Blumhouse and Meta have announced “Blumhouse Horroverse,” a new immersive horror experience launching in Meta Horizon on May 22. The new world will transport fans into Blumhouse horror franchises including “M3GAN,” “Wolf Man,” “The Black Phone” and “Happy Death Day.”  The official event description reads: “Dare to enter Blumhouse Horrorverse! Hunt victims as M3GAN, Babyface, or Lady Liberty. Role play as villains from ‘M3GAN,’ ‘The Purge,’ and ‘Black Phone’ across thrilling minigames.” Related Stories The “Blumhouse Horrorverse” will feature the “Survival Lockdown” game, in which players can throw a lever assigning everyone in the house a random role: victim or villain. As victims work together to locate missing keycards to end the lockdown, players assigned the “villain” role will embody Blumhouse characters like M3GAN, the Babyface Killer from “Happy Death Day” and Lady Liberty from “The Purge,” to eliminate survivors before they can escape.  Popular on Variety In addition to the centerpiece “Survival Lockdown” game, the “Blumhouse Horrorverse” Meta Quest world will feature a “Wolf Man” mini game, target practice areas based on “The Purge” films and a screening area for “exclusive Blumhouse content.”  The “Blumhouse Horrorverse” is the latest horror experience to join Meta Quest, alongside 29 other titles featured in Meta Quest’s Halfway to Halloween celebration, including “Alien: Rogue Incursion,” “Arizona Sunshine 2,” “Cosmodread,” “Creepy Cabin,” “The Exorcist: Legion VR” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted.” “I’m thrilled to bring ‘Blumhouse Horroverse’ to life in Meta Horizon,” said Sarah Malkin, director of Reality Labs Entertainment Content at Meta. “This immersive experience lets horror fans interact with iconic Blumhouse movies and monsters. What excites me most is giving audiences more of what they love, and a platform to share their passion with others who feel the same way.” “Blumhouse has always looked for new ways to bring fans closer to the stories they love,” said Karen Barragan, Blumhouse chief marketing officer. “‘Horroverse’ is our most immersive experience yet — something that lets people step inside our worlds, connect with other horror fans, and even become the villain. With Meta, we’re not just pushing boundaries — we’re building a space where you don’t just experience horror — you exist inside it.” Fans can RSVP for the “Blumhouse Horrorverse” world, here. The experience will also be available on Meta Horizon’s website and mobile app. Watch the trailer below.

Malys is quite the surprise as a follow-up to Summerfall Studios' first game, Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical. Rather than craft another superb choice-driven visual novel with an emphasis on music and Greek myth, Summerfall's next game is a turn-based roguelite deckbuilder set in a demon-filled city. The tone looks to be far darker and there's a lot more to the gameplay this time around, but much like Summerfall Studios' first game, Malys looks like a visual delight and features characters I desperately want to get to know."There was an initial question, do we want to do this more as a visual novel, more like Stray Gods?" Summerfall creative director David Gaider told me during an exclusive gameplay preview of Malys. "Because Stray Gods did not have much in the way of gameplay, we wanted to try something that has more gameplay to prove that we're a studio that can do something that's fun and still narrative-driven but that has a very strong gameplay loop at its heart."Even the weaker demons can pack a punch.In Malys, you play as a former priest turned exorcist named Noah. He's striving to cross the entirety of a city to reach a major demon waiting for him on the other side, but lesser demons block his path. Each confrontation has a chance of wearing on Noah's will, and if it is fully depleted, he collapses, only to awaken back at the start of his journey with a time reset. These time loops allow Noah to better prepare for future runs and gain the trust of citizens, but he isn't the only one who remembers everything that transpires with every loop: A mysterious celestial, a powerful occultist, and a seemingly friendly masked demon are immune to the time rewinds, too.Continue Reading at GameSpot