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New ‘House of the Dead’ To Hit Arcades!
Before Uwe Boll ruined it for everyone, The House Of The Dead was a cheesy fun shooter series. Yes, the voice acting was, let’s be honest, terrible. But that was all part of the charm. Heck, even Typing Of The Dead added even more goofy fun to the gameplay. Now, over ten years after the last entry in the series, Sega has announced House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, which will be heading to Akihabara’s Club Sega later this month for a location test.
And yes, in case you’re wondering, that’s in Tokyo. Yeah, I know.
Scarlet Dawn will feature an all-new duo of protagonists as you work together to wipe out hordes of the undead, parasitic worms, chainsaw-wielding maniacs and other monstrocities. As with many modern arcade games, Scarlet Dawn will be played inside a claustrophobic cabinet.
No word yet on if the game will make an appearance in the West, either in arcades (well, what’s left of them), or a straight-up console port. Head on over to the official site to check out the cabinet, as well as screenshots of the game.
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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.”