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Atari’s ‘Haunted House’ Reimagining Arrives October 12 for PC, Consoles [Trailer]

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Atari is reaching back to bring back one of their classics. Their 1982 precursor to the modern Survival Horror game Haunted House (which turned 40 not too long ago) is getting a modern makeover in the form of an isometric roguelite, courtesy of Orbit Studio. Best of all, you won’t have to wait long, as Haunted House is set to arrive on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Atari VCS, and the Xbox One and Series on October 12.

Drawing inspiration from the original classic while adopting modern stealth-horror characteristics, Haunted House sees players take on the role of Lyn Graves, the niece of renowned treasure hunter Zachary Graves. When Lyn learns of her uncle’s disappearance, she and her friends head to his mansion to investigate, but before long, Lyn’s friends are also swallowed by the mansion.

Players will navigate shifting walls, enemy encounters, and all manner of frights to guide Lyn back to her friends while also dispelling whatever spooks have infested the mansion. Should Lyn succumb to whatever lurks in the mansion, she’ll find herself back at the entrance of the haunted house, facing a completely new floor layout and rearranged enemies.

Haunted House emphasizes combat avoidance, requiring players to focus on stealth movement and solving challenges unseen in the shadows, along with utilizing the arsenal of traps and items at their disposal.

As Lyn explores the mansion, she’ll free her trapped friends, who become playable characters you can use to dive deeper into the mansion. Each friend possesses different stats, creating a new experience with whomever you next decide to explore the mansion. And for those Easter Egg hunters, Haunted House is full of collectibles and lore based on the original Haunted House and other classic favorites from Atari’s golden age.

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Survios Announces VR Title ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’, Coming This Year [Trailer]

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Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.

Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”

Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.

And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.

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