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‘The Piano’ Release Date Bumped to June

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Those looking forward to playing Mistaken Visions’ upcoming psychological horror game The Piano will unfortunately have to wait a little while longer.

Originally scheduled for release May 24th, the devs have had to bump the release to June 4th, due to a “last-minute technical problem that stubbornly refused to back down”. Luckily, the problem has been fixed, but it left the team with a reduced testing window for release. So, rather that run the risk of releasing a broken game (which sadly does happen these days), the team bit the bullet and pushed the release.

The team elaborated on their decision on the game’s Steam page:

“We know this isn’t the first time we’ve delayed ‘The Piano’. And we know it’s dreadfully last-minute. But having worked on the game for five years, we know we would always regret rushing out a sub-par product. You deserve better, and frankly, we should demand better of ourselves. So that’s what we’re doing. We hope you understand, and that you’re looking forward to playing ‘The Piano’ at the start of next month.”

It’s honestly a gutsy move, and isn’t an easy one to make, since time is money in the industry. But sometimes, those delays are absolutely necessary to make sure the best quality product is available from the start, instead of a half-baked game that requires a patch almost immediately. The Piano will play to the tune of $9.99 on June 4th.

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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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