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Dine With Action RPG ‘Code Vein’!

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Remember a couple of days back where Bandai Namco teased a new project that would be revealed by April 20th? Well, the most recent issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu went and spoiled the surprise (at least part of it).

The project, “Tonight We Dine”, is officially an action RPG called Code Vein. The “dine” is in reference to the player’s ability, as a vampire, to feast on monsters in the game. It turns out that Bandai was having fun, as Code Vein will not be related to Dark Souls at all (despite the “Tonight We Dine” being a nod to Dark Souls‘ tagline, “Prepare to Die”). In fact, the team developing the project was behind 2010’s God Eater, which will also not have any connection to Code Vein.

Here’s what the translated article states for the game: Code Vein takes place in a near dystopian future, where players take control of Revenants, vampires with supernatural abilities who have transcended humanity and lost their memories as a result. A Revenant who has failed to consume enough blood transforms into a monster called a “Lost”. Vampires are confined to an isolated society known as “Vein,” and must cooperate with each other to survive. This leads into one of the gameplay mechanics: The “Buddy”. When exploring a dungeon, players can bring a single Buddy with them, who can help players overcome challenges, but players will also need to act to help them out in return. As for weapons, players will have access to a variety of swords, spears, hammers, and more. In addition, they will also have special abilities to use to help attack.

For more info on the game, check out Gematsu’s article, and wait for the official announcement on April 20th.

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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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