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It’s no secret, I’ve been waiting to wrap my tentacles around Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive’s game “The Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game”, I’ve waited patiently for the game’s release but the good folks at Focus Home Interactive gave me a copy, and all I can say about this game is wow! First, let’s get the basics of the story out of the way. You play as a private detective named Edward Pierce from Boston. Pierce is tormented by constant nightmares that may be a result of the action he’s seen in the First World War, his lighter hints of his trauma with the engraving “Lost Battalion 10-7-18” implying Pierce is one of the 194 survivors from one of the most intense battles in WW1. Self-medicating with bootleg hooch and sleeping pills, Pierce is approached by a wealthy industrialist to investigate the death of his daughter and famous painter Sara Hawkins. Hawkins died along with her husband
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Focus Home Interactive is having a massive sale on many of their games for a limited time, October 16th – October 22nd. You can save upwards to 80% on some titles, I highly recommend “Vampyr” as its 50% off for this limited time! For us Lovecraft fans, the highly anticipated role-playing horror game “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” is available for pre-order but for a limited time the price is down 10%, which in hindsight is some decent wiggle room. Don’t worry, the sale is also on for PS4 fans as well. “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” takes players on a journey into madness as they play as a private detective named Edward Pierce who is investigating the mysterious deaths of the members of the Hawkins family and discovers something otherworldly and darker is at play. The game will be out October 30th on all gaming platforms.
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The highly anticipated RPG game of the year, “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game”, released a new trailer at the gaming event GAMESCOM. The trailer highlights key gameplay mechanics accompanied by commentary explaining in detail how your actions can affect the outcome of the game. “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” is based on the tabletop RPG that’s inspired by the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Edward Pierce, a private detective investigating the death of the Hawkins family on the fictional Darkwater Island. The more Pierce digs deeper into the case, the more horrors beyond human comprehension he’ll encounter. The great dreamer will awaken October 30th and will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. To see previous articles about this game, click HERE, HERE, and HERE
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The yearly gaming expo GAMESCOM, in Germany, was invaded by the same hoard that’s been invading other gaming conventions, plague rats! Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive released an uncut 16-minute gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” The trailer originally was shown to the press behind closed doors at E3, but has now been made public, and the game looks EPIC! It should be noted that the gameplay shown is a work in progress, so the scene depicted may be laid out differently or may not even be in the game upon release. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” follows siblings Amicia and Hugo in 1349 as they try to escape the hellish landscape that France has become due to war and the plague. The siblings must use stealth and rely on the help of other orphans they meet in order to survive against soldiers, inquisitors, and of course; hoards of rats. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” will be
Continue reading →
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FOX21 and DONTNOD Entertainment have reached an agreement allowing FOX21 to make a television series based on the game, “Vampyr” that came out back in June. We believe it is a fantastic premise for a television show. This is a new and exciting way for fans of the game, as well as the uninitiated, to enter and engage with VAMPYR’S rich, deep story.” Says DONTNOD CEO Oskar Guilbert, “We cannot wait to see how the talented team at FOX21 will bring out the darkly atmospheric universe of our game into television.” We are delighted to partner with FOX21 for the adaptation of VAMPYR into a TV series. DONTNOD has created a uniquely dark, immersive world with deep narration, which has made VAMPYR already a modern video game classic.” Agrees Jurgen Goeldner, CEO of Focus Home Interactive. “Vampyr” follows the tale of Dr. Jonathan Reid who became a vampire during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 in which somehow many citizens
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Later this summer, fans of the blood-sucking RPG, “Vampyr” will see a new update to the game, a difficulty setting. The game’s difficulty depends on the actions players take to earn XP to raise the stats of Jonathan Reed, the game’s protagonist. Players can earn XP by fighting enemies, locating documents, talking with London citizens, and completing side missions but if you want to earn a lot of XP quickly you can “embrace” (suck the blood) of characters you meet along the way but by doing so can affect events in the game. The new difficulty will affect how players can earn XP, through combat you will earn little to none, making the temptation greater to feed on the citizens of London. Because of this new update, it would make the gameplay more about the narrative of the story. The update will be in effect on all gaming devices and in preparation for the update, “Vampyr” is 25% off on
Continue reading →
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WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD! SKIP DOWN FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. After literal hours and days of playing, I’ve completed “Vampyr”. The game by DONTNOD Entertainment and Focus Home Interactive that’s a vampire tale told uniquely through the eyes of a “newborn” vampire and well-known doctor Jonathan Reid. Reid becomes an Ekon, a “vampire”, after returning home to London after serving three years in the First World War, the city is in the midst of the Spanish Flu epidemic. After becoming an Ekon, Reid accidentally kills his sister and vows revenge on the one who turned him into a creature of the night. Reid is sheltered at a hospital headed by a Doctor whose part of a secret society that studies and works with Ekons. While performing missions, Reid will encounter members of a vampire hunting group known as the Guard of Priwen who actively looks for “leeches” (a term they use to describe Ekons). The humans are not the only threat,
Continue reading →
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There are some good games appearing at this year’s E3, one is standing out in a unique way, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” by Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive. The game follows the story of orphaned siblings Amicia and Hugo who are attempting to flee the plague in 14th century France as well as members of the Inquisition. For more details about the game itself, you can check out my previous write-up HERE and enjoy the skin crawling E3 trailer below!
Continue reading →
GamingNewsProductTrailers
Madness is taking over E3 as Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive released their new trailer for one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, “The Call of Cthulhu” based on the board game of the same name by Chaosium. Players take on the role of Edward Pierce, a private investigator who’s investigating the mysterious death of the Hawkins family while coming to grips with cosmic horrors both real and imaginative. Players can recruit other characters to help Pierce investigate different cases on a mysterious island in an open-world setting. More details about the game and the lore behind it can be read HERE. Enjoy the new trailer below and let the madness wash over you!
Continue reading →
GamingProductReviews
DontNod and Focus Home Interactive gave me the opportunity to play their horror game, “Vampyr”. The game is about Dr. Jonathan Reid, a prominent surgeon who specializes in blood transfusions who recently has become a vampire. Reid is back home in London after the Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic has started to spread and vampires are joining in on the killing. The game is in third-person giving you the chance to see around your environment perfectly. As you explore London, you are able to use a vampire vision mechanic that allows you to see blood trails that lead you to find clues as well as little rat morsels you can eat! You can find hideouts where you can upgrade Reid’s weapons as well as his perks. The points you can use are where the main point of the game comes in, you can earn points by talking to people, investigations etc, but if you want a lot of
Continue reading →
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It’s no secret, I’ve been waiting to wrap my tentacles around Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive’s game “The Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game”, I’ve waited patiently for the game’s release but the good folks at Focus Home Interactive gave me a copy, and all I can say about this game is wow! First, let’s get the basics of the story out of the way. You play as a private detective named Edward Pierce from Boston. Pierce is tormented by constant nightmares that may be a result of the action he’s seen in the First World War, his lighter hints of his trauma with the engraving “Lost Battalion 10-7-18” implying Pierce is one of the 194 survivors from one of the most intense battles in WW1. Self-medicating with bootleg hooch and sleeping pills, Pierce is approached by a wealthy industrialist to investigate the death of his daughter and famous painter Sara Hawkins. Hawkins died along with her husband
Continue reading →
BooksGamingNewsProduct
Focus Home Interactive is having a massive sale on many of their games for a limited time, October 16th – October 22nd. You can save upwards to 80% on some titles, I highly recommend “Vampyr” as its 50% off for this limited time! For us Lovecraft fans, the highly anticipated role-playing horror game “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” is available for pre-order but for a limited time the price is down 10%, which in hindsight is some decent wiggle room. Don’t worry, the sale is also on for PS4 fans as well. “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” takes players on a journey into madness as they play as a private detective named Edward Pierce who is investigating the mysterious deaths of the members of the Hawkins family and discovers something otherworldly and darker is at play. The game will be out October 30th on all gaming platforms.
Continue reading →
BooksEventsGamingNewsParanormalProductTrailers
The highly anticipated RPG game of the year, “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game”, released a new trailer at the gaming event GAMESCOM. The trailer highlights key gameplay mechanics accompanied by commentary explaining in detail how your actions can affect the outcome of the game. “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” is based on the tabletop RPG that’s inspired by the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Edward Pierce, a private detective investigating the death of the Hawkins family on the fictional Darkwater Island. The more Pierce digs deeper into the case, the more horrors beyond human comprehension he’ll encounter. The great dreamer will awaken October 30th and will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. To see previous articles about this game, click HERE, HERE, and HERE
Continue reading →
GamingNewsProductTrailers
The yearly gaming expo GAMESCOM, in Germany, was invaded by the same hoard that’s been invading other gaming conventions, plague rats! Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive released an uncut 16-minute gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” The trailer originally was shown to the press behind closed doors at E3, but has now been made public, and the game looks EPIC! It should be noted that the gameplay shown is a work in progress, so the scene depicted may be laid out differently or may not even be in the game upon release. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” follows siblings Amicia and Hugo in 1349 as they try to escape the hellish landscape that France has become due to war and the plague. The siblings must use stealth and rely on the help of other orphans they meet in order to survive against soldiers, inquisitors, and of course; hoards of rats. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” will be
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsGamingNews
FOX21 and DONTNOD Entertainment have reached an agreement allowing FOX21 to make a television series based on the game, “Vampyr” that came out back in June. We believe it is a fantastic premise for a television show. This is a new and exciting way for fans of the game, as well as the uninitiated, to enter and engage with VAMPYR’S rich, deep story.” Says DONTNOD CEO Oskar Guilbert, “We cannot wait to see how the talented team at FOX21 will bring out the darkly atmospheric universe of our game into television.” We are delighted to partner with FOX21 for the adaptation of VAMPYR into a TV series. DONTNOD has created a uniquely dark, immersive world with deep narration, which has made VAMPYR already a modern video game classic.” Agrees Jurgen Goeldner, CEO of Focus Home Interactive. “Vampyr” follows the tale of Dr. Jonathan Reid who became a vampire during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 in which somehow many citizens
Continue reading →
GamingIndieNewsProductReviewsTrailers
Later this summer, fans of the blood-sucking RPG, “Vampyr” will see a new update to the game, a difficulty setting. The game’s difficulty depends on the actions players take to earn XP to raise the stats of Jonathan Reed, the game’s protagonist. Players can earn XP by fighting enemies, locating documents, talking with London citizens, and completing side missions but if you want to earn a lot of XP quickly you can “embrace” (suck the blood) of characters you meet along the way but by doing so can affect events in the game. The new difficulty will affect how players can earn XP, through combat you will earn little to none, making the temptation greater to feed on the citizens of London. Because of this new update, it would make the gameplay more about the narrative of the story. The update will be in effect on all gaming devices and in preparation for the update, “Vampyr” is 25% off on
Continue reading →
GamingParanormalProductReviews
WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD! SKIP DOWN FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. After literal hours and days of playing, I’ve completed “Vampyr”. The game by DONTNOD Entertainment and Focus Home Interactive that’s a vampire tale told uniquely through the eyes of a “newborn” vampire and well-known doctor Jonathan Reid. Reid becomes an Ekon, a “vampire”, after returning home to London after serving three years in the First World War, the city is in the midst of the Spanish Flu epidemic. After becoming an Ekon, Reid accidentally kills his sister and vows revenge on the one who turned him into a creature of the night. Reid is sheltered at a hospital headed by a Doctor whose part of a secret society that studies and works with Ekons. While performing missions, Reid will encounter members of a vampire hunting group known as the Guard of Priwen who actively looks for “leeches” (a term they use to describe Ekons). The humans are not the only threat,
Continue reading →
GamingTrailers
There are some good games appearing at this year’s E3, one is standing out in a unique way, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” by Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive. The game follows the story of orphaned siblings Amicia and Hugo who are attempting to flee the plague in 14th century France as well as members of the Inquisition. For more details about the game itself, you can check out my previous write-up HERE and enjoy the skin crawling E3 trailer below!
Continue reading →
GamingNewsProductTrailers
Madness is taking over E3 as Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive released their new trailer for one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, “The Call of Cthulhu” based on the board game of the same name by Chaosium. Players take on the role of Edward Pierce, a private investigator who’s investigating the mysterious death of the Hawkins family while coming to grips with cosmic horrors both real and imaginative. Players can recruit other characters to help Pierce investigate different cases on a mysterious island in an open-world setting. More details about the game and the lore behind it can be read HERE. Enjoy the new trailer below and let the madness wash over you!
Continue reading →
GamingProductReviews
DontNod and Focus Home Interactive gave me the opportunity to play their horror game, “Vampyr”. The game is about Dr. Jonathan Reid, a prominent surgeon who specializes in blood transfusions who recently has become a vampire. Reid is back home in London after the Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic has started to spread and vampires are joining in on the killing. The game is in third-person giving you the chance to see around your environment perfectly. As you explore London, you are able to use a vampire vision mechanic that allows you to see blood trails that lead you to find clues as well as little rat morsels you can eat! You can find hideouts where you can upgrade Reid’s weapons as well as his perks. The points you can use are where the main point of the game comes in, you can earn points by talking to people, investigations etc, but if you want a lot of
Continue reading →
