Vampire Survivors has already conquered the deckbuilding genre. So what’s next?

Have you been crawling as much as I have? There’s around one million of us out there, you know.

Vampire Crawlers, the Vampire Survivors “Turbo Wildcard” spinoff, has sold one million copies in just one week since launch, marking a pretty epic milestone for developer poncle as it expands on the genre-defining game with a new take on its addicting gameplay.

I’ve loved nearly every minute I’ve had with Vampire Crawlers, and said as much in my review. It’s got the same characters, weapons, and 16-bit charm as the first game, but from a first-person dungeon-crawling perspective that features card-based battles. It sounds like a mouthful and a bit overwhelming, but it’s a ton of fun, and scratches a similar itch as the auto-battling roguelike that seems to have created its own genre.

But why stop here? Bring these silly sprites into every other genre you can think of. Why not? It’s proven to be a success twice now. And I think poncle gets it, as the studio revealed last week that it’s working on over 15 new projects alongside opening new studios in Japan and Italy.

How about an FPS: Vampire Shooters. An extraction shooter? Vampire Looters. A hero shooter! Vampire Heroes. A mansion-based, retro tank-controls horror game: Vampire Residents. A poker game, Vampire Gamblers. A fighting game? Vampire Fighters. It goes on and on and on, and I don’t see why they should stop any time soon.

The biggest draw for this franchise, other than the satisfying gameplay loops, is that they are very affordable. Vampire Crawlers is just $10, making it incredibly attractive for just about any gamer, even if the art style may not be your thing. I think it could easily slot into just about any kind of game and do well, given time and resources. If they can maintain this sort of price point, I don’t see why this franchise has to go away anywhere anytime soon.

Have at it, poncle. I am looking forward to whatever you’re cooking up next.

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The Totenreich map in Black Ops 7 Zombies has a new musical easter egg for you to solve, and the process involves finding three Mister Peeks Headphones. The three headphones, as is the norm, are spread all around the map.

This guide will help you figure out all three locations so that you can unlock the song at the earliest.

All Mister Peeks Headphone locations in Black Ops 7 Zombies

You can find the following headphones in any order you like. There’s no fixed way to find them. To activate the song, you’ll need to find and interact with all three of them.

Dry Dock

You’ll find a massive boat in the Dry Dock location, situated right at the center. Drop down to the ground, and head to the right of the boat. Reach approximately the middle of the boat on the ground, and the headphones will be located in a box on top of the crates.

Core Foundry

The second one can be found in the room opposite the Double Tap Root Beer machine in Core Foundry. Head inside (from the side of the Root Beer machine), and then turn right. There’s a bunch of old machinery located near the wall, and the headphones are located among them (look down by crouching, and you’ll find your headphones).

Loven’s Antiquities

The third one is located near where you spawn on the map. Head inside from the main door of the building, and look past the desk. There are a bunch of plates in the cupboard, and the headphones are in the bottom shelf.

Once all three headphones have been found, it will activate the No One There track, composed by Kevin Sherwood and Vicky Psarakis.

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