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‘Vampyr’ And ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Coming To Nintendo Switch!

Focus Home Interactive is now making two of their games available for players to take with them on the go by porting them to the Nintendo Switch! Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game will arrive on Switch October 8th! Based on the role-playing board game by Chaosium will take players to the mysterious island of Dark Water as Edward Pierce, a private investigator sent to investigate the mysterious death of the island’s most prominent family. Your investigation does not run smoothly as otherworldly forces are at work and wreak havoc on your psyche. Coming in hot in time to build up the atmosphere for Halloween is Vampyr coming to Switch on October 29th! Set in rainy London during the Spanish Flu Epidemic, players take on the role of Doctor Jonathan Reid, a freshly turned vampire who now must traverse the streets of London at night fighting other vampires and creatures while uncovering the source of the vampire outbreak while

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Sep 5, 2019
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15 Minute ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Gameplay Video Features New Game Footage

If your mind was not blown away enough when it was revealed that Keanu Reeves would be in the upcoming first-person-shooter Cyberpunk 2077, then this new 15-minute gameplay footage that explores more of the game’s lore and mechanics will make you just as excited! There is a warning that there may be some spoilers in the gameplay footage even though it was edited. The video explores one of the districts in Night City called Pacifica as well as the Character V. Players can choose V’s past, and create the character’s appearance and gender. Also, there are teases to Keanu Reeves’ character Johnny Silverhand, is he friend or foe and why is he in the chip that’s implanted in your head making you the only one who can see him? I guess we’ll have to wait and see! Cyberpunk 2077 comes out April 16th, 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.

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Aug 30, 2019
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Unseen ‘Dying Light 2’ Gameplay Footage Is Here!

Techland has just streamed previously unseen gameplay footage of their upcoming first-person zombie game Dying Light 2! Originally the first gameplay footage was only seen privately at E3 this year but has now be shown publically at Gamescom and streamed on Techland’s Twitch, Facebook, and Steam pages. Welcome to The City a modern Dark Age landscape where warring factions fight to survive as well for control of the city and what recourse it has left. Not only are survivors fighting each other for survival, but they must also fight zombies who have mutated over the past 15 years since the events of the first game and caught in the middle of the chaos is Aiden Caldwell. Aiden’s choices made by players will affect the outcome of events in The City big and small as well as events in the story as it unfolds in the game’s landscape that’s four times larger than the first game! Missed the stream? No worries!

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Aug 27, 2019
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‘Redeemer: Enhanced Edition’ Is Beat ‘Em Up Heaven!

From Russia with love, the awesome folks over at Buka gave me the opportunity to play their fighting game Redeemer: Enhanced Edition and all I can say is WOW, I have not had this much playing a fighting game in a long time! Players take on the role of Vasily, an elite soldier turned a man of peace. Vasily lives in a secretive temple in the mountains as he tries to let go of his past and embrace inner peace till it was broken when his old comrades the temple killing and kidnapping monks who he now considers family. Controls are pretty easy and straightforward and it helps that the game aides you in the beginning as well as giving you the option to look at the controls in the pause menu and the onscreen prompts help in case you forget. The art is amazing, it’s almost comic bookish and the animation is smooth which is what helps with a

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2019
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The Long Wait To Review: ‘Mutant Year Zero: Seed Of Evil’

Funcom gave me the opportunity to play the DLC for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden titled “Seed of Evil” which follows the events of the main story where the world is now slowly being choked by vines and friends and enemies disappear and come back different, it’s up to our mutant heroes to save the day once again. The DLC picks up right where the first game ends, so it’s advisable to complete the main play through before playing the DLC as the enemies you will be facing have higher difficulty levels unless you’ve leveled up. The DLC is very much like the main story in terms of art, sound, playability, and overall fun. If you’re curious about what I thought about the main story, you can check out my review of it. I’m thankful for the opportunity Funcom gave me to play this game but I got to be a little mean right now. The biggest problem with

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Aug 17, 2019
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GIVEAWAY: Noir Horror Game ‘Dollhouse’

Video games are awesome, what’s better than a video game? A FREE VIDEO GAME! Soedesco is giving Horror Fuel fans a chance to win some copies of their current and upcoming horror titles! Interested? Good! Keep on reading to learn how you can win a copy of Dollhouse for PC or PlayStation 4. Dollhouse is a first-person horror Noir where players take on the role of Marie, a detective trapped in her own mind with no memory of what’s going on, all she can remember is that her daughter Emily died and she must interpret her surroundings to unravel the truth she’s kept hidden in her own thoughts while trying to outwit a pursuer with murderous intent! Uncover the dark side of Hollywood in single-player as you search for clues in procedurally generated maps (no new game is alike!) while trying to escape your pursuer in a game of cat and mouse. You can customize and upgrade Marie with over

Continue reading →
Aug 15, 2019
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Unseen ‘Dying Light 2’ Gameplay Footage Coming Soon!

Techland has just announced that previously unseen gameplay footage of their upcoming first-person zombie game Dying Light 2 will be streamed! Originally the first gameplay footage was only seen privately at E3 this year but will be shown publically at Gamescom and streamed on Techland’s Twitch, Facebook, and Steam pages. Dying Light 2 takes place 15 years after the events of the first game where the zombie virus went from being an isolated incident to a global pandemic. Players take on the role of an infected survivor named Aiden Caldwell as he must journey through the modern Dark Age world in a city full of death. Just like the first game, Dying Light 2 is first-person and parkour helps you traverse the unforgiving landscape where surviving humans are either your ally or enemy but in the shadows wait the infected who have evolved to be completely sensitive to UV light and come out at night. The main mechanic of the

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Aug 14, 2019
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‘Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition’ Out Now On Nintendo Switch

The online multiplayer experience is now stalking campers on Nintendo Switch! Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition is out in stores now and will bring the horror of the iconic killing machine Jason Voorhees with you wherever you go, may it be on a public bus, your friend’s house, or maybe even camp! The game is a 1V7 multiplayer where players must work together to survive while one takes on the role of Jason and must, as mother says, kill them all! An offline mode is available where players can take on AI bots. The Ultimate Slasher Edition is full of mind-blowing content and includes a limited edition poster of the Nintendo Switch version of the game! With the exception of Kickstarter/Backer exclusive “Savini Jason” character or backer-exclusive clothing packs, all payable DLC content is included in the Ultimate Slasher Edition like: Jason part 2 Pickax kill pack, Jason part 4 pig splitter kill pack, Jason part 7

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Aug 13, 2019
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Beloved Indie Horror Game ‘Monstrum’ Coming To Consoles

Team Junkfish has teamed up with SOEDESCO to bring their popular PC horror game, Monstrum, into the homes of more gamers! The game has earned high praises from gamers, critics, YouTubers, and Streamers for its unique horror experience that’s not been seen in many horror titles. Monstrum takes players to a derelict cargo ship where they’re not alone. Onboard the ship is a monster that relentlessly hunts its prey and since you’re the only other person on the ship…you’re it! The game has a permadeath mechanic that if you’re killed by the monster, you’ll have to start over but this is where one of the game’s features comes into play. Each start of the gameplay is unique as the environment as well as the monster that’s hunting you chances. Your goal is to escape the ship by outwitting the monsters hunting you. You can distract the monsters, hide, and run but there are more dangers on the ship besides the

Continue reading →
Aug 8, 2019
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‘Dead By Daylight’ Coming To Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch users can now partake in the ever-growing multiplayer game of cat and mouse in Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight. The game takes players to dark locations where they’re either one of four survivors who have to escape or be the killer who hunts down the survivors one by one and kills them. Dead by Daylight is available for pre-order on the Nintendo eShop and participating retailers. The pre-order edition of the game will include nine killers and ten survivors as well as three cosmetic packs. Speaking of cosmetics, all Switch users will be given a free cosmetic feature for the killer known as the Trapper, his new cosmetic look is only for Nintendo Switch users. Dead by Daylight will hit stores and the Nintendo eShop September 24th.

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Aug 6, 2019

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‘Vampyr’ And ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Coming To Nintendo Switch!

Focus Home Interactive is now making two of their games available for players to take with them on the go by porting them to the Nintendo Switch! Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game will arrive on Switch October 8th! Based on the role-playing board game by Chaosium will take players to the mysterious island of Dark Water as Edward Pierce, a private investigator sent to investigate the mysterious death of the island’s most prominent family. Your investigation does not run smoothly as otherworldly forces are at work and wreak havoc on your psyche. Coming in hot in time to build up the atmosphere for Halloween is Vampyr coming to Switch on October 29th! Set in rainy London during the Spanish Flu Epidemic, players take on the role of Doctor Jonathan Reid, a freshly turned vampire who now must traverse the streets of London at night fighting other vampires and creatures while uncovering the source of the vampire outbreak while

Continue reading →
Sep 5, 2019
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15 Minute ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Gameplay Video Features New Game Footage

If your mind was not blown away enough when it was revealed that Keanu Reeves would be in the upcoming first-person-shooter Cyberpunk 2077, then this new 15-minute gameplay footage that explores more of the game’s lore and mechanics will make you just as excited! There is a warning that there may be some spoilers in the gameplay footage even though it was edited. The video explores one of the districts in Night City called Pacifica as well as the Character V. Players can choose V’s past, and create the character’s appearance and gender. Also, there are teases to Keanu Reeves’ character Johnny Silverhand, is he friend or foe and why is he in the chip that’s implanted in your head making you the only one who can see him? I guess we’ll have to wait and see! Cyberpunk 2077 comes out April 16th, 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.

Continue reading →
Aug 30, 2019
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Unseen ‘Dying Light 2’ Gameplay Footage Is Here!

Techland has just streamed previously unseen gameplay footage of their upcoming first-person zombie game Dying Light 2! Originally the first gameplay footage was only seen privately at E3 this year but has now be shown publically at Gamescom and streamed on Techland’s Twitch, Facebook, and Steam pages. Welcome to The City a modern Dark Age landscape where warring factions fight to survive as well for control of the city and what recourse it has left. Not only are survivors fighting each other for survival, but they must also fight zombies who have mutated over the past 15 years since the events of the first game and caught in the middle of the chaos is Aiden Caldwell. Aiden’s choices made by players will affect the outcome of events in The City big and small as well as events in the story as it unfolds in the game’s landscape that’s four times larger than the first game! Missed the stream? No worries!

Continue reading →
Aug 27, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Redeemer: Enhanced Edition’ Is Beat ‘Em Up Heaven!

From Russia with love, the awesome folks over at Buka gave me the opportunity to play their fighting game Redeemer: Enhanced Edition and all I can say is WOW, I have not had this much playing a fighting game in a long time! Players take on the role of Vasily, an elite soldier turned a man of peace. Vasily lives in a secretive temple in the mountains as he tries to let go of his past and embrace inner peace till it was broken when his old comrades the temple killing and kidnapping monks who he now considers family. Controls are pretty easy and straightforward and it helps that the game aides you in the beginning as well as giving you the option to look at the controls in the pause menu and the onscreen prompts help in case you forget. The art is amazing, it’s almost comic bookish and the animation is smooth which is what helps with a

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2019
Horror Fuel

The Long Wait To Review: ‘Mutant Year Zero: Seed Of Evil’

Funcom gave me the opportunity to play the DLC for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden titled “Seed of Evil” which follows the events of the main story where the world is now slowly being choked by vines and friends and enemies disappear and come back different, it’s up to our mutant heroes to save the day once again. The DLC picks up right where the first game ends, so it’s advisable to complete the main play through before playing the DLC as the enemies you will be facing have higher difficulty levels unless you’ve leveled up. The DLC is very much like the main story in terms of art, sound, playability, and overall fun. If you’re curious about what I thought about the main story, you can check out my review of it. I’m thankful for the opportunity Funcom gave me to play this game but I got to be a little mean right now. The biggest problem with

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2019
Horror Fuel

GIVEAWAY: Noir Horror Game ‘Dollhouse’

Video games are awesome, what’s better than a video game? A FREE VIDEO GAME! Soedesco is giving Horror Fuel fans a chance to win some copies of their current and upcoming horror titles! Interested? Good! Keep on reading to learn how you can win a copy of Dollhouse for PC or PlayStation 4. Dollhouse is a first-person horror Noir where players take on the role of Marie, a detective trapped in her own mind with no memory of what’s going on, all she can remember is that her daughter Emily died and she must interpret her surroundings to unravel the truth she’s kept hidden in her own thoughts while trying to outwit a pursuer with murderous intent! Uncover the dark side of Hollywood in single-player as you search for clues in procedurally generated maps (no new game is alike!) while trying to escape your pursuer in a game of cat and mouse. You can customize and upgrade Marie with over

Continue reading →
Aug 15, 2019
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Unseen ‘Dying Light 2’ Gameplay Footage Coming Soon!

Techland has just announced that previously unseen gameplay footage of their upcoming first-person zombie game Dying Light 2 will be streamed! Originally the first gameplay footage was only seen privately at E3 this year but will be shown publically at Gamescom and streamed on Techland’s Twitch, Facebook, and Steam pages. Dying Light 2 takes place 15 years after the events of the first game where the zombie virus went from being an isolated incident to a global pandemic. Players take on the role of an infected survivor named Aiden Caldwell as he must journey through the modern Dark Age world in a city full of death. Just like the first game, Dying Light 2 is first-person and parkour helps you traverse the unforgiving landscape where surviving humans are either your ally or enemy but in the shadows wait the infected who have evolved to be completely sensitive to UV light and come out at night. The main mechanic of the

Continue reading →
Aug 14, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition’ Out Now On Nintendo Switch

The online multiplayer experience is now stalking campers on Nintendo Switch! Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition is out in stores now and will bring the horror of the iconic killing machine Jason Voorhees with you wherever you go, may it be on a public bus, your friend’s house, or maybe even camp! The game is a 1V7 multiplayer where players must work together to survive while one takes on the role of Jason and must, as mother says, kill them all! An offline mode is available where players can take on AI bots. The Ultimate Slasher Edition is full of mind-blowing content and includes a limited edition poster of the Nintendo Switch version of the game! With the exception of Kickstarter/Backer exclusive “Savini Jason” character or backer-exclusive clothing packs, all payable DLC content is included in the Ultimate Slasher Edition like: Jason part 2 Pickax kill pack, Jason part 4 pig splitter kill pack, Jason part 7

Continue reading →
Aug 13, 2019
Horror Fuel

Beloved Indie Horror Game ‘Monstrum’ Coming To Consoles

Team Junkfish has teamed up with SOEDESCO to bring their popular PC horror game, Monstrum, into the homes of more gamers! The game has earned high praises from gamers, critics, YouTubers, and Streamers for its unique horror experience that’s not been seen in many horror titles. Monstrum takes players to a derelict cargo ship where they’re not alone. Onboard the ship is a monster that relentlessly hunts its prey and since you’re the only other person on the ship…you’re it! The game has a permadeath mechanic that if you’re killed by the monster, you’ll have to start over but this is where one of the game’s features comes into play. Each start of the gameplay is unique as the environment as well as the monster that’s hunting you chances. Your goal is to escape the ship by outwitting the monsters hunting you. You can distract the monsters, hide, and run but there are more dangers on the ship besides the

Continue reading →
Aug 8, 2019
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‘Dead By Daylight’ Coming To Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch users can now partake in the ever-growing multiplayer game of cat and mouse in Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight. The game takes players to dark locations where they’re either one of four survivors who have to escape or be the killer who hunts down the survivors one by one and kills them. Dead by Daylight is available for pre-order on the Nintendo eShop and participating retailers. The pre-order edition of the game will include nine killers and ten survivors as well as three cosmetic packs. Speaking of cosmetics, all Switch users will be given a free cosmetic feature for the killer known as the Trapper, his new cosmetic look is only for Nintendo Switch users. Dead by Daylight will hit stores and the Nintendo eShop September 24th.

Continue reading →
Aug 6, 2019