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‘Hellblade’ a Big Winner at The Game Awards
So, the 2017 edition of The Game Awards was last night, and amongst the announcement of a World War Z game and the revealing trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Standing, there was an award show. Resident Evil VII won “Best VR Game”, but what about the rest of the genre fare?
In terms of horror, the night belonged to Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which snagged three of the five awards for which it was nominated: “Best Audio Design”, “Best Performance” and “Games for Impact”. It lost out “Best Narrative” to another genre cohort in Giant Sparrow’s What Remains of Edith Finch, and “Best Independent Game” to StudioMDHR’s Cuphead. Meanwhile, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus grabbed “Best Action Game”, and for the fan’s choice awards, the trailer for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II grabbed the “Most Anticipated Game”.
As for reveals, The Astronauts showed off their follow-up to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter with their fantasy FPS, Witchfire, and 10 Chambers Collective gave us more than a plain teaser for GTFO. Then there was that trailer from FromSoftware that may or may not be for Bloodborne 2, but it sure looked cool. Sadly, we didn’t get anything from Capcom regarding those rumours about Devil May Cry 5, but who knows what we’ll be getting at the PlayStation Experience, or if they’re pushing it to E3 2018.
Epic’s Fortnite is heading for another crossover, this time with Universal Orlando and Halloween Horror Nights. The title’s annual Fortnitemares Halloween event will be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort in a new scare zone, kicking off on August 28.
For those not in the know, Scare zones are themed, open-air areas where guests and actors roam around freely.
This is the first time Fortnite will be featured during the after-hours event, which will run from August 28 until November 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now at the official site.
Per the press release, guests will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground that’s been “overcome with a threatening force.” From there, fans will meet up with the Battle Bus, featuring familiar Fortnitemares characters, including “a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights.”
And of course, there will be Fortnitemares merchandise available for fans, including a graphic t-shirt, decal set, and an acrylic collectible piece.
Fortnitemares won’t be the only featured property at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also be getting its own scare zone. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, and Evil Dead Burn will also be part of the event, though they will be relegated to their own specific houses.
And while it’s early yet, gamers can probably expect Fortnitemares to return to Fortnite this October.