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Live-Action Horror game ‘Closed Nightmare’ Hits PS4, Switch This Summer In Japan

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For you fans of Japanese horror videogames, Nippon Ichi Software have a treat for you in their live-action horror adventure game, Closed Nightmare. Set for release later this Fall in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, the game puts you in the role of Maria Kamishiro, who wakes to find herself in a room, having lost all memories about herself, and her left arm is mysteriously paralysed. A nearby cellphone rings, and upon answering it, Maria is informed by a voice on the other end that Maria is a participant in an experiment. Complete the experiment, and she’ll be released. However, there is no indication of when the experiment will begin, or if it’s already begun.

Presented as a “live action horror movie”, the game involves two parts: Exploration and Challenge. In the Exploration Parts, you can investigate areas of interest in a room to solve challenges and find clues. By using the items you obtain, you can acquire various information. In the Challenge Parts, you must solve the room’s puzzles with the goal of escaping from the building. On occasion, you must find the correct answer based on the clues you’ve already obtained.

Right now, the game is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch on July 19 in Japan only, with no indication of whether NIS will be bringing it over to North America via their NIS America branch. However, those gamers who are used to purchasing/playing import games know how this all works, and will be able to grab it for themselves on July 19th. Just keep your Japanese to English dictionary handy.

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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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