Fear Fest is returning this September to showcase a ton of upcoming horror video games and premiere the primary ever Horror Games Awards.
Feardemic’s two-day occasion will start on September 6 and be accessible to observe reside completely on IGN’s YouTube and Twitch channels beginning at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK.
The protection kicks off with Black Summer 2023: a spooky three-hour showcase of 2023 and 2024’s most anticipated horror video games with world premiere trailers, developer interviews, particular visitor appearances, and content material creator reactions.
Double the Fear, double the Fun!
Presenting a 2-day celebration of horror, Fear Fest 2023 w/ Horror Game Awards in partnership with @IGN coming September 6 & 7
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The Horror Game Awards will happen on September 7 on the similar time and can rejoice one of the best horror video games of the final yr and the builders who made them. The occasion might be broadcast reside from probably the most haunted theatre in Krakow, with a few of the most well-known names in horror awarding golden bat trophies to the winners.
“We created this occasion in 2022 as a tribute to our horror group, and it turned out to be an enormous success,” mentioned CEO of Feardemic Scott Millard.
“This yr we wished to make this occasion even higher and extra beneficial for the horror followers, so we determined to have two nights of horror: one to whet our appetites for the video games coming quickly and one to rejoice the video games of the previous yr. And after all, IGN was the pure associate for Fear Fest and we’re so excited to be working with them on this venture.”
Voting for the Horror Games Awards will open later this yr, with the gaming group ready to decide on between nominees throughout 15 completely different classes.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and appearing UK information editor. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
