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‘Quake Champions’ Enters Early Access, Doom Guy Joins the Party
Bethesda’s Quake Champions is still a ways off from release, but the good news for those looking to play the game is that it’s moving out of closed beta, and into Early Access August 22nd. In addition, be prepared to rip and tear with the newest addition to the game’s 30 playable Champions.
That’s right, DOOM‘s Doom Guy (known in Quake Champions as Doom Slayer) will be joining Quake Champions this week! As with every Champion, Doom Slayer has a special ability and a passive. True to form, Doom Slayer’s “Berserk” ability allows players to rip and tear opponents with their bare hands, while Slayer’s passive is a double jump.
Bethesda is also looking to add more content once the game enters Early Access, including new maps, Rune Challenges, Lore collectible that allow you to unlock a special skin, new customization options and more. And while Bethesda has stated that they intend for Quake Champions to go the free-to-play route, the game will initially carry a $30 USD price tag (which will be bumped to $40 once the game leaves Early Access). That gets you access to the current 11 Champions in the game (along with the other Champions to be released), an exclusive Early Access skin for the Champion character Ranger (aka Quake Guy), and three loot chests. It’s an interesting model, but remains to be seen if the game will rekindle the excitement players found in the deathmatches of old.
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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.”