 2021 | 03:18 EDT

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Next Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Update Delay Detailed by Devs

We've been waiting a while for the next Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night update and now we finally know why: unspecified "major technical issues" have slowed progress on new content from Artplay.…

October 8, 2021 | 01:43 EDT

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Bloodstained Classic Mode Release Date Set for Next Week

The Bloodstained Classic Mode has finally been locked in for next week, launching five new side-scrolling levels of content for fans of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Bloodstained:…

January 8, 2021 | 01:48 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Classic Mode Delayed to January 2021

A Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's Classic Mode delay has been announced, meaning it won't release until January 2021. It was previously announced to release in Q3 2020. Check out the tweet below…

December 24, 2020 | 11:41 EST

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Bloodless Arrives in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

The Bloodless Bloodstained Update has arrived, adding yet another playable character to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an "Igavania," a class of…

November 11, 2020 | 02:39 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Roadmap of New Content Coming Through 2020

Koji Igarashi and ArtPlay's Metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has sold over a million copies. In order to celebrate the milestone, Bloodstained is getting a raft of new content…

June 10, 2020 | 10:10 EDT

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Bloodstained Zangetsu Character and Randomizer Mode Arrive in Early May

The Bloodstained Zangetsu character and Randomizer Mode will be arriving in an update this week, finally fulfilling some longstanding Kickstarter promises. If you're unfamiliar with …

May 4, 2020 | 05:17 EDT

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Bloodstained Roguelike Stretch Goal is Not Happening

Today, Koji Igarashi, the producer of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, has announced that the title's Kickstarter Stretch Goal of an accompanying Roguelike mode will not be released, with a…

March 3, 2020 | 09:32 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Targeting Mid-July For Switch Fixes

Artplay and 505 Games are targeting mid-July for the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Nintendo Switch fix. The game has run into its fair share of problems on Nintendo's console including…

July 5, 2019 | 09:40 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review - Iga To Please

As I was playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, I found myself humming one of composer Michiru Yamane's songs. Yamane has a gift for music that's both catchy and atmospheric; she's soundtracked…

June 27, 2019 | 12:30 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Devs Working On Switch Performance Issues

Artplay and 505 Games are aware of the performance issues Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is having on Nintendo Switch. The studios are working to fix the problem. In a series of posts…

June 26, 2019 | 10:20 EDT

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PS4 And Xbox One Players Hit By Nasty Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Bug

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night players on PS4 and Xbox One have run into a pretty lethal bug. This bug blocks progress and forces players to restart the game. Patch 1.02 fixes it, but there's a…

June 20, 2019 | 10:20 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Publisher Shares Post-Launch Plans

Earlier this month we shared the release date announced for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 18, with the Nintendo Switch release slated…

May 27, 2019 | 10:56 EDT

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Igavania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Release Date Announced

The Kickstarter campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was funded in June 2015, achieving the impressive sum of $5.5 million in crowdfunding pledges. Additional crowdfunding lasted until May…

May 2, 2019 | 11:15 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gets ESRB Rating

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has gotten its ESRB rating. This game is essentially a spiritual successor to the beloved Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and fans are understandably excited…

February 4, 2019 | 10:00 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Linux and Mac Versions Canceled

Unfortunate news for gamers on less-popular operating systems: Bloodstained Linux and Mac versions have been canceled. Unfortunately, it seems that developing the game on these operating systems was…

December 28, 2018 | 10:00 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Delayed Until 2019, PS Vita Version Canceled

In a monthly update posted to Kickstarter, director Koji Igarashi announced that not only will Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night be delayed, but the Vita version had been canceled. After publishing…

August 20, 2018 | 06:38 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a title that was Kickstarted originally in 2015 is a new game from developers Inti Creates, including Koji Igarashi one of the original producers on the…

August 20, 2018 | 06:38 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Crowdfunding Closes May 14

If you're keen on getting in on the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night crowdfunding campaign, you have a bit over two weeks before it's closed for good according to a backer update posted on the game'…

April 29, 2018 | 03:49 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night SXSW Panel Talks Design Changes, Cooking, and More

Koji Igarashi, producer and scenario writer for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, recently participated in a panel at SXSW where he talked about some of the changes made in the game and where it's…

March 26, 2018 | 09:34 EDT

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E3 2017 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night IGA Interview and Hands-On Impressions

Usually, I'm not one to get anticipated for Kickstarter games, but when gothic horror and former Castlevania director Koji Igarashi is involved, it's hard hard for me to ignore it. So when I got a…

June 19, 2017 | 10:00 EDT

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Bloodstained Trailer, Screens Released Before E3

Developer Koji Igarashi has shown off a new E3 trailer and screenshots for their kickstarter project Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. According to an update on the Kickstarter, Bloodstained will…

June 10, 2017 | 12:40 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Wii U Version Cancelled

It's official: the Wii U version for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been canceled. The cancellation was announced as an update on the game's Kickstarter campaign page. Bloodstained…

March 22, 2017 | 10:33 EDT

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Coming to Nintendo Switch

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be heading to the Nintendo Switch as reported by Nintendo Everything. The game's logo was included in a series of images showing future content coming to the…

March 10, 2017 | 06:00 EST

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Delayed Till 2018

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the highly successful Kickstarter title, has been delayed. In a recent Kickstarter update, video game assistant director Koji Igarashi provided a short video…

September 10, 2016 | 09:30 EDT