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‘Bioshock’-Inspired Horror Game ‘Close to the Sun’ Will Be Exclusive to the Epic Games Store For Its PC Release

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Having taken on publishing duties back in late 2018, Wired Productions is now busy hyping up its upcoming release, Close to the Sun.

Taking clear inspiration from Bioshock, this creepy adventure-game boasts an aquatic setting, a science-gone-wrong theme, ghostly figures reenacting past events, and even a vaguely art-deco sensibility. Yet it looks to be more than just a cheap rip-off of Irrational’s Magnum Opus.

For a start, it’s an outright horror title, as opposed to an FPS, one that emphasizes dread and atmosphere above all else. It also has an enticing time-travel premise, as you explore a mysterious ship created by famous inventor Nikola Tesla. Promising intriguing mysteries, suspenseful Outlast-esuqe chase sequences, and some fun puzzles to break up the intensity, this unassuming indie is certainly worth keeping an eye on.

With an unspecified – but presumably imminent- release date, Wired Productions has recently started drip-feeding more and more details about the game, culminating in an important announcement today about where players will actually be able to purchase a copy. In its press release, the publisher disclosed that Close to the Sun’s PC version will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store.

Speaking about this, Carlo Bianchi, CEO and founder of developer Storm in a Teacup, said: “Our relationship with Epic [has]  provided fantastic opportunities for our studio, enabling a greater creative freedom and the ability to double-down on quality for our games. To launch on the Epic games store feels like the perfect next step and we are delighted that our partnerships with both Wired Productions and Epic Games will help propel Close to the Sun to achieve our ambitions.”

Alongside the PC release, the game will also be debuting on consoles. Pre-orders can be made at EpicGames.com.

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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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