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5 Must-Play Horror Games Releasing in 2017

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Can you believe it’s already 2017? What a year 2016 was; one that when future history books are being written, the writers will just say, “Let’s just skip over that one, shall we?” With that hot mess of a year now behind us, let’s looks at the shiny new penny of a year that 2017 is and talk about what is to come. Oh, did you think I meant politics or something? Ha! No. I’m talking about video games…horror games to be exact. This year is going to be a good one for horror games. We’re here to talk about my top 5 horror games I’m most excited about for 2017.

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

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This is the one I’m losing my cool over. I’m fan girling on this game so hard and I’m not ashamed. I have been a Resident Evil lover since my dad bought me a copy for my Playstation when I was ten-years-old. I don’t know if I have ever been so terrified. For me, it set a very high bar when it came to how scary horror games can be. Over the years, the franchise moved toward being more of a first-person-shooter focusing on the action with zombie themes, more than true survival horror. RE7 Biohazard is bringing it back to its scary glory days. The title even contains what the name should have been originally. In Japan, Resident Evil is named Biohazard, but due to the rights to the name being owned by another party, it was changed. I see what you did there Capcom and I like it.

Now, instead of a traditionally third-person game, RE7 changed to first-person and that makes it even more terrifying than before. Anyone who has played its demo, The Beginning Hour, can see how beautiful these graphics are going to be. It has smooth character movement and environments so detailed; it’s sure to gross you out. The game will release on January 24th on PC, PS4, PS VR (have some adult diapers ready if you’re playing on this one) and Xbox One. I have my copy reserved, do you?

Friday the 13th

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All over Youtube there is game play of Friday the 13th already. I love the Friday the 13th franchise and I love the idea of this game. With both an online multi-player option and a full single-player campaign, there’s hours of game play opportunity. In multi-player, one person plays Jason while the others run, like cockroaches after the light’s turned on, to keep from becoming his victims. The graphics are great, the gameplay looks entertaining in multi-player, and it’s a classic theme. Grab some friends, start a game and ch-ch-ch to their ah-ah-ah sometime in the first quarter of the year on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Agony

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When you have games that involve zombies or slashers, there’s usually a look or a formula that everyone knows. Zombies are decayed and bloody, slashers are big and masked, but what if it’s an environment that is subjective and open for massive imagination. Agony was a kickstarter that got immense support. It is a survival horror game set in Hell and it is your mission to escape. From the amount of game play I’ve seen, the environment is GORGEOUS in a horrific way. The creatures in this game are something Guillermo del Toro would be proud of. The settings are intricate and dark with small details in every nook and cranny. From where it’s at, the character movement can be a bit choppy but that could very well be worked out by its May release date. This first person game will be available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Oulast 2

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I, personally, haven’t played the first Outlast but I am an avid watcher of ‘Let’s Plays,’ specifically for horror games. Outlast was terrifying and tense. I saw a Let’s Play of the Outlast 2 demo and, you guys, this game looks insane. While the first was set in an asylum, this game is on a farm. Whether it be fighting your way through a maze of corn stalks, searching farm buildings or wandering around outside, this hillbilly cult haven will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, trying to bite your nails and work the controls at the same time. Similar to the first game’s game play, Outlast 2 gives you a camera to see in the dark, giving it a Blair Witch effect that amps up the terror. The backwoods nightmare will be available in the first-quarter of the year on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Check out the Let’s Play here.

Hello, Neighbor

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you have at least HEARD of Hello, Neighbor. A cutesy first person game, it stars YOU as someone who has just moved to the neighborhood. The guy who lives across from you is up to something. Just like the Klopeks in The Burbs, he is up to no good. There is heinous fuckery most foul afoot and it’s up to you to stealthily find out what. There was an awesome Game Theory episode on the biblical allusions in this game and the clues to what’s going on that they give. Check out the video here. This game will be released on PC in the Summer.

There you have it everyone, at least a half a year of amazing games to whet your appetite. So, stock up on horror games because 2017 (if it’s anything like last year) could be a crazy ride.

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‘Immaculate’ Stars Reveal Which Horror Villains They Would “F, Marry, Kill”

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Sydney Sweeney is just coming off the success of her rom-com Anyone But You, but she’s ditching the love story for a horror story in her latest film Immaculate.

Sweeney is taking Hollywood by storm, portraying everything from a love-lusting teenager in Euphoria to an accidental superhero in Madame Web. Although the latter got a lot of hate among theater-goers, Immaculate is getting the polar opposite.

The film was screened at SXSW this past week and was well-received. It also gained a reputation for being extremely gory. Derek Smith of Slant says the, “final act contains some of the most twisted, gory violence this particular subgenre of horror has seen in years…”

Thankfully curious horror movie fans won’t have to wait long to see for themselves what Smith is talking about as Immaculate will hit theaters across the United States on March, 22.

Bloody Disgusting says that the movie’s distributor NEON, in a bit of marketing smarts, had stars Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco play a game of “F, Marry, Kill” in which all their choices had to be horror movie villains.

It’s an interesting question, and you might be surprised at their answers. So colorful are their responses that YouTube slapped an age-restricted rating on the video.

Immaculate is a religious horror movie that NEON says stars Sweeney, “as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”

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‘Terminator: Survivors’: Open World Survival Game Releases Trailer And Is Launching This Fall

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This is a game that many gamers will be excited for. It was announced at the Nacon Connect 2024 Event that Terminator: Survivors will be launching early access for PC via Steam on October 24th of this year. It will launch fully on a later date for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Check out the trailer and more about the game below.

Official Trailer for Terminator: Survivors

IGN states, “In this original story taking place after the first two Terminator films, you take control of a group of survivors of Judgment Day, in solo or co-op mode, faced with a multitude of lethal hazards in this post-apocalyptic world. But you’re not alone. Skynet’s machines will hound you relentlessly and rival human factions will fight for the same resources you desperately need.”

First Look Image at Terminator: Survivors (2024)

In related news to the Terminator world, Linda Hamilton stated I’m done. I’m done. I have nothing more to say. The story’s been told, and it’s been done to death. Why anybody would relaunch it is a mystery to me. She claims she doesn’t want to play Sarah Connor anymore. You can check out more of what she said here.

First Look Image at Terminator: Survivors (2024)
First Look Image at Terminator: Survivors (2024)

An open-world game about surviving against Skynet’s machines sounds like an interesting and fun game. Are you excited about this announcement and trailer release from Nacon? Let us know in the comments below. Also, check out this behind-the-scenes clip from the game below.

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New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Entry Isn’t a Movie, but “It’s Going to Be Intense” [Teaser Video]

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If you were expecting another Paranormal Activity sequel to be a feature film you’d be surprised. Maybe there will be one, but for now, Variety reports that DreadXP co-director and creative director Brian Clarke (DarkStone Digital) are creating a video game based on the series.

“We are thrilled to work with Paramount Game Studios and to have the opportunity to bring the world of ‘Paranormal Activity’ to gamers everywhere,” Epic Pictures CEO and DreadXP producer Patrick Ewald told Variety. “The films are steeped in rich lore and creative scares, and under the stewardship of creative director Brian Clarke, DreadXP’s ‘Paranormal Activity’ video game will honor those core tenets and offer horror fans one of our most terrifying games yet.” 

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Clarke, who worked on the horror video game The Mortuary Assistant said the Paranormal Activity franchise shows just how much reach a genre-specific title can accomplish, “If you thought ‘The Mortuary Assistant’ was scary, we’re taking what we learned during the development of that title and cranking it up with a more reactive and horrifying haunting system. It’s going to be intense!”

The new game is scheduled to be released in 2026.

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