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If you miss the classic Dungeons & Dragons games, this black and white RPG simulates a tabletop role-playing game… and a lot of death

In a landscape saturated with large productions featuring ultra-realistic graphics and infinite open worlds, a proposal emerges that strays from the conventional: The Secret of Weepstone. This new dungeon exploration RPG, developed by Talesworth Game Studio and published by DreadXP, stands out for its hand-drawn black and white artistic style, a tribute to classic role-playing games from the 70s and 80s. Many traps and sacrifices lie ahead The Secret of Weepstone is scheduled to be released in 2026 and is set in the desolate village of Weepstone, an ancient village that […]

In a landscape saturated with large productions featuring ultra-realistic graphics and infinite open worlds, a proposal emerges that strays from the conventional: The Secret of Weepstone. This new dungeon exploration RPG, developed by Talesworth Game Studio and published by DreadXP, stands out for its hand-drawn black and white artistic style, a tribute to classic role-playing games from the 70s and 80s.

Many traps and sacrifices ahead

The Secret of Weepstone is scheduled to be released in 2026 and is set in the desolate village of Weepstone, an ancient hamlet that has fallen into decay under the shadow of an abandoned castle. The dark narrative of the game revolves around a heterogeneous group of characters who must face dungeons filled with traps, mythological creatures, and dark secrets on their path to the truth.

The gameplay combines elements of dungeon crawling and dice rolls, offering a tactical experience where players manage a group of up to eight characters. Each encounter is crucial, as decisions and rolls can change the fate of the group. Players will need to equip their adventurers with weapons, magical items, and other resources to overcome a variety of challenges, from clever puzzles to fierce battles against enemies inspired by mythology and classic horror.

Moreover, death plays a central role in the game, granting deadly favors that influence the narrative and progression, adding a layer of complexity and excitement to the adventure. With this approach, The Secret of Weepstone promises to revive the spirit of classic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, offering a fresh and visually striking experience that genre lovers won’t want to miss.

With this release, DreadXP positions itself as one of the most interesting independent game publishers in the market, consolidating its commitment to innovative proposals in the video game industry.

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After being censored by Valve, this video game has been released for free as a measure against censorship

The FMV horror game Vile: Exhumed, developed by Cara Cadaver, was not banned on Steam due to its depiction of violence, but because Valve classified it as ‘adult’, despite the title not featuring sexual content. Cadaver has repeatedly stated that the game does not include nudity or sexual acts, instead addressing sensitive topics such as assault and abuse. This decision by Valve has sparked significant controversy within the developer and player community, who feel that censorship is being imposed on the works of marginalized artists. An increasingly […]

The FMV horror game Vile: Exhumed, developed by Cara Cadaver, was not banned on Steam due to its depiction of violence, but because Valve classified it as ‘adult’, despite the fact that the title does not contain sexual content. Cadaver has repeatedly stated that the game does not include nudity or sexual acts, instead addressing sensitive topics such as assault and abuse. This decision by Valve has generated significant controversy within the community of developers and players, who feel that censorship is being imposed on the works of marginalized artists.

An increasingly conservative society

In response to the ban, DreadXP, the publishing company, along with Cadaver, decided to release Vile as ‘shareware’, a strategy that allows for free download. Additionally, they committed to donating 50% of the profits to Red Door Family Shelter, a charity located in Toronto that helps women and families in situations of violence. “This is not the time for half measures,” stated Hunter Bond, director of DreadXP, emphasizing the importance of sending a strong message against censorship in the video game industry.

The game uses a combination of practical effect images and video sequences to explore dark and challenging themes. According to Cadaver, this experience should not be considered NSFW, as it seeks to tell a meaningful story rather than promote objectification. Valve’s decision to misclassify the game reflects a pattern on the platform of removing titles they consider ‘adult’, which many see as an attack on creative freedom.

In light of this situation, some developers and players have begun to unite to protest against the censorship policies of platforms like Steam, suggesting that this trend could extend even beyond games that contain adult content.

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Creepshow is back, but this time it’s not a film or television anthology.

The classic humorous horror anthology, Creepshow, returns in audiovisual format, but this time it is not a film

Creepshow is a name that, for many, will evoke a little tingle at the base of the back. A little spook of terror; a slight shiver combined with a half smile, the memory of a storytelling monster a little too obsessed with the morbid, the macabre and black humor. Because Creepshow is one of the best horror comedy anthologies ever, and now it’s back, albeit in an unexpected way.

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For those who do not know Creepshow, it is a 1982 film that paid homage to the 50s comic books of EC Comics as Tales from the Crypt or The Vault of Horror, written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. With an epilogue and prologue acting as the nexus of the five stories told throughout the film, the whole is a wonderful horror comedy that seeks to create horror stories that feel like the comic book stories they seek to pay homage to. Something that is helped along by the presence of Tom Savini doing practical effects for the film.

Being a critical and public success, it will have two sequels, the second of relative success, and a television series in 2019, which premiered its fourth season just a week ago. Something that makes it one of the longest running humorous horror franchises in the US, and probably, the most beloved of those still active today.

This comes as a coalition that last October 19, during the Indie Horror Game Showcase, a game based on Creepshow was announced. Without a release date, with a brief 2024 and promising that it will be multiplatform, we only know that it will be an anthology of horror games born from the collaboration between Shudder, current owners of the franchise, and DreadXP, creators of excellent horror anthologies such as Dread X Collection. That and that its creative director will be Brian Clarke, creator of the quite terrifying The Mortuary Assistant.

To know more about this anthology we will still have to wait until next year. But being DreadXP, who have published under their wing some of the best humorous horror games of the last few years, the franchise is in good hands.

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