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Former ‘Allison Road’ Dev Issues Vague Statement

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It’s been almost two weeks since the sudden cancellation of the promising P.T.-inspired psychological horror game Allison Road. The befuddling decision went by for a weirdly long time with nary an explanation provided by developer Lilith Ltd. or Team17, the publisher they announced a partnership with last October, just nine days before the game’s crowdfunding campaign would’ve ended. When the deal was made, Allison Road had raised more than $224,000.

That’s a lot of money, but Lilith Ltd. saw more value in a partnership with Team17, and the “resources, support and experience that only a 25 year old studio can give,” as they explained in a Kickstarter update for their 4,482 backers. Making games is tough, so it made perfect sense that a new developer would want to have someone on their side who understood the landscape. So what was the insurmountable obstacle that appeared like a ghost in the bathroom mirror to ensure Allison Road met the same fate as the game that inspired it?

I was hopeful we might glean that answer from the statement they spent nearly two full weeks preparing for us, but we’ll just have to settle for whatever this is.

Hi all,

After a long consideration between Team17 and ourselves, we have reached a mutual agreement to end our collaboration on publishing Allison Road under Team17’s Games label.

Sometime things pan out differently than expected as game development and publishing have so many layers of complexity… We’d like to especially thank everyone for their support through-out, it has and will always be appreciated!

I’m glad we were able to clear this up.

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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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