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Feardemic’s Fear Fest has come to an end this evening (Cracow time) following a two-day event that ended with the Horror Game Awards, where golden bats were given to the winners after fans around the world cast their votes for 13 categories. The following are the 13 categories along with their winners! Best Game Design of the Year: Resident Evil 4 Best Audio Design of the Year: Dead Space Best Score/Soundtrack of the Year: Resident Evil 4 Best Horror Trailer of the Year: Silent Hill 2 Best Performance of the Year: Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 4) Best Horror Multiplayer of the Year: The Outlast Trials Best VR/AR Horror of the Year: Resident Evil Village Best Horror Content Creator of the Year: The Sphere Hunter Best Narrative of the Year: Signalis Best Art Direction of the Year: Scorn Best Indi Horror Game of the Year: Signalis Best Character of the Year: Leon S. Kenedy (Resident Evil 4) Lifetime Achievement Award: Mikael
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NACON and Hekate studio gave gamers an exclusive look at the story of their upcoming game at Fear Fest, Ad Infinitum. With the game’s launch quickly approaching, the new story trailer offers more insight into what horrors await players and leaves many questions that need answering. Ad Infinitum puts players in the boots of a young German soldier fighting in the First World War as the lines of nightmares of war and the mind are becoming blurred. Are you in the trenches on the Western Front, or are you in Berlin? Many questions will be answered as players explore bloody trenches of war and a vast mansion where creatures lurk, and the mind is left tormented. Ad Infinitum will be coming out on September 14, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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Feardemic’s Fear Fest is starting strong with Independent game studio Jukai Studio and Versus Evil releasing a new trailer for their upcoming survival horror, Stray Souls, which will be released this Halloween! In Stray Souls, players take on the role of Daniel, a teen who has recently inherited his estranged Grandmother’s home. This triggers Daniel having to find the truth, no matter how he wishes to outrun it and survive. The game will feature elements of Japanese survival horror games with twists such as a variety of randomized systems where enemy encounters, item placement, paranormal activity, and even weather patterns are constantly changing. Hence, no two playthroughs are the same! Stray Souls will also feature new music from legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka! Stray Souls will be haunting you this Halloween on PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S!
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SelectaPlay is a game publisher that helps indie devs get their games released globally and onto more systems. SelectaPlay will be showcasing some horror games at the Indi Dev Day in Barcelona, and they would like me to share with you one of the titles, Dark Atlas: Infernum, a first-person survival horror game that takes place in the literary world of Álvaro Aparicio. In Dark Atlas: Infernum, players take on the role of Natalia Asensio, a former Grand Master of the oldest occult order in the West: the Night Council. And while everything burns and the sky cracks following a spate of violent electrical storms, ghostly-looking humanoid figures suddenly start to appear in living rooms, on the streets, in parks, shops, and churches. Players must descend into the abysses of their minds, walk the paths of hell, and seek answers to all questions, and survive. Dark Atlas: Infernum will be coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in
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Fans will have to wait to experience the love letter to the OG of survival horror, Alone in the Dark, which was going to be released in October, will now be released in 2024. The reason for the change is surprisingly quite common in the gaming industry. For those not in the know, this year’s fall is full of game releases, especially horror games that want to be THE game to play on Halloween. Because of the multiple releases around the same time, Pices Interactive and THQ Nordic have pushed Alone in the Dark‘s release to January 16th, 2024. The delay will not only allow players to enjoy the mass releases this October. It will also allow Alone in the Dark a good once-over to ensure a smooth release. Alone in the Dark will be coming out on January 16th, 2024, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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In 2009, the internet and entertainment changed with the arrival of a photoshopped image on the website Something Awful that spawned many indie games, merchandise, a movie, and even controversy. I’m talking about the Slender Man, and in 2013, his story reached more people in the form of an indie PC game called Slender: The Arrival. Today, Blue Isle Studios announced the long-awaited 10-year upgrade to Slender: The Arrival! For the first time, Slender: The Arrival will be on consoles besides PC. Fans of the original will see immediately that the graphics are way better, thanks to the game’s world being updated with the Unreal Engine 5! In addition to the new graphics comes a brand new chapter! A new story where Charlie Matheson’s father experiences his worst nightmare. This free addition to the game offers a sneak preview of what’s next! Slender: The Arrival will be coming out on October 18th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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This Halloween, Freddy, and the gang are dying to meet you! The highly anticipated horror film based on the iconic horror game is coming home, and to celebrate, a new fright-filled trailer has been unleashed. The horror game phenomenon has become a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The
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Today, Focus Entertainment, DON’T NOD, and Saber Interactive have released extended gameplay trailers for their upcoming games, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2, during the Focus Entertainment Showcase. Along with the new trailers come Pre-order information fans won’t want to miss out on! In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 players continue the story of legendary Space Marine Lieutenant Titus – voiced by Vikings and Taken star Clive Standen – and drive back the everlasting night in an epic new campaign, either solo with AI squadmates or in three-player co-op! Unleash a deadly arsenal and embody the unwavering brutality of the Emperor’s greatest warriors to protect humanity from the untold horrors of the galaxy, including the dark forces of Chaos! First teased at Summer Game Fest, the sorcerous Thousand Sons, Chaos Space Marines in thrall to the Chaos God of fate and mutation, are now confirmed to appear in the game! Pre-order the Collector’s Edition and
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In 2019, Invader Studios released their love letter to survival horror games of the past, Daymare 1998. Now they’re back with its prequel, Daymare 1994: Sandcastle. Players partake in events mentioned in the first game as they take on the role of Dalila Reyes, a former Marine and current member of the HADES unit, as she must survive unexplained horrors in Area 51. I want to thank Invader Studios for allowing me the chance to check out the game! Now to the game itself!Daymare 1994: Sandcastle‘s controls are standard for a third-person over-the-shoulder game. I wish there could have been a tutorial level at the game’s start, as you seem to be dropped right into the story. Regardless, I do like that you can look at the tutorial in the pause menu, which can be helpful if you have not played the game for a while and are returning to it. The sound design and soundtrack of Daymare 1994: Sandcastle
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Urban Legends, are the jangling keys to those who want to test their courage or the merit of the stories behind them, but what happens when you become part of the urban legend? That is what awaits players in The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation, a Taiwanese game based on the film The Bridge Curse. I would like to give a thank you to Eastasiasoft Limited and Softstar Entertainment Inc. for the reviewing opportunity. The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation takes players to Tunghai University where they take on the role of a group of friends who are live-streaming their attempt to perform a ritual that’s part of an urban legend on campus about a bridge where the spirit of a vengeful woman appears. As you can guess, things go wrong pretty damn quickly for this group of friends as the evil is unleashed, and they can’t seem to escape it. Now onto the game itself. Controls are limited which
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Feardemic’s Fear Fest has come to an end this evening (Cracow time) following a two-day event that ended with the Horror Game Awards, where golden bats were given to the winners after fans around the world cast their votes for 13 categories. The following are the 13 categories along with their winners! Best Game Design of the Year: Resident Evil 4 Best Audio Design of the Year: Dead Space Best Score/Soundtrack of the Year: Resident Evil 4 Best Horror Trailer of the Year: Silent Hill 2 Best Performance of the Year: Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 4) Best Horror Multiplayer of the Year: The Outlast Trials Best VR/AR Horror of the Year: Resident Evil Village Best Horror Content Creator of the Year: The Sphere Hunter Best Narrative of the Year: Signalis Best Art Direction of the Year: Scorn Best Indi Horror Game of the Year: Signalis Best Character of the Year: Leon S. Kenedy (Resident Evil 4) Lifetime Achievement Award: Mikael
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NACON and Hekate studio gave gamers an exclusive look at the story of their upcoming game at Fear Fest, Ad Infinitum. With the game’s launch quickly approaching, the new story trailer offers more insight into what horrors await players and leaves many questions that need answering. Ad Infinitum puts players in the boots of a young German soldier fighting in the First World War as the lines of nightmares of war and the mind are becoming blurred. Are you in the trenches on the Western Front, or are you in Berlin? Many questions will be answered as players explore bloody trenches of war and a vast mansion where creatures lurk, and the mind is left tormented. Ad Infinitum will be coming out on September 14, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Continue reading →
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Feardemic’s Fear Fest is starting strong with Independent game studio Jukai Studio and Versus Evil releasing a new trailer for their upcoming survival horror, Stray Souls, which will be released this Halloween! In Stray Souls, players take on the role of Daniel, a teen who has recently inherited his estranged Grandmother’s home. This triggers Daniel having to find the truth, no matter how he wishes to outrun it and survive. The game will feature elements of Japanese survival horror games with twists such as a variety of randomized systems where enemy encounters, item placement, paranormal activity, and even weather patterns are constantly changing. Hence, no two playthroughs are the same! Stray Souls will also feature new music from legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka! Stray Souls will be haunting you this Halloween on PC, PlayStations 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S!
Continue reading →
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SelectaPlay is a game publisher that helps indie devs get their games released globally and onto more systems. SelectaPlay will be showcasing some horror games at the Indi Dev Day in Barcelona, and they would like me to share with you one of the titles, Dark Atlas: Infernum, a first-person survival horror game that takes place in the literary world of Álvaro Aparicio. In Dark Atlas: Infernum, players take on the role of Natalia Asensio, a former Grand Master of the oldest occult order in the West: the Night Council. And while everything burns and the sky cracks following a spate of violent electrical storms, ghostly-looking humanoid figures suddenly start to appear in living rooms, on the streets, in parks, shops, and churches. Players must descend into the abysses of their minds, walk the paths of hell, and seek answers to all questions, and survive. Dark Atlas: Infernum will be coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in
Continue reading →
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Fans will have to wait to experience the love letter to the OG of survival horror, Alone in the Dark, which was going to be released in October, will now be released in 2024. The reason for the change is surprisingly quite common in the gaming industry. For those not in the know, this year’s fall is full of game releases, especially horror games that want to be THE game to play on Halloween. Because of the multiple releases around the same time, Pices Interactive and THQ Nordic have pushed Alone in the Dark‘s release to January 16th, 2024. The delay will not only allow players to enjoy the mass releases this October. It will also allow Alone in the Dark a good once-over to ensure a smooth release. Alone in the Dark will be coming out on January 16th, 2024, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Continue reading →
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In 2009, the internet and entertainment changed with the arrival of a photoshopped image on the website Something Awful that spawned many indie games, merchandise, a movie, and even controversy. I’m talking about the Slender Man, and in 2013, his story reached more people in the form of an indie PC game called Slender: The Arrival. Today, Blue Isle Studios announced the long-awaited 10-year upgrade to Slender: The Arrival! For the first time, Slender: The Arrival will be on consoles besides PC. Fans of the original will see immediately that the graphics are way better, thanks to the game’s world being updated with the Unreal Engine 5! In addition to the new graphics comes a brand new chapter! A new story where Charlie Matheson’s father experiences his worst nightmare. This free addition to the game offers a sneak preview of what’s next! Slender: The Arrival will be coming out on October 18th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Continue reading →
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This Halloween, Freddy, and the gang are dying to meet you! The highly anticipated horror film based on the iconic horror game is coming home, and to celebrate, a new fright-filled trailer has been unleashed. The horror game phenomenon has become a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The
Continue reading →
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Today, Focus Entertainment, DON’T NOD, and Saber Interactive have released extended gameplay trailers for their upcoming games, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2, during the Focus Entertainment Showcase. Along with the new trailers come Pre-order information fans won’t want to miss out on! In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 players continue the story of legendary Space Marine Lieutenant Titus – voiced by Vikings and Taken star Clive Standen – and drive back the everlasting night in an epic new campaign, either solo with AI squadmates or in three-player co-op! Unleash a deadly arsenal and embody the unwavering brutality of the Emperor’s greatest warriors to protect humanity from the untold horrors of the galaxy, including the dark forces of Chaos! First teased at Summer Game Fest, the sorcerous Thousand Sons, Chaos Space Marines in thrall to the Chaos God of fate and mutation, are now confirmed to appear in the game! Pre-order the Collector’s Edition and
Continue reading →
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In 2019, Invader Studios released their love letter to survival horror games of the past, Daymare 1998. Now they’re back with its prequel, Daymare 1994: Sandcastle. Players partake in events mentioned in the first game as they take on the role of Dalila Reyes, a former Marine and current member of the HADES unit, as she must survive unexplained horrors in Area 51. I want to thank Invader Studios for allowing me the chance to check out the game! Now to the game itself!Daymare 1994: Sandcastle‘s controls are standard for a third-person over-the-shoulder game. I wish there could have been a tutorial level at the game’s start, as you seem to be dropped right into the story. Regardless, I do like that you can look at the tutorial in the pause menu, which can be helpful if you have not played the game for a while and are returning to it. The sound design and soundtrack of Daymare 1994: Sandcastle
Continue reading →
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Urban Legends, are the jangling keys to those who want to test their courage or the merit of the stories behind them, but what happens when you become part of the urban legend? That is what awaits players in The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation, a Taiwanese game based on the film The Bridge Curse. I would like to give a thank you to Eastasiasoft Limited and Softstar Entertainment Inc. for the reviewing opportunity. The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation takes players to Tunghai University where they take on the role of a group of friends who are live-streaming their attempt to perform a ritual that’s part of an urban legend on campus about a bridge where the spirit of a vengeful woman appears. As you can guess, things go wrong pretty damn quickly for this group of friends as the evil is unleashed, and they can’t seem to escape it. Now onto the game itself. Controls are limited which
Continue reading →
