{"id":15096,"date":"2011-10-27T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"magicka-expansion-announced-creepy-and-massive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/15096-magicka-expansion-announced-creepy-and-massive","title":{"rendered":"Magicka expansion announced: creepy and massive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Studios have announced their largest and creepiest expansion yet for the smash-hit indie multiplayer action RPG, Magicka.<\/p>\n<p>The DLC is named &lsquo;The Stars are Left&rsquo; and it will be launching &lsquo;this winter&rsquo; &#8211; which is northern hemisphere speak for maybe just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magicka_The_Stars_are_left_screenshots_4_134737850.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"340\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new campaign will pit up to four wizards against a horror-mystery inspired by the popular Cthulhu Mythos.<\/p>\n<p>The Stars are Left will boast a much-requested feature &ndash; a new adventure campaign, including several terrifying new enemies; bosses awakened from the depths of insanity; and several other miscellaneous Miskatonic minions.<\/p>\n<p>Other spoofs ending in &ldquo;-craft&rdquo; may or may not also be included.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magicka_The_Stars_are_left_screenshots_5_980690180.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an act described by industry colleagues as &ldquo;more insane than a black goat with a thousand young,&rdquo; Magicka: The Stars are Left will be available not only to players who purchase the expansion, but to all of their friends, as well.<\/p>\n<p>So long as the host player in a co-op group owns the content, every one of their co-wizards will be able to co-experience the mind-killing terror of the new expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The Stars are Left includes:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; An all-new adventure, several levels long, allowing players to get lost in space and time.<br \/>&bull; 2 new challenge maps.<br \/>&bull; 2 new robes.<br \/>&bull; 2 new bosses.<br \/>&bull; 5 new achievements.<br \/>&bull; 7 new enemies.<br \/>&bull; Considerably more than 2 new items and Magicks.<br \/>&bull; Also, we make fun of Minecraft this time.<\/p>\n<p>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FXp7HJ76XSA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FXp7HJ76XSA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/images\/15098-Magicka-The-Stars-Are-Left-DLC-screenshots.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC screenshots\"><strong>Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC screenshots<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19582-Magicka-The-Stars-Are-Left-expansion-announced\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Magicka expansion The Stars Are Left DLC announced: creepy and massive\"><strong>Magicka expansion The Stars Are Left DLC announced: creepy and massive<\/strong><\/a> &lt;&lt; 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