So long as it stays close to the original game, morePainkillersounds like a very good thing to me. That’s whyPainkiller: Hell & Damnationseems great in theory. If The Farm 51 can deliver fast-paced first-person shooting, monstrous enemy designs, and satisfying weapons — all wrapped together nicely using the Unreal Engine 3 — I’m in.

These latest three screenshots offer tentative hope that this could be the one we have been waiting for. A closed beta forHell & Damnationwill start today,so be on the lookoutfor keysif you want in. Beyond single-player, the beta includes access to network co-op, deatchmatch, and team deathmatch.

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“The feedback from fans that played the originalPainkilleris extremely important to us,” says Nordic Games’ Reinhard Pollice. “It will give us a chance to interact with the community, as well as offering them exclusivity of being the first to play the game.”

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.