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Two New Horror Games Released This Week
A lot has happened this week. Of the great many things that E3 has shown us, no one could have predicted how spectacular the last few days would be for fans of the horror genre. An impressive line-up of games has made this one of the spookiest years in the expo’s history — a welcome departure from previous years, which are often remembered for introducing one or two high profile titles, usually sequels. In addition to offering us a glimpse at the frightening(ly awesome) future we have to look forward to, this week also brought some new stuff for us to play while we wait for the other stuff we just learned about.
PC gamers can have a stab at Behaviour Digital’s asymmetrical multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight that pits a team of four survivors against one of three playable killers inspired by common scary movie archetypes. There’s a chainsaw-wielding hillbilly, an outdoorsy psychopath, and the supernaturally gifted murder ghost.
The survivors and their would-be assassins each come equipped with their own unique abilities that, when combined with the game’s handful of other randomized elements (items, objectives), makes the action in Dead by Daylight both unpredictable and replayable.
The other new-ish release belongs to the atmospheric survival horror game Siren, which made its way to the PS4 this week, just twelve years after it first released on the PS2. Like the other PS2 games that Sony has been working to bring to the PS4, Siren benefits from 1080p up-rendering, and added support for trophies, Shareplay, Second Screen and Remote Play.
PS Plus subscribers may also want to check out the free demo for Resident Evil 7.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
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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