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Steven Spielberg’s Masterpiece, “The Dig,” Turns 20!

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Last night I spent nearly 4 hours revisiting my youth on YouTube, mostly because there’s no way I can boot up this classic on my Xbox.

I’m sure many of you were confused when you saw Steven Spielberg mentioned next to the title “Dig,” and are curious what the hell I’m talking about.

“The Dig” was a LucasArts PC game from 1995 that spawned from a concept by Spielberg. It was one of the most interesting and engaging video games I personally have ever played, and even revisiting it late last night I was in awe at the game’s depth.

Via Wiki:

The game was inspired in part by an idea originally created for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories series. In the game, the player takes the role of Commander Boston Low, part of a five-person team to plant explosives on an asteroid to avert its collision course with Earth. Discovering the asteroid is hollow, Low and two of his team are suddenly transported to a strange alien world, in a long-abandoned complex exhibiting advanced technology. Low and his companions must undertake xenoarchaeology to learn how the technology works, the fate of the alien race that built it, and other mysteries to find a way to return home.

The good news is that, while researching the game, I learned that it’s now available on Steam! For those of you without Steam, enjoy the walkthrough below! I can only imagine how cool a feature film adaptation could have been…

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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