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SHADOW GAMBIT

A third of the way through Desperados 3, the Wild West gets a bit weird. There’s magic! Animal possession. Mind control. Living creatures can be linked together Dishonored-style. These occult shenanigans are a consistent highlight and demand a follow-up. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, the team’s latest project, is more than happy to oblige.

This is the golden age of piracy, but not as we know it. In this alternate history, death has taken on a new meaning for the pirate crews that sail the high seas. In a nod to Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Afia is on a mission to gather a crew of undead ne’er-do-wells, using magical artefacts known as Black Pearls to transform them into their best selves - all in an effort to pull off a big heist and thwart the forces

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