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‘Phasmophobia’ “Crimson Eye” Event Returns October 9
It’s back again. Kinetic Games will be launching the “Crimson Eye” Halloween event for Phasmophobia on Thursday, October 9. Running until Halloween, the event will see Ghost Hunters tasked with working together to complete goals in order to unlock in-game rewards. As with the “Cursed Hollow” event earlier this year, Kinetic Games has made several tweaks to the previous iteration of the event to keep players on their toes.
Throughout the event, select maps will play host to guaranteed Blood Moon weather. Be warned as the Blood Moon brings with it an increase in difficulty when conducting your investigations. Ghosts will have increased speed during hunts and your Sanity will drain quicker. However, in return you’ll be granted higher rewards upon completing an investigation.
This year’s event locations include the following maps:
- 6 Tanglewood Drive
- Camp Woodwind
- Grafton Farmhouse
- Bleasdale Farmhouse
- Point Hope
- 42 Edgefield Road
- 13 Willow Street
These maps will rotate in groups of 4 each day and will guarantee Blood Moon weather. Maps not included in the event, as well as those above that are not active on a given day, will have a random chance of Blood Moon weather.
For those who are successful in their investigations during the rise of the Blood Moon, you’ll garner various rewards. Firstly, all rewards received during Blood Moon weather will be boosted by 10%, meaning the higher the risk, the higher the reward.
On top of extra rewards from successful investigations, the Crimson Eye will bestow upon the community a range of rewards should they successfully complete the goals set out at the start of the event. Based on feedback from previous events, there is now a split between Community Goals and Personal Goals:
- Community Goal 1 – Receive the Child of the Cult ID Card & Badge set.
- Community Goal 2 – Receive the Crimson Eye trophy.
- Personal Goal 1 – Receive the animated Child of the Cult ID Card.
- Personal Goal 2 – Upgrade the Crimson Eye trophy (can be completed 3 times).
Once these goals have been reached, the rewards will be auto-claimed for all players so there’s no need to worry about missing out.
The “Crimson Eye” event will be available for Phasmophobia players on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series.
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Horror Action-Adventure Title ‘EONA’ Appearing at Gamescom 2026; New Gameplay Trailer Released [Watch]
With gamescom 2026 right around the corner, developer/publisher SUPER AC has revealed that their upcoming horror adventure game EONA will be making an appearance at the show, which takes place from August 26-30. In addition, the team has revealed a new gameplay trailer, as well as announcing that the game will launch “just a few weeks” after gamescom.
Those attending gamescom will be able to play the final version of EONA at the SUPER AC booth, located in Hall 10.1, Booth A043. If you’re not able to attend, you can always check out the demo for the game on Steam.
EONA centres around the eponymous girl, who after a failed spell, has her soul split into two, with one half residing in a mysterious puppet. Eona must enter the castle of the evil fairy Mélusine and recover an artifact that is the only hope of saving her mother. But the path through the castle comes at a cost. To achieve her goal, Eona must uncover the castle’s secrets… and ultimately confront Mélusine herself.
Eona wields the Puppeteer’s Cross, a stolen artifact that allows her to manipulate the souls of the castle’s servants. By altering their behavior, redirecting their patrol routes, and disrupting the castle’s order, she can turn its own inhabitants against it. She can also swap between her human body and her puppet form, with each form granting unique abilities that are essential for delving deeper into the castle, reaching inaccessible areas, and uncovering its hidden secrets.
Blending stealth, exploration, puzzle-solving and soul manipulation, you’ll use Eona’s supernatural abilities to overcome obstacles—but never lose sight of your own body, which is completely vulnerable when using her puppet form.
In addition to Steam, EONA will also be launching on the Epic Games Store.