Gauntlet drops the hammer on September 3 with pre-order bonuses

WB Interactive has nailed down a September 3 release date for the PC-exclusive Gauntlet and has also revealed details on pre-order bonuses.

Ozzie Mejia

May 20, 2014 12:30 PM

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Warner Bros. Interactive has confirmed a September 3 release date for their upcoming revival of the dungeon-crawling classic Gauntlet, narrowing down its previous Summer 2014 release window. Along with the release date comes some new pre-order incentives for anyone that pre-purchases the PC exclusive prior to its arrival, including a digital comic that dives into the central villain's backstory.

Gauntlet: Darkness Calls is an all-new story from DC Entertainment and will explore the origins of the evil Morak. No writer and artist have been revealed, but the digital comic is set to arrive on the game's September 3 release date.

Players will also receive special pre-order weapons, depending on their retail outlet of choice. Amazon offers the Giant's Bane Weapon, a large bloody axe. GameStop features the Juggernaut of Hakura, a spiky hammer. Green Man Gaming tosses in Mordok's Screaming Hammer, a giant metal weapon adorned with skull fragments on each side. And Steam will include both the Azkog the Demon Slayer weapon (a powerful metallic staff) and the Reaper's Visage Helm item.

Gauntlet is currently slated to be a PC-only release, though WB is also promising full SteamOS support for whenever Valve releases its Steam Machines. For more on Gauntlet, check out our preview.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?