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Don’t Give Up On ‘Shadow of the Eternals’ Just Yet
After a disastrous attempt to bring to life the Eternal Darkness spiritual successor Shadow of the Eternals, Denis Dyack and Co. have returned with an update on the status of the game in the debut episode of the new Quantum Tunnel podcast. Dyack’s new studio, Quantum Entanglement Entertainment, will be handling its revival, which they hope to transform into a multimedia property that will span video games, film and TV.
Before any of that can happen, they’ll need to finish the game. Dyack confirmed in a recent post on the studio’s Facebook page that it’s still on the way, saying “Yes it’s still coming! We always appreciate people wanting the game but also know that it’s a frustrating wait – and you guys are awesome for sticking around with us!”
“The kickstarter failed so we had to go a different direction and start a new business with a new business model, these things take time but we’re able to do a lot more with the new company and have a lot more options. We obviously had a less than pleasant experience with some unethical press during the kickstarter so we’re making sure we have all our ducks in a row before we talk much more about SOTE, but it IS coming. We’re recording a video podcast tonight which will be released in the next day or so where we’ll talk a little more about it.”
You can find the debut episode of the Quantum Tunnel podcast he’s referring to below.
Shadow of the Eternals was originally supposed to be an episodic game set in Louisiana, and comprised of twelve 2-4 hour-long episodes that would release in a manner similar to a television show. The story followed Paul Becker, a detective tasked with investigating a brutal massacre between rival cults and their connection to the “Eternals”. That might’ve changed since we last heard from the game, or maybe not. Stay tuned!
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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