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each room and go on to the next one. Dax is the only player without a corporate sponsor, and whose only assistance comes from Gamaji, a six-armed mutant who can communicate in 3D holography through a clandestine channel
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Dax faces the first of the nightmarish monstrosities of the mythos that now infest the realm. Gamaji reveals Xander's insane past to Dax as Kram goes mad with his exposure to the eldritch environment. Dax discovers the Soul
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on 19 June 2013, restricted for game supporters who crowdfunded the game. The demo was ranked 4.32 out of 5 by the backers. Magrunner: Dark Pulse was released on the major downloadable platforms on 20 June 2013. After the PC version's release, the work continued to launch the game on PlayStation
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his master, Cthulhu. When Dax confronts Xander, he faces a greater threat — one of the Spawn of
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