{"id":104867,"date":"2019-12-03T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/doom_spiritual_successor_demon_pit_brings_hellish_fps_action_to_switch_this_christmas"},"modified":"2019-12-03T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T15:15:00","slug":"doom-spiritual-successor-demon-pit-brings-hellish-fps-action-to-switch-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/03\/doom-spiritual-successor-demon-pit-brings-hellish-fps-action-to-switch-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Doom Spiritual Successor Demon Pit Brings Hellish FPS Action To Switch This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e02b1a159fdf9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e02b1a159fdf9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LAbWZblwj78?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Demon Pit will hit Switch on 25th December. The PS4 version comes earlier on 17th\/18th December (NA\/EU respectively), while Xbox One owners get to play it on 24th December.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story [Thu 15th Aug, 2019 16:45 BST]:<\/strong> Indie publisher Digerati has announced <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/demon_pit\">Demon Pit<\/a><\/strong> for Nintendo Switch, an &#8220;intense, arcade-style arena shooter&#8221; launching later this year.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve watched the trailer above, you&#8217;ll have instantly noticed that &#8217;90s FPS aesthetic and style of titles like <strong>Quake<\/strong>, <strong>Quake II, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom\">Doom<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong>Blood<\/strong> &#8211; games from which Demon Pit takes plenty of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Players will need to survive against endless waves of the demon horde in a &#8220;constantly changing arena&#8221; &#8211; the goal is to get yourself right to the very top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Key features<br \/>&#8211;<\/strong> Battle 10 types of hideous hell spawn<br \/>&#8211; Repel the demon horde with 7 varied weapons<br \/>&#8211; Use your soul grapple to traverse the arena quickly and avoid the oncoming legion<br \/>&#8211; Master movement to survive the changing environment and its hazards<br \/>&#8211; Constantly kill to keep your multiplier alive and compete for leaderboard immortality<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Unnamed\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/50f5677d974a7\/unnamed.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/50f5677d974a7\/unnamed.original.png\" alt=\"Unnamed\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Unnamed (1)\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/775fa0add5afd\/unnamed-1.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/775fa0add5afd\/unnamed-1.original.png\" alt=\"Unnamed (1)\"><\/a><a title=\"Unnamed (2)\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5267b780c8b17\/unnamed-2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5267b780c8b17\/unnamed-2.original.png\" alt=\"Unnamed (2)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We don&#8217;t have an exact release date for this one just yet, but it&#8217;s expected to launch on Switch and other major platforms in Q3\/Q4 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Room for one more old-school shooter on your Switch? Are you liking what you see here? Share your thoughts with us below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LAbWZblwj78?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Update: Demon Pit will hit Switch on 25th December. The PS4 version comes earlier on 17th\/18th December (NA\/EU respectively), while Xbox One owners get to play it on 24th December. 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