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Award-Winning Game ‘Little Orpheus’ To Be Unleashed This March

The Chinese Room and publishers Secret Mode announced today that the multi-award-winning game Little Orpheus is coming to consoles and PC on March 1, 2022. Players can experience this technicolor side-scrolling adventure on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch. “The year is 1962 and NASA is trying to put a man on the moon. In a remote corner of Siberia, a Soviet cosmonaut is heading in the other direction. Comrade Ivan Ivanovich is dropped into an extinct volcano in his exploration capsule, Little Orpheus, to explore the center of the Earth. He promptly vanishes. Three years later he emerges claiming to have saved the world. Join Comrade Ivanovich as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination. Little Orpheus is a side-scrolling adventure game for casual players and seasoned adventure fans alike, inspired by classic movies like Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2022

Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi Horror Game ‘Hidden Deep’ Gets An Early Release

The game Hidden Deep, an 80s-inspired suboceanic sci-fi horror, launches today with early access on Steam. The highly anticipated game already boasts a wishlist that is nearing the 200.000 mark, an active Discord community with over 10k members, and a popular TikTok channel. In Hidden Deep, players explore a vast suboceanic research and mining facility, inhabited by alien creatures brought to life in a 2D game world full of action, mystery, danger, and death. They must command their team members and find out what happened in the abandoned corridors and caves, unraveling a dark, sci-fi horror mystery inspired by classic movies from the 1980s. To explore the depths and find the missing researchers, the rescue team has a variety of tools at their disposal. Learn to coordinate your team members, master the grappling hook to avoid plummeting to your death or bashing your head in, use drones to scan the colossal cave systems, operate heavy machinery to explore new areas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2022

Get Your ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Tabletop Game Before The Campaign Ends

Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game, inspired by the 1984 Christmas classic, has just raised over double its goal of $20,000, with three days remaining on its crowdfunding campaign. Now’s your chance to secure your copy of the tabletop game, created by the producers of Silent Night, Deadly Night in partnership with horror merch purveyor Fright-Rags. The game challenges 1 to 4 players to work as a team to stop murderous Santa Billy from reaching the orphanage. Roll the dice and make your move while Billy stalks along his path. Collect weapons, roadblocks, and snowballs to help your fight, then flick the spinner to determine your fate. A deck of 30 action cards guarantees each game is unique, while a reversible board with a “naughty” drinking game version is available exclusively on Kickstarter. The five “kill zones” featuring new illustrations by Justin Osbourn have been revealed during the campaign, along with the box art. All four stretch goals – metal

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2022

Vampires, The Underused Gaming Trope

It’s perhaps fair to say that, for all their fame, vampires have never been a popular villain in media – or, at least, nowhere near as popular as zombies, murderous mountain folk, or mutant monsters. This might have something to do with their classical portrayal as rather cultured, singular people, which doesn’t exactly create the same kind of nightmare scenario as hordes of the undead. Limited Options Of course, there are plenty of vampire stories that have managed to make an effective evil out of our long-toothed friends. Books like Salem’s Lot by Stephen King and Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire stand alongside a raft of films such as Let Me In, 30 Days of Night, and the inexplicably popular Twilight saga, which was shunned by almost every studio before going on to make US$3.3bn. In gaming, though, vampires never really took off as a concept. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim added a menacing cult and the ability to

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Jan 4, 2022

Epic Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of ‘Tomb Raider’ With Three FREE Games

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise, Epic has made three Tomb Raiders games, 2013’s Tomb Raider: Game of the Year Edition, Rise of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration, and 2018’s Shadow if the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. To play the three games, sign up for an Epic Games store account and click the title of the game. They will be available until January 6th. Fans of the gaming and the movie franchise will be happy to learn that there is a sequel in the works to the 2018 film with “Lovecraft Country’s” Misha Green attached to write and direct for MGM. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2022

MadMind Studios Unveils The Trailer For Upcoming Horror Game ‘Paranoid’

Madmind Studios has released the trailer for their upcoming intense first-person psychological horror game, Paranoid. The game is set in the 80s and tells the story of Patrick Calman, a man whose parents have died and his sister has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The trauma has triggered Patrick’s psyche to begin to crumble and his apartment has become his prison. When he receives a call from someone that sounds like his sister thirteen years later, he makes the choice to leave his safe haven and hunt for the truth. In the process, he experiences nightmarish events that threaten to destroy what sanity he has left. Paranoid is currently still in development and will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox, and on PC once it’s released, from DSO Gaming.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2022

Nick Offerman Joins HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series Adaptation

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add A-list actors to its cast. The latest addition is “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman. Offerman joins previously announced, cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel, and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) penned the series and will be executive producing alongside Neil Druckmann who is the writer and creative director of the game. Kanemir Balagov is directing the pilot episode of “The Last of Us.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

Horror Is a Ghoulishly Popular Theme Among Bingo Players – Why?

The fact the horror theme is popular among bingo players isn’t up for debate. In the last, five to ten years, more and more releases have featured the genre as its central feature. For instance, go to a betting platform and you’ll find everything from “Ghosts of Christmas” scratch cards to “Shaman Spirit.” Still, this doesn’t solve the mystery concerning how the topic became such an integral part of the industry and why it’s taking over. For more on that, please keep on reading. Audiences Demand Modern Genres When bingo was enjoyed by seniors and older people, the releases centered around the themes that resonated with them the most, such as sports and ancient Egypt and Greece. But the demographic of the game has been steadily falling, with young adults now the market leaders regarding the people who play the most. As a result, they want cool and fresh topics that are engaging, and horror is at the top of

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Ella Rebecca Horton
May 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Five Fantastic Horror Games For Gamers Who Enjoy A Good Scare

Gamers love horror, but what is it about horror-themed games they enjoy so much? The answer seems to be the mixture of escapism and excitement we experience while playing. After a hard day in the office or anywhere else, we can jump online or on a console and immerse in a different world… an imaginary world, but a different one nevertheless. Then there’s the reward itself. The games keep us on edge and although we get a scare, we laugh about it afterward. We simply love that payback. Below we look at some of the best horror-themed games around Blood Suckers If you check out the range of online slots at Draft Kings, you’ll come across a nice little horror slot called Blood Suckers. This low volatility five-reeler has a return to player (RTP) of 98% and, as you might expect from the name, has a vampire theme. You’re the vampire hunter, and the reels exude a strong vampire vibe

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Apr 20, 2021
Horror Fuel

Games Which Perfectly Capture The Horror Theme

A good game, like a good movie, will hook you with its characters and plot. What makes video games stand out, however, is that you are responsible for the outcome. While some games play a linear storyline, others let your decisions directly affect the ending, and there’s nowhere else this more effective than the genre of horror games. It might seem strange that one of the most popular game genres is one that actively seeks to upset, unnerve, and downright terrify the person playing, but for horror fans, that’s all part of the fun. When we’re scared, our bodies respond by releasing adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine – all chemicals which make us feel excited and happy in other circumstances. Because horror games are played in a safe environment – it isn’t actually you being chased down that alleyway by a horde of zombies – we are able to enjoy the ‘hormone high’ without actually being in danger. It’s the same

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Mar 18, 2021

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Award-Winning Game ‘Little Orpheus’ To Be Unleashed This March

The Chinese Room and publishers Secret Mode announced today that the multi-award-winning game Little Orpheus is coming to consoles and PC on March 1, 2022. Players can experience this technicolor side-scrolling adventure on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch. “The year is 1962 and NASA is trying to put a man on the moon. In a remote corner of Siberia, a Soviet cosmonaut is heading in the other direction. Comrade Ivan Ivanovich is dropped into an extinct volcano in his exploration capsule, Little Orpheus, to explore the center of the Earth. He promptly vanishes. Three years later he emerges claiming to have saved the world. Join Comrade Ivanovich as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination. Little Orpheus is a side-scrolling adventure game for casual players and seasoned adventure fans alike, inspired by classic movies like Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2022

Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi Horror Game ‘Hidden Deep’ Gets An Early Release

The game Hidden Deep, an 80s-inspired suboceanic sci-fi horror, launches today with early access on Steam. The highly anticipated game already boasts a wishlist that is nearing the 200.000 mark, an active Discord community with over 10k members, and a popular TikTok channel. In Hidden Deep, players explore a vast suboceanic research and mining facility, inhabited by alien creatures brought to life in a 2D game world full of action, mystery, danger, and death. They must command their team members and find out what happened in the abandoned corridors and caves, unraveling a dark, sci-fi horror mystery inspired by classic movies from the 1980s. To explore the depths and find the missing researchers, the rescue team has a variety of tools at their disposal. Learn to coordinate your team members, master the grappling hook to avoid plummeting to your death or bashing your head in, use drones to scan the colossal cave systems, operate heavy machinery to explore new areas

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2022

Get Your ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Tabletop Game Before The Campaign Ends

Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game, inspired by the 1984 Christmas classic, has just raised over double its goal of $20,000, with three days remaining on its crowdfunding campaign. Now’s your chance to secure your copy of the tabletop game, created by the producers of Silent Night, Deadly Night in partnership with horror merch purveyor Fright-Rags. The game challenges 1 to 4 players to work as a team to stop murderous Santa Billy from reaching the orphanage. Roll the dice and make your move while Billy stalks along his path. Collect weapons, roadblocks, and snowballs to help your fight, then flick the spinner to determine your fate. A deck of 30 action cards guarantees each game is unique, while a reversible board with a “naughty” drinking game version is available exclusively on Kickstarter. The five “kill zones” featuring new illustrations by Justin Osbourn have been revealed during the campaign, along with the box art. All four stretch goals – metal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2022

Vampires, The Underused Gaming Trope

It’s perhaps fair to say that, for all their fame, vampires have never been a popular villain in media – or, at least, nowhere near as popular as zombies, murderous mountain folk, or mutant monsters. This might have something to do with their classical portrayal as rather cultured, singular people, which doesn’t exactly create the same kind of nightmare scenario as hordes of the undead. Limited Options Of course, there are plenty of vampire stories that have managed to make an effective evil out of our long-toothed friends. Books like Salem’s Lot by Stephen King and Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire stand alongside a raft of films such as Let Me In, 30 Days of Night, and the inexplicably popular Twilight saga, which was shunned by almost every studio before going on to make US$3.3bn. In gaming, though, vampires never really took off as a concept. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim added a menacing cult and the ability to

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Jan 4, 2022

Epic Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of ‘Tomb Raider’ With Three FREE Games

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise, Epic has made three Tomb Raiders games, 2013’s Tomb Raider: Game of the Year Edition, Rise of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration, and 2018’s Shadow if the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. To play the three games, sign up for an Epic Games store account and click the title of the game. They will be available until January 6th. Fans of the gaming and the movie franchise will be happy to learn that there is a sequel in the works to the 2018 film with “Lovecraft Country’s” Misha Green attached to write and direct for MGM. We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2022

MadMind Studios Unveils The Trailer For Upcoming Horror Game ‘Paranoid’

Madmind Studios has released the trailer for their upcoming intense first-person psychological horror game, Paranoid. The game is set in the 80s and tells the story of Patrick Calman, a man whose parents have died and his sister has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The trauma has triggered Patrick’s psyche to begin to crumble and his apartment has become his prison. When he receives a call from someone that sounds like his sister thirteen years later, he makes the choice to leave his safe haven and hunt for the truth. In the process, he experiences nightmarish events that threaten to destroy what sanity he has left. Paranoid is currently still in development and will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox, and on PC once it’s released, from DSO Gaming.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 2, 2022

Nick Offerman Joins HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series Adaptation

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add A-list actors to its cast. The latest addition is “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman. Offerman joins previously announced, cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel, and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) penned the series and will be executive producing alongside Neil Druckmann who is the writer and creative director of the game. Kanemir Balagov is directing the pilot episode of “The Last of Us.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

Horror Is a Ghoulishly Popular Theme Among Bingo Players – Why?

The fact the horror theme is popular among bingo players isn’t up for debate. In the last, five to ten years, more and more releases have featured the genre as its central feature. For instance, go to a betting platform and you’ll find everything from “Ghosts of Christmas” scratch cards to “Shaman Spirit.” Still, this doesn’t solve the mystery concerning how the topic became such an integral part of the industry and why it’s taking over. For more on that, please keep on reading. Audiences Demand Modern Genres When bingo was enjoyed by seniors and older people, the releases centered around the themes that resonated with them the most, such as sports and ancient Egypt and Greece. But the demographic of the game has been steadily falling, with young adults now the market leaders regarding the people who play the most. As a result, they want cool and fresh topics that are engaging, and horror is at the top of

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
May 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Five Fantastic Horror Games For Gamers Who Enjoy A Good Scare

Gamers love horror, but what is it about horror-themed games they enjoy so much? The answer seems to be the mixture of escapism and excitement we experience while playing. After a hard day in the office or anywhere else, we can jump online or on a console and immerse in a different world… an imaginary world, but a different one nevertheless. Then there’s the reward itself. The games keep us on edge and although we get a scare, we laugh about it afterward. We simply love that payback. Below we look at some of the best horror-themed games around Blood Suckers If you check out the range of online slots at Draft Kings, you’ll come across a nice little horror slot called Blood Suckers. This low volatility five-reeler has a return to player (RTP) of 98% and, as you might expect from the name, has a vampire theme. You’re the vampire hunter, and the reels exude a strong vampire vibe

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Apr 20, 2021
Horror Fuel

Games Which Perfectly Capture The Horror Theme

A good game, like a good movie, will hook you with its characters and plot. What makes video games stand out, however, is that you are responsible for the outcome. While some games play a linear storyline, others let your decisions directly affect the ending, and there’s nowhere else this more effective than the genre of horror games. It might seem strange that one of the most popular game genres is one that actively seeks to upset, unnerve, and downright terrify the person playing, but for horror fans, that’s all part of the fun. When we’re scared, our bodies respond by releasing adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine – all chemicals which make us feel excited and happy in other circumstances. Because horror games are played in a safe environment – it isn’t actually you being chased down that alleyway by a horde of zombies – we are able to enjoy the ‘hormone high’ without actually being in danger. It’s the same

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Mar 18, 2021
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