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Free Deluxe Edition Upgrade of ‘Distraint’ Coming September 29th
Those of you who purchased Jesse Makkonen’s 2015 indie psychological horror adventure Distraint (or are interested in doing so) will now have an extra to look forward to on September 29th.
In a press release, Makkonen has announced that the game will receive a free “Deluxe Edition” upgrade for PC, which includes a few gameplay tweaks (such as the removal of the lantern), but also revamped animation, graphics and sound. As well, the game will now feature dynamic colouring instead of the original version’s greyscale graphics. The price will still remain the same, so again, if you were on the fence about buying it, this might tip you towards doing that. Console versions of the Deluxe Edition will appear on PlayStation 4, Switch, Vita and 3DS sometime next year.
Distraint tells the tale of a man named Price, who in order to earn a partnership with a larger company, gets rid of people in apartments who have fallen behind on their rent. However, after seizing an elderly woman’s apartment, Price learns the price of his humanity. Head over to the game’s Steam page for more info.
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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.”