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The Hellspawn of ‘Left 4 Dead’ Meets ‘Aliens’: GTFO

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At last year’s The Game Awards, 10 Chambers Collective–a collection of developers who previously worked on the Payday franchise–unveiled a gameplay trailer for their survival horror passion project: GTFO.

During the week of E3, the developers sat down for interviews and released more gameplay footage to the public. Much like the Left 4 Dead series, along with PaydayBorderlandsEvolve, and Dead By Daylight, the game focuses on 4 player co-op, with likelihood of success increasing with players sticking together. 10 Chambers’ project is certainly a product of multiple influences in its construction.

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Players take on the role of 4 customizable prisoners, barely equipped, plunged deep underground by the orders of an organization called WARDEN. Your team’s goal: retrieve the requested items for your designated WARDEN.

While some may handle the retrieval portion of the task easily enough, players may find difficulty in navigating the complex of winding tunnels to make it out alive.

The undead infest the mines players have to navigate; they range from grunt level zombies to invisible hunters, and grotesque body horrors with tendrils that can drag a player away from their crew.

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Dust and spores riddle the air, proving difficult for your flashlights to try and fixate on enemies and consoles in right in front of you.

Supplies will be scarce, especially ammunition for powerful weaponry. Crews must explore each section of the level to obtain supplies to venture further down; however, teams can run the risk of embarking to areas infested with hordes of (what appear to be) fungal zombies.

Stealth is a crucial in these scenarios, and engaging the undead unprepared can assure players a swiftly failed mission.

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Some equipment players can expect to find are glue guns, heat lasers, and sentry turrets to brace entryways for a confrontation with a horde.

Zombies clamoring over top of each other, busting down enormous doors in dork corridors and attacking from the corners of the dark gives GTFO the image and general vibe of what the game Aliens: Colonial Marines was supposed to be.

GTFO game

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GTFO‘s setting is entirely underground, and the maps (levels) will be made using the Unity Engine to randomize the layouts (as opposed to the maps being randomly generated during the matchmaking).

Characters are customizable and can be made into special classes such as reconnaissance, equipment specialist (technician), medic, and tank.

As for the story, 10 Chambers Collective is taking cues from the Dark Souls series and leaving clues in the game’s levels for players to find in order to piece together the story’s entire narrative.

10 Chambers Collective’s developers do not plan for there to be any microtransactions and intend to continuously patch and update the game with issues brought up in the community.

They’re aiming for a release date later in 2018, but Ulf Andersson (creative director) explained to IGN that the process may take longer.

While on the subject of zombies and survival horror, if you haven’t seen the new footage released for the long awaited Overkill’s The Walking Dead, you can check out our coverage on the game here.

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

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Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.

In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.

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This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.

The Strangers

Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.

“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”

The Strangers

The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”

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The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens in theaters on May 17.

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‘Alien’ Returning to Theaters For a Limited Time

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It’s been 45 years since Ridley Scott’s Alien hit theaters and in celebration of that milestone, it is headed back to the big screen for a limited time. And what better day to do that than Alien Day on April 26?

It also works as a primer for the upcoming Fede Alvarez sequel Alien: Romulus opening on August 16. A special feature in which both Alvarez and Scott discuss the original sci-fi classic will be shown as a part of your theater admission. Take a look at the preview of that conversation below.

Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott

Back in 1979, the original trailer for Alien was kind of terrifying. Imagine sitting in front of a CRT TV (Cathode Ray Tube) at night and suddenly Jerry Goldsmith’s haunting score begins to play as a giant chicken egg starts to crack with beams of light bursting through the shell and the word “Alien” slowly forms in slanted all caps across the screen. To a twelve-year-old, it was a scary pre-bedtime experience, especially Goldsmith’s screaming electronic musical flourishes playing over scenes of the actual movie. Let the “Is it horror or sci-fi?” debate begin.

Alien became a pop culture phenomenon, complete with kid’s toys, a graphic novel, and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also inspired dioramas in wax museums and even a frightening setpiece at Walt Disney World in the now-defunct Great Movie Ride attraction.

Great Movie Ride

The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and John Hurt. It tells the tale of a futuristic crew of blue-collar workers suddenly awakened out of stasis to investigate an undecipherable distress signal coming from a nearby moon. They investigate the source of the signal and discover it’s a warning and not a cry for help. Unbeknownst to the crew, they have brought a giant space creature back on board which they find out in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

It is said that Alvarez’s sequel will pay homage to the original film’s storytelling and set design.

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Alien (1979)

The Alien theatrical re-release will take place on April 26. Pre-order your tickets and find out where Alien will screen at a theater near you.

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Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Returns with a New Friend, Plus New Life-Size Prop from Spirit Halloween

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Halloween is the greatest holiday of them all. However, every great holiday needs amazing props to go with it. Luckily for you, there are two new amazing props that have been released, which are sure to impress your neighbors and frighten any neighborhood children who are unfortunate enough to wander past your yard.

The first entry is the return of the Home Depot 12-foot skeleton prop. Home Depot has outdone themselves in the past. But this year the company is bringing bigger and better things to their Halloween prop lineup.

Home Depot Skeleton Prop

This year, the company unveiled its new and improved Skelly. But what is a giant skeleton without a loyal friend? Home Depot has also announced that they will release a five-foot tall skeleton dog prop to eternally keep Skelly company as he haunts your yard this spooky season.

This bony pooch will be five feet tall and seven feet long. The prop will also feature a posable mouth and LCD eyes with eight variable settings. Lance Allen, Home Depot’s merchant of decorative Holliday gear, had the following to say about this year’s lineup.

“This year we increased our realism within the animatronics category, created some impressive, licensed characters and even brought back some fan favorites. Overall, we are most proud of the quality and value we are able to bring to our customers with these pieces so they can continue to grow their collections.”

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But what if giant skeletons just aren’t your thing? Well, Spirit Halloween has you covered with their giant life size Terror Dog replica. This massive prop has been ripped out of your nightmares to appear frighteningly on your lawn.

This prop weighs in at almost fifty pounds and features glowing red eyes that are sure to keep your yard safe from any toilet paper throwing hooligans. This iconic Ghostbusters nightmare is a must have for any fan of 80s horror. Or, anyone who loves all things spooky.

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