Abandoned exploration is often elevated when a creepy urban legend is behind the locations origin. Descending a rogue set of stairs buried in the wilderness leading to an underground labyrinth of bland, boundless rooms that feel strangely familiar is the principal setting of the Backrooms - a paranormal myth hailing from 4chan depicting extradimensional expanses of empty rooms. This nightmarish environment becomes more exhaustive when there are endless levels to navigate and strange creatures to hide from, but the latest video game to be inspired by this concept relies on liminal spaces alone to do the heavy lifting.

Obsidian Entertainment, the developer behind the beloved Fallout: New Vegas title, is picking up the reins on a new adventure by delving into a cross-platform RPG project. The company already has the backing of more than 20 years of experience behind it, delivering some of gaming's most exciting RPG titles, some of which include The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity.

Yesterday, the shock closures of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Games were reported in the press. These studios leave behind immense legacies, and their closures are nothing short of tragedy.

In Grand Theft Auto's heyday, it (unsurprisingly) gathered quite a bit of hate due to its high levels of violence and crime. Many people outside of the gaming world grabbed their pitchforks on a crusade against Rockstar, often with GTA 5 as their main target for critique.

With the closure of Arkane Austin, weve lost a very talented collective. Xbox has not been a good steward of its acquisitions, and Austin is another casualty of this mismanagement. Arkane Lyon will carry on the legacy of the studio - the Arkane name lives on. Still, the accomplishments and triumphs of Arkane Austin should be noted and remembered, the creative partnership between Harvey Smith and Raphal Colantonio is a story that should be celebrated. Gaming is built on creatives who just want to make things that people enjoy and connect with, and Arkane Austin was a proponent of this philosophy.

As far back as I can remember, nightmares have exposed me to a variety of monsters, surrealist wastelands, and a crippling dread of trying to escape the two. This is why, upon coming across Polish painter Zdzisaw Beksiski, I instantly connected to the creatives horrific imagery, abstract style, and bizarre, dystopian landscapes, because he brought to life the otherworldly scenes I had encountered subconsciously. Skeletal deformations, eldritch gateways, and haunting ruins carve the Baroque artist's unique staple, but his concepts also lay intriguing groundwork for an indie horror game.

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