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The Game Awards 2022 wrapped up by delighting gaming fans around the world awarding fan favorites and scoring some upsets. But one thing was clear, there were plenty of world premiere trailers for some upcoming horror/dark fantasy titles! From the makers of Vampyr comes Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden where players play as a pair of literal ghost hunters in 1695 North America who hunt and banish ghosts, there’s just one problem, one of the Ghost Hunters is a ghost herself after getting killed on a mission. Now players will have to hunt spirits in the wilds of the new colony of New Eden and help rid the land of its ghosts while trying to find a way to save one of their own. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden will be coming out towards the end of 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Atomic Heart premiered a new action-packed gameplay trailer for the upcoming FPS game that
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I really enjoyed reviewing Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed as I loved living out a childhood dream of busting ghosts and causing property damage with a proton pack. Guess soon I and other fans will have to suit back up and get ready to continue hunting ghosts as IllFonic has announced today that DLCs are about to drop for the game! The first of several FREE DLCs that will be coming out each quarter of 2023 will be featuring a new location, ghost, and customizations for characters. The new level is called The Facility. The Facility closed for good in the late 1980s and has been recently purchased by a private investor group, who have plans to renovate and reopen the facility. Unfortunately for them, it’s being plagued by ghostly activity, and construction crews refuse to enter this haunted health center. Along with The Facility will be a new ghost type that players can bust or play as, and that’s the fan
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It’s that time of year again when ugly Christmas sweaters are back in style for a few weeks, and with that is the want and need to find a sweater that’s not just right for the season, but shows off your fandom. This is where the awesome folks over at Merchoid come to the rescue! A big thank you to Merchoid for making this review possible! Merchoid was awesome enough to send me a The Nightmare Before Christmas ugly Christmas sweater, and it’s anything but ugly! First off, this is an actual sweater, while most sites right now sell ugly Christmas “sweaters” that are just designs printed on polyester and spandex material and then have the gull to charge you a lot for it, Merchoid gives you an actual woven sweater! If you’re wondering if it keeps you warm, YES it does. How do I know? Remember that snowstorm that hit Buffalo back in November? Guess who was wearing an
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From the first moment I got a cryptic email telling me about a new game coming from Glen Schofield (creator of Dead Space) called The Callisto Protocol, I was in from the word go! After the first trailer, I was very interested and I brought you guys along for the ride. I’m pleased to say that the awesome folks at Krafton and Striking Distance were awesome and allowed me to take a trip to Black Iron Prison and for this, I thank them for the early Christmas gift! The Callisto Protocol follows a freight transporter named Jacob Lee who while transporting cargo to the moon of Callisto, has his ship pirated by a terrorist organization and causing him to crash onto the planet that is also a maximum security prison, and in a Kafka twist, he’s arrested and made into the prisoner of the planet for no reason. Shortly after becoming a prisoner, Jacob awakes to find the prison falling
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Frictional Games has announced today as an early holiday gift to fans, the news of the latest installment of the “Amnesia” game series, Amnesia: The Bunker. For the first time, players are equipped with high levels of freedom to impact gameplay, choosing their playstyle as they explore at will this semi-open world. Amnesia: The Bunker will put players in the boots of a French soldier with amnesia exploring the dark tunnels of a WWI bunker armed with only a revolver and a flashlight, players must explore and find a way out all the while trying to survive the horrors that await them in the dark. The game will feature the following: emergent gameplay in a sandbox horror survival experience objects, threats, and resources change in every playthrough in unscripted horror an ever-present gruesome creature that stalks the player. all-new levels of interaction with the world through puzzle-solving and tool handling enhanced lighting effects and carefully designed sound effects for a
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During the pandemic, there were a lot of changes going on that some people adjusted well to while others had no coping skills and made simple solutions painfully difficult to enforce. Game developers were also affected by the pandemic and like the aforementioned groups of people, felt fear, isolation, and uncertainty about the future. Indie game publisher and developer HOOK was inspired by this and made Edengate: The Edge of Life. I want to give thanks to HOOK for the reviewing opportunity! In Edengate: The Edge of Life players take on the role of Mia, a biologist, who has awakened in the hospital with little to no memory of what or how she got there, even more, she’s all alone, and not just in the hospital but in the entire city of Edengate. Now onto the game itself. When it comes to Edengate: The Edge of Life‘s controls, they’re literally just movement, zoom, and interaction, that’s it, pretty much impossible
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Developers Elf Games and Luna2 Studio have teamed up with publisher Daedalic Entertainment to bring players to the mysterious village of Silentown that’s surrounded by a mysterious and ominous forest inhabited by monsters. Children of Silentown is a point-and-click game that follows Lucy, a girl growing up in the village. During the daylight hours, she’s either helping her mother or hanging out with her friends but when the sun goes down, Lucy is plagued by nightmares that are not helped by the monstrous growling that comes from the woods surrounding the village. Lucy has decided to never set foot into the woods, but fate will force her to enter the woods to unravel the mysteries of both her home and the forest that surrounds it. Children of Silentown will feature hand-drawn art in a unique creepy style, point-and-click mechanics, and atmospheric music. Players will have to find notes, collect and combine items, play minigames, and solve puzzles. Players will also
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When the sun sets in the west, you would think the day’s done right? Nope, that’s when the work picks up in Flying Wild Hog’s game, Evil West. A big thank you to Focus Home and Flying Wild Hog for the reviewing opportunity! Evil West takes place in an alternative 19th-century timeline where players take on the role of Jesse Rentier, a vampire hunter with the secretive Rentier Institute that hunts down the vampire threat in the US. Someone behind the scene among the vampires wants to rage all-out war against humans and attacked the Rentier Institute head-on, forcing Jesse to take on the role of the organization’s leader and rebuild the institute. Now onto the game itself! The controls are easy to learn and adapt to. When it comes to sound, the voice acting, ambient sounds, and music are all good but the mixing should be tweaked as even though I lowered the volume on everything else and raised
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When it comes to faith people either have it, don’t, or are unsure. In Saint Kotar, the faith of our heroes is tested as modern faith and old traditions collide. I want to thank SOEDESCO and Red Martyer Entertainment for the reviewing opportunity! Saint Kotar takes players to a remote town in Croatia where the people practice modern and pagan beliefs while under the watchful eyes of the town’s leaders who rule with fear. The village is also plagued by kidnappings and murders carried out by the “Moon Ghouls”, a group of cannibal cultists. Players take on the roles of Benedek, a monk, and staunch Catholic, and Nikolay, a Deacon and Benedek’s brother-in-law. The two find themselves waking up in a living nightmare as Benedek’s estranged sister (and Nikolay’s wife) has gone missing and is somehow involved in events that just took place in the town. Now onto the game itself. Saint Kotar is a point-and-click game, which becomes obvious
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The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life
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EventsGamingIndieNewsParanormalProductSci-FiTrailers
The Game Awards 2022 wrapped up by delighting gaming fans around the world awarding fan favorites and scoring some upsets. But one thing was clear, there were plenty of world premiere trailers for some upcoming horror/dark fantasy titles! From the makers of Vampyr comes Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden where players play as a pair of literal ghost hunters in 1695 North America who hunt and banish ghosts, there’s just one problem, one of the Ghost Hunters is a ghost herself after getting killed on a mission. Now players will have to hunt spirits in the wilds of the new colony of New Eden and help rid the land of its ghosts while trying to find a way to save one of their own. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden will be coming out towards the end of 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Atomic Heart premiered a new action-packed gameplay trailer for the upcoming FPS game that
Continue reading →
GamingNews
I really enjoyed reviewing Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed as I loved living out a childhood dream of busting ghosts and causing property damage with a proton pack. Guess soon I and other fans will have to suit back up and get ready to continue hunting ghosts as IllFonic has announced today that DLCs are about to drop for the game! The first of several FREE DLCs that will be coming out each quarter of 2023 will be featuring a new location, ghost, and customizations for characters. The new level is called The Facility. The Facility closed for good in the late 1980s and has been recently purchased by a private investor group, who have plans to renovate and reopen the facility. Unfortunately for them, it’s being plagued by ghostly activity, and construction crews refuse to enter this haunted health center. Along with The Facility will be a new ghost type that players can bust or play as, and that’s the fan
Continue reading →
HalloweenHoliday HorrorProductReviews
It’s that time of year again when ugly Christmas sweaters are back in style for a few weeks, and with that is the want and need to find a sweater that’s not just right for the season, but shows off your fandom. This is where the awesome folks over at Merchoid come to the rescue! A big thank you to Merchoid for making this review possible! Merchoid was awesome enough to send me a The Nightmare Before Christmas ugly Christmas sweater, and it’s anything but ugly! First off, this is an actual sweater, while most sites right now sell ugly Christmas “sweaters” that are just designs printed on polyester and spandex material and then have the gull to charge you a lot for it, Merchoid gives you an actual woven sweater! If you’re wondering if it keeps you warm, YES it does. How do I know? Remember that snowstorm that hit Buffalo back in November? Guess who was wearing an
Continue reading →
GamingProductReviewsSci-Fi
From the first moment I got a cryptic email telling me about a new game coming from Glen Schofield (creator of Dead Space) called The Callisto Protocol, I was in from the word go! After the first trailer, I was very interested and I brought you guys along for the ride. I’m pleased to say that the awesome folks at Krafton and Striking Distance were awesome and allowed me to take a trip to Black Iron Prison and for this, I thank them for the early Christmas gift! The Callisto Protocol follows a freight transporter named Jacob Lee who while transporting cargo to the moon of Callisto, has his ship pirated by a terrorist organization and causing him to crash onto the planet that is also a maximum security prison, and in a Kafka twist, he’s arrested and made into the prisoner of the planet for no reason. Shortly after becoming a prisoner, Jacob awakes to find the prison falling
Continue reading →
GamingNewsParanormalProductTrailers
Frictional Games has announced today as an early holiday gift to fans, the news of the latest installment of the “Amnesia” game series, Amnesia: The Bunker. For the first time, players are equipped with high levels of freedom to impact gameplay, choosing their playstyle as they explore at will this semi-open world. Amnesia: The Bunker will put players in the boots of a French soldier with amnesia exploring the dark tunnels of a WWI bunker armed with only a revolver and a flashlight, players must explore and find a way out all the while trying to survive the horrors that await them in the dark. The game will feature the following: emergent gameplay in a sandbox horror survival experience objects, threats, and resources change in every playthrough in unscripted horror an ever-present gruesome creature that stalks the player. all-new levels of interaction with the world through puzzle-solving and tool handling enhanced lighting effects and carefully designed sound effects for a
Continue reading →
GamingIndieParanormalProductReviewsSci-Fi
During the pandemic, there were a lot of changes going on that some people adjusted well to while others had no coping skills and made simple solutions painfully difficult to enforce. Game developers were also affected by the pandemic and like the aforementioned groups of people, felt fear, isolation, and uncertainty about the future. Indie game publisher and developer HOOK was inspired by this and made Edengate: The Edge of Life. I want to give thanks to HOOK for the reviewing opportunity! In Edengate: The Edge of Life players take on the role of Mia, a biologist, who has awakened in the hospital with little to no memory of what or how she got there, even more, she’s all alone, and not just in the hospital but in the entire city of Edengate. Now onto the game itself. When it comes to Edengate: The Edge of Life‘s controls, they’re literally just movement, zoom, and interaction, that’s it, pretty much impossible
Continue reading →
GamingNewsParanormalProductTrailers
Developers Elf Games and Luna2 Studio have teamed up with publisher Daedalic Entertainment to bring players to the mysterious village of Silentown that’s surrounded by a mysterious and ominous forest inhabited by monsters. Children of Silentown is a point-and-click game that follows Lucy, a girl growing up in the village. During the daylight hours, she’s either helping her mother or hanging out with her friends but when the sun goes down, Lucy is plagued by nightmares that are not helped by the monstrous growling that comes from the woods surrounding the village. Lucy has decided to never set foot into the woods, but fate will force her to enter the woods to unravel the mysteries of both her home and the forest that surrounds it. Children of Silentown will feature hand-drawn art in a unique creepy style, point-and-click mechanics, and atmospheric music. Players will have to find notes, collect and combine items, play minigames, and solve puzzles. Players will also
Continue reading →
GamingParanormalReviews
When the sun sets in the west, you would think the day’s done right? Nope, that’s when the work picks up in Flying Wild Hog’s game, Evil West. A big thank you to Focus Home and Flying Wild Hog for the reviewing opportunity! Evil West takes place in an alternative 19th-century timeline where players take on the role of Jesse Rentier, a vampire hunter with the secretive Rentier Institute that hunts down the vampire threat in the US. Someone behind the scene among the vampires wants to rage all-out war against humans and attacked the Rentier Institute head-on, forcing Jesse to take on the role of the organization’s leader and rebuild the institute. Now onto the game itself! The controls are easy to learn and adapt to. When it comes to sound, the voice acting, ambient sounds, and music are all good but the mixing should be tweaked as even though I lowered the volume on everything else and raised
Continue reading →
GamingIndieParanormalProductReviews
When it comes to faith people either have it, don’t, or are unsure. In Saint Kotar, the faith of our heroes is tested as modern faith and old traditions collide. I want to thank SOEDESCO and Red Martyer Entertainment for the reviewing opportunity! Saint Kotar takes players to a remote town in Croatia where the people practice modern and pagan beliefs while under the watchful eyes of the town’s leaders who rule with fear. The village is also plagued by kidnappings and murders carried out by the “Moon Ghouls”, a group of cannibal cultists. Players take on the roles of Benedek, a monk, and staunch Catholic, and Nikolay, a Deacon and Benedek’s brother-in-law. The two find themselves waking up in a living nightmare as Benedek’s estranged sister (and Nikolay’s wife) has gone missing and is somehow involved in events that just took place in the town. Now onto the game itself. Saint Kotar is a point-and-click game, which becomes obvious
Continue reading →
GamingHistoryTrue CrimeTrue Story
The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life
Continue reading →
