Video Games
Voting Now Open for Players’ Choice Horror Game Award Category for The Horror Game Awards 2023
The Horror Game Awards 2023 have opened up voting for the last category for this year’s show: the Players’ Choice Horror Game Award. Fans can choose from a huge swath of titles released in the past year, from big names to the indies, with the 30 most popular nominations moving on to the first round of voting in October.
The nomination process for the Players’ Choice Award runs from now until September 29th. Click here to see the list of nominees.
First kicking off in 2022, The Horror Game Awards is the brainchild of YouTuber Phil Dickens aka AKblackandred and Will Penkeyman of Resident Evil Central. The aim of The Horror Game Awards is simple: to celebrate horror as one of the best genres in video games, and to recognize the year’s greatest horror games alongside the developers who make them.
Each member of the jury gets to nominate one game for each category they are a part of, with this year having a total of ten categories. Those nominations then go out to a public vote in early December, with the top three comprising the finalists for that category. The jury then picks a winner from the finalists through a preference vote.
The Horror Game Awards 2023 will air on December 16, live on YouTube.
Meanwhile, the second episode of the “Talking Terror” podcast has landed. This week, Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman talk with James and Nathan from Malformation Games in regards to their upcoming retro Survival Horror title, Ground Zero.
Video Games
‘Amanda the Adventurer 2’ Releasing on Steam Later This Year; Demo Available During Steam Next Fest [Teaser]
After announcing Amanda The Adventurer would be coming to PlayStation, Xbox and mobile devices later this year, DreadXP and developer MANGLEDmaw Games have announced that the previously-announced sequel, the aptly-named Amanda the Adventurer 2, will be arriving later this year on Steam, as well. Not only that, but the sequel will also be getting its first playable demo during the Steam Next Fest next month.
Amanda the Adventurer 2 will centre on Riley Park, who after seeing what was contained on the mysterious tapes in their attic from the first game, heads to the Kensdale Public Library to investigate further. Upon arriving, Riley is greeted by a masked figure who claims to know Riley’s late Aunt Kate.
Furthermore, the figure needs Riley’s help in finding something Aunt Kate had left in the library. The figure also warns of a powerful entity that seems to be drawn to the tapes. Meanwhile, Amanda is now aware of Riley’s presence, and is doing everything to find a way to free herself…
New to Amanda The Adventurer 2 will be greater input when talking directly to Amanda, which will have a greater effect on her world. You will also not be able to head out and explore the environment to find what Amanda asks of you. Or, you could just refuse to oblige, and witness the results. You’re also not at your Aunt Kate’s any longer, with the Kensdale Public Library holding more secrets and lore for you to discover.
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