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From Tabletop To Screen : Game Review ‘Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace’

A big thank you and flailing of tendrils to Asmodee Digital, and Artefacts Studio for the opportunity to take a look at the tabletop RPG turned Video game, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace. The game is based on the popular “Arkham Horror” board game series by Fantasy Flight Games that takes place in the world of H.P. Lovecraft pitting everyday people fighting to protect their sanity while being pulled into the world of cosmic horror. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace takes place in the 1920s where an acquaintance to an astrology professor from Miskatonic University finds her murdered in her own home by cultists, setting off a chain of otherworldly events tied to a comet she’s been researching. Now the friend along with others ventures out to solve her murder and the strange occurrences surrounding it. Now onto the game itself! When it comes to controls it’s a bit overwhelming at first but quickly you get the hang of it, along with

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Capt McNeely

Mar 24, 2021

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Should The Bunker Open? : Game Review ‘Paradise Lost’

A big thank you to All In! Games and PolyAmorous Games for the chance to check out their alternate history Walking-Sim, Paradise Lost. The game runs similarly to Firewatch and The Suicide of Rachel Foster, while Firewatch was a good game and The Suicide of Rachel Foster desperately tried to copy it and failed to live up to its own hype, is there hope for this game or is it doomed to be left out in the cold of nuclear winter? Let’s take a look at Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost takes place in an alternative history where WWII lasted over 20 years and ends with Germany nuking most of Europe after moving all their desired citizens into a massive underground bunker system with the hopes of eventually returning to the surface with a new super army and ending the war in their favor, this never happened as the bunker is invaded by the Polish resistance who then take the bunker

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Capt McNeely

Mar 24, 2021

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Matt Kurtz’s ‘The Rotting Within’ Is A Clinic Of Horror And Storytelling

Characters Author Matt Kurtz has a way of making his characters seem like real people. Their reactions to being scared, uncomfortable, stressed traumatized and healing are all so realistic and well done that there is genuine empathy and sympathy for the characters in his story. I really felt more attached to Kurtz’s characters than I expected. Usually I am sympathetic to people in stories, but I am also keenly aware that they are fictional characters…this was not the case in The Rotting Within. The characters in this story feel as through they went through actual trauma, not just clichés of reactions to trauma. Kurtz has explored realistic and heavy emotion that fades the suspension of disbelief. Plot As heavy and atmospherically terrifying this book is, it is a fast-paced, deep story. Kurtz takes some common tropes (“don’t go into that room”…and then they go into the room) but makes them work within the realism of what’s happening. Each event makes

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Capt McNeely

Mar 20, 2021

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Jameson’s Cannibal Past

WARNING: The following may be disturbing St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and people no doubt already have or are planning on stocking up on an assortment of Irish beers, stouts, and of course whiskey. No name or brand of Irish liquor stands out more than Jameson Irish Whiskey, but many don’t know that one of the heirs to the brand was involved in a case so horrid that his premature death saved him and the brand from public disgrace. In the 1880s James S. Jameson tagged along with the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition that was sent to Ottoman-controlled southern Sudan to give supplies since the supply line to the region was cut off by revolts. Jameson (whose journal provides all accounts of his time in the expedition) was left, along with others, in command of the Rear Column and it was here it appeared he became bored. According to Jameson himself, and other witnesses, he expressed interest and

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Capt McNeely

Mar 15, 2021

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Barcelona Based Developer Tasked With ‘Gothic’ Remake

THQ Nordic has announced officially that the remake of the RPG classic, Gothic, will be going into production with the help of an up-and-coming Barcelona-based game developer Alkimia Interactive who will be acting as a subsidiary to THQ in the Southern European game development. With the development starting out, they do have positions open still to those interested in working in game development as the company will mainly be working on RPG games for both PC and Console players. Reinhard Pollice, Studio Head at Alkimia Interactive had this to say: We strive to build Alkimia Interactive as a top-notch RPG studio” He continues: Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe.”

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Capt McNeely

Mar 12, 2021

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‘DARQ: Complete Edition’ Coming This March!

Feardemic and Unfold Games surreal horror puzzle game DARQ is getting an upgrade as well as a new release to Nintendo Switch and next-gen consoles in the coming days. DARQ: Complete Edition will take players into the lucid nightmare of a teenage boy named Lloyd who is stuck in this nightmarish dreamscape and must find a way out by using stealth, and solving puzzles while using physics-defying exploration in order to survive his fears creeping in his subconscious. DARQ: Complete Edition will be playable in cinematic mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at 4K resolution at 30 FPS, or in performance mode at 1800p resolution at 60 FPS. The complete edition will include the main game along with two DLCs, “The Tower” and “The Crypt”. DARQ: Complete Edition will be coming to Nintendo Switch on March 11th and to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S on the 25th on digital storefronts. Those who already own the game PS4 and Xbox

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Capt McNeely

Mar 11, 2021

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‘Paradise Lost’ Gets Release Date

All In! Games have announced today that Paradise Lost is coming soon! Along with the release date announcement comes a new gameplay trailer, narrated by the game’s director Bogdan Graczyk, showing what players are expected to see when they venture into an abandoned nazi bunker. Paradise Lost takes place in an alternate history timeline where WWII lasted 20 years longer than it has and ended with no clear victor as Europe was turned into a nuclear wasteland. It’s 1980 and recently orphaned 12-year-old Szymon finds himself at an abandoned Nazi bunker that was taken over by the Polish resistance which afterward everyone vanished. Szymon will explore the bunker which has a connection to his mother and a mysterious man who is photographed with her in the bunker, along with Ewa, a mysterious girl who speaks through the bunker’s PA system. The bunker will open on March 24, 2021, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Paradise Lost is available for

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Capt McNeely

Mar 10, 2021

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‘Turbo Kid’ Gets Video Game Adaptation

Game developer Outerminds has announced with a teaser trailer that they are currently working with RKSS Films in making their cult classic 2015 superhero comedy gorefest Turbo Kid into a game. The game’s plot will follow the film which takes place in a post-apocalyptic 1997 where the protagonist The Kid travels the wastelands as a superhero who teams up with others to stop the tyrannical warlord Zeus. Turbo Kid will be a Metroidvania (cross between the “Metroid” and “Castlevania” game series) style game where players take control of The Kid and his BMX bike as they traverse different environments and face off against foes that The Kid can turn into pixilated goo with the same comedic over the top gore seen in the 2015 film. Turbo Kid is set for a 2022 release, there’s no word at this time what platforms it will be released on.

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Capt McNeely

Mar 9, 2021

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That Time There Was A Vampire Pandemic In The U.S.

2020 and the infant months of 2021 have been full of somewhat interesting theories when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic ranging from scholarly discoveries to claims made by keyboard conspiracy theorists. Though a lot of what we see and hear from the strangest corners of the internet fails in comparison to the rumblings coming out of New England in the 19th century. As you may have guessed (from the title) New Englanders believed that there was a Vampire problem plaguing the region. Over time there have been cases popping up all over the New England region of the U.S. where many families have been nearly wiped out by mysterious illnesses leading many within the communities to look towards the supernatural for answers as to how or why bad luck would befall an entire household. The common answer, one of the family members was a Vampire. People came to this conclusion because of how the house members died. In most

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Capt McNeely

Mar 9, 2021

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Red Cape Publishing To Release ‘Home & Other Stories’ by P.J. Blakey-Novis

Red Cape Publishing to Release Home & Other Stories by P.J. Blakey-Novis on March 10th Red Cape Publishing to release Home & Other Stories by P.J. Blakey-Novis on March 10th. This is his sixth collection of short horror stories, following on from Embrace the Darkness, Tunnels, The Artist, Karma, and The Place Between Worlds. From P.J. Blakey-Novis, author of Tunnels, Embrace the Darkness, and Four, come his sixth collection of short horror stories, Home. Home includes eight stories based around the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Supernatural powers, possession, vicious serial killers, creature features, and more come together in this varied collection of disturbing and strange tales. Link Amazon (Kindle & Paperback) https://mybook.to/Home Link Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-other-stories-p-j-blakey-novis/1138768324 You can find out more about Red Cape Publishing on the website and following social media: Website – https://redcapepublishing.com/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/redcapepublish Facebook – https://www.instagram.com/redcapepublishing/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/redcapepublishing/

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Mar 4, 2021

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