PO’ed: Definitive Edition 3DO Boomer Shooter Announced by Nightdive Studios for Steam, GOG, and Consoles

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PO’d, a DOOM– and Quake-inspired boomer shooter that originally launched for Panasonic, GoldStar, Sanyo, Creative Labs, and Samsung’s 3DO consoles nearly 30 years ago in November 1995, will officially be making its way to PC and modern consoles “soon” as part of a new Definitive Edition that brings updated visuals, antialiasing, increased framerate, redefined controls, up to 4K 144 FPS performance, widescreen support, and more to Any Channel’s FPS, developer Nightdive Studios has announced. Players take control of a chef who has crash landed on an alien planet, armed with a cooking pan, power drill, “Meat Seeker,” and other weapons.

Platforms:

  • Windows PC
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S
  • Nintendo Switch

Features:

  • A plate full of quality-of-life features to enhance the gameplay and fix bugs present in the original game (which can be toggled off).
  • Wet your whistle with Widescreen support to HUD and other on-screen graphics to work with widescreen.
  • A new delicious difficulty mode added for hardcore players
  • 15 appetizing achievements.
  • A dash of Localization support for English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
  • Total freedom! Cruise on foot or fly with your jetpack through 25 wild 3D environments.
  • Features 16 of the baddest, maddest and most unaffectionate monsters in the galaxy.

Announcement trailer and description:

Your ship has been overrun by aliens. Your comrades-in-arms have been annihilated and your soufflé has been ruined! What do you do? Grab your jetpack and rocket launcher and fry those suckers! PO’ed features 16 of the baddest, maddest and most unattractive monsters in the galaxy. Rock-throwing ogres, plasma-shooting robots, giant bats … and walking butts!

System requirements:

  • RECOMMENDED
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit required)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support
    • Storage: 420 MB available space
    • Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible sound card or onboard sound
  • MINIMUM
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7 (64-bit required)
    • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core at 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support
    • Storage: 420 MB available space
    • Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible sound card or onboard sound

Nightdive added:

PO’ed pushes first person action games to new heights! Fly through 25 spectacular 3D environments while battling vicious alien creatures. Select from a vast arsenal of weapons, including the Power Drill and the Meat Seeker. Prepare yourself for the most action-packed, fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping, infinite directional 3D gaming experience of your life!

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