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\nAfter the reveal of Astro Bot on PlayStation 5<\/a> at the recent State of Play, Astro’s Playroom received an update adding iconic Bloodborne boss Lady Maria and an associated trophy. That’s on top of Bloodborne costumes as a pre-order bonus<\/a> for the new game.\n<\/p>\n

\nOf course, this led to speculation from Bloodborne fans that something was afoot. Alas, it appears that’s not the case.\n<\/p>\n

“There’s no secret meaning,” Team Asobi studio head and creative director Nicolas Doucet told Eurogamer. “It’s just a celebration of the whole PlayStation history.”\n<\/p>\n

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After the reveal of Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 at the recent State of Play, Astro’s Playroom received an update adding iconic Bloodborne boss Lady Maria and an associated trophy. That’s on top of Bloodborne costumes as a pre-order bonus for the new game. Of course, this led to speculation from Bloodborne fans that something was afoot. Alas, it appears that’s not the case. “There’s no secret meaning,” Team Asobi studio head and creative director Nicolas Doucet told Eurogamer. “It’s just a celebration of the whole PlayStation history.” Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":869281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[259,6142,1974,965,8711,136,44,45,34,54,4770,3987],"class_list":["post-869280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-action-adventure","tag-astro-bot","tag-bloodborne","tag-fromsoftware","tag-multiplayer-competitive","tag-platformer","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-rpg","tag-single-player","tag-sony-computer-entertainment","tag-third-person"],"yoast_head":"\n"No secret meaning" behind Bloodborne in Astro Bot, says creative director | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After the 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