This was so much fun! Thank you for having me! 🖤💀

This week’s issue is a horror special, featuring @louiseblain.bsky.social from @blumhousegames.com, @sfbdim.bsky.social from Crow Country studio SFB Games, analysts Katie Holt & Chris Zukowski. Is horror a safer bet in challenging times? Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

Guess that’s the weekend sorted…

🩸 🖤 You can hear Luis in the demo on Steam right now!

Share your favourite black and white movie

Crisol: Theater of Idols has a playable demo on Steam NOW. 🩸

Not that you need an excuse to get into the Halloween spirit early (I may have been there all year) but just an FYI that Fear the Spotlight from @cozygamepals.bsky.social is 50% off as part of the Autumn Adventures sale on PlayStation. $9.99 to join Amy and Vivian & their totally safe spirit board…

Did you hear that? 👀👂🏾It sounds like our first devlog is here 🔊 Have a listen as our Audio Director & Composer discuss the music of Grave Seasons, how they breathe life into the beautiful and dangerous town of Ashenridge, and using live instruments to balance cozy and horror 🔪🥕 youtu.be/2GFAUMjqNcI

We released a game! You can play the game!! Your friends can play the game with you for free!!!

The Host is waiting.

Brilliant 🧵 from Len about Eyes of Hellfire. I’d advise not letting the Host wait too long…

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!! Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access! If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass! 🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

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Happy Eyes of Hellfire day! Grab your so called friends and enter the lodge… Now LIVE on Steam www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/...

Some BTS of Eyes of Hellfire to celebrate Early Access Launch eve! 24 hours to go before you can enter the Lodge.

Game Rant sits down with Irish actor Liam Cunningham to discuss some of the advantages video games have over the likes of TV and movies.

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Quick Brighton pit stop for the cutest ever ink from Mike Stout at Studio Hatch. Can hard recommend getting a matching tiny dinosaur with your best pal.

Crisol is PLAYABLE this weekend at Gamescom inside the Games from Spain booth in Hall 10.2. Are you feeling brave enough?

I recently had the opportunity to chat with @gambrinous.com and @lenhaunts.bsky.social about the local legends behind Eyes of Hellfire, authentic Irish representation and creating a gothic horror "Friction Co-op" experience. www.shacknews.com/article/1454...

Yes, I read Sutter Cane… Incredible sights (and temptation) at #midsummerscream

A hilarious joy to play the Gambrinous crew at their own game. See Eyes of Hellfire in action… 👀 🔥

Played the demo during Steam Next Fest and Is This Seat Taken? is everything I wanted the full game to be. Wonderful logic puzzling with the vibe of the Wilmot games. Every little shape is super needy and demanding but it’s so satisfying to find them the right spot to sit.

Exploring Ashenridge can yield some curious oddities that may help you in your investigation... #GraveSeasons

Thread of brilliant talent here. You’ll hear all of these voices echoing in the dark corridors of the lodge in Eyes of Hellfire.

Eyes of Hellfire is coming to Early Access on August 27th and your friends can play FREE. 👀🔥 www.gamespot.com/articles/blu...

It’s a Time Flies, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, and Tiny Bookshop kind of week. Looking forward to jumping between cosy and cursed. And hopefully not being eaten by seagulls.

Lose your grip, lose yourself 🧠 When the Lodge whispers, you listen... Join the #EyesofHellfire beta on Steam - if you dare.

Yep, still thinking about how much I loved Together. For me it effortlessly balances on that razor thin tonal line between utter horror and comedy. A dark delight.

Your curse is watching you and so are we 👁️ Tag us if you're streaming the #EyesofHellfire beta! The Host might just stop by.... ➡️ Join the beta now: store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/... 💬 Find your team on Discord: discord.gg/blumhouse —— #horrorgame #blumhousegames #blumhouse

No one survives the Hellfire Club alone 🔥 Team up, sharpen your instincts - before the darkness takes hold 🕯️Sign up for the beta: store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/... #EyesofHellfire #BlumhouseGames #Blumhouse

A Beginner's Guide to our game #EyesofHellfire (Tips and Tricks) (Also see how it plays, it might be for you!) 😊 youtu.be/mT0IOTSO_U4?...

ONE DAY!

My repeated cries of BANANA somehow led my partner to make me my own wee potassium-rich friend.

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“Tomorrow’s the 4th of July!”

“The whole demo felt like getting lost in a terrifying, nightmarish carnival, and I enjoyed every bit of it.” 🖤🩸 Crisol and Grave Seasons truly a gruesome twosome.

1. If you're in the mood for something spooky, I can seriously recommend Fear The Spotlight, more than a little influence from Silent Hill, some great puzzles, and a surprisingly sweet story about two girls who break into school after hours. It's marvelous! store.steampowered.com/app/1959390/...

If you’ve not played Fear the Spotlight yet, Amy and Vivian’s adventures are 40% off on both Switch and Steam. To quote an inimitable 90s horror icon… WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, HUH?

Love this piece from @heatherteacup.bsky.social One of my favourite things about the horror genre is its sheer scope. Come and play with us! www.gamesradar.com/games/simula...

The most devilish of laughs

Thank you for the 200k wishlists on Steam! #GraveSeasons

So happy to share that Liam Cunningham is ‘The Host’ in Eyes of Hellfire. Absolutely nailing a creepy as hell character

Me: Take that Living Painting!!!

In NYC and want to be one of the first people in the world to go hands on with SLEEP AWAKE from EYES OUT and @blumhousegames.com? The Tribeca 2025 official selection are playable at Pier 57 today and for the rest of the weekend. Just follow the signs. (Consider this your first sign)

Crazy to say it, but we got some glowimg words on Grave Seasons in thee Rolling Stone. Thanks to Christopher Cruz, for coming by and checking it out! www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

We checked out Grave Seasons at Summer Game Fest 2025. This farming sim has a few secrets that are waiting to be uncovered, so check out our preview!

Today is a wonderful day for quotables about @blumhousegames.com “Grave Seasons is here to scratch that cozy horror itch until it bleeds” Love this interview with team @perfectgarbage.bsky.social and that Ashley dives into the essential catharsis of the horror genre.

“Like a great horror movie, Crisol forces you to ride the fine line between life and death and fear turning any corner. Made by sickos for sickos” 💉🩸🖤

Over the weekend, VGC produced nine podcasts from LA as part of Summer Game Fest. Here’s everything you might have missed. Featuring @benstarr.bsky.social, @jeffgerstmann.com , @louiseblain.bsky.social @skillup.bsky.social @apzonerunner.com, and more. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/catch-u...