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On November 5, Techland released update 1.8.1 for Dying Light: The Beast, which adds personalized 360-degree spatial audio through Embody's Immerse Gamepack. This audio feature, also available in Dying Light 2: Stay Human, offers a 14-day free trial or a $19.99 one-time purchase. Previously, on October 22, the company launched update 1.30 for Dying Light 2, which introduced the Halloween Showdown 2026 event and technical fixes for Intel XeSS and FSR Frame Generation.
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Techland released update 1.8.1 for Dying Light: The Beast, which adds personalized 360-degree spatial audio through Embody's Immerse Gamepack. The feature includes a 14-day free trial or a $19.99 one-time purchase per platform.
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Techland released Dying Light 2 update 1.30 on October 22, launching the Halloween Showdown 2026 event alongside fixes for Intel XeSS and FSR Frame Generation.
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Techland CEO Paweł Marchewka says the studio is not planning substantial new content for Dying Light: The Beast because it was designed as a complete, self-contained game.
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