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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Phasmophobia devs 'don't want to walk into the live service area' with seasonal events, but still have plans to keep the community engaged
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Some brave souls play Phasmophobia all on their lonesome, but that could never be me. I'm more in it for the shared, community-driven haunts, so when I noticed the new Twitch Drop section of the ghost hunting game's UI during a Summer Game Fest demo, I asked the team if they had plans to expand on other community activities, like seasonal events. "I think one of the key things is we don't want to walk into the live service area," said lead social and community manager Tom Dent. "We're very much like, the game is the game, and we have those events to sort of bring our year together. We want to steer clear of that kind of vibe. But also our community is so active, so excited. So to continue to engage them is super important." 2025 games: This year's upcoming releasesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together I talked to Kinetic's CEO and lead developer, Daniel Knight, a little more about that in a follow-up interview. Curious about where they draw the line with online activities and long-term plans, I asked Knight what his vision for supporting Phasmophobia through its 1.0 milestone looks like. They want to keep the haunt going for a while, but there's a limit. "We don't want people to have the expectation that we would carry on forever," said Knight. "We're going to be doing it for the foreseeable future, but we have our own set plan for the game. "We have the roadmap out to 1.0, and that is the main thing as to why we're doing this regular content fix and overhauling everything to get to that [Version 1.0]. After 1.0, we're still gonna be doing content updates, but it won't be overhauling stuff." Knight and the team left the door open for "potentially new ghost types," and additional content like maps, but these big overhauls we're seeing now aren't part of the post-1.0 plan. And while we've seen Kinetic iterate on the online event formula over the years, they seem more focused on perfecting Phas without leaning too hard into its online components. "The game can be played offline, and we don't want to rely on people having an internet connection to play the seasonal events or something, which is why we're trying not to go down that road. I think the three seasonal events we have at the moment is enough of the live service kind of content we have." I do love any ole excuse for more holiday-themed haunts, but respect Kinetic's clear goals and boundaries on where they want to take Phas. They've got a core setup for weekly challenges, three yearly events, and one more online activity through Twitch Drops. I'm a little sad I can't have a possessed Turkey or a demonic Valentine, but it's nice to see a game just happy to have its moment without turning into another always online nightmare.
Fox News
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
NCAA baseball team stopped caring about winning to focus on Jesus – then went to the World Series
College baseball nearly saw a miracle at Messiah University this year. The Messiah Falcons made a run all the way to the Division III World Series championship game on June 5 in one of the most historic seasons in program history. But for coach Phillip Shallenberger and his team, the goal wasn't even to get there. Their goal was simply to be good Christians. "It stopped becoming about, like, 'OK, can we win a national championship,' and it started becoming, like, 'How can we point people closer to Christ?'" Messiah pitcher Daniel Knight told Fox News Digital. About halfway through this season, after a 1-6 start, the team underwent a priority shift. No longer did they show up to the clubhouse every day with a main goal to win. Now, they were simply serving Christ. "We used to sit in the video room, and we would show the other pitcher and show what the other team does and really focus on what they were doing," Shallenberger said. "And then at about that point we started shifting toward just diving into the Word a little bit more. Like, 'How does God want us to lead?' "It was a bit more on the devotionals and bit less on the scouts. And that was actually about the time we started to play a lot better." Shallenberger even made his players carry 250-pound crosses as a team workout. "We do that right in the middle of our conference season in between games," Shallenberger said. But one time, Knight did the cross-carrying workout just before a game on April 17 against Eastern. He threw eight and a third shutout innings with nine strikeouts in that game. It marked a shocking turnaround for Knight, who got off to a poor start to the season with a 9.26 ERA. "It was kind of a wake-up call for me is that you know what the most important thing we can do is glorify God and always having that at our forefront if that means sacrificing being at our best physically and the more reason to rely on the Lord and his strength those are the choices that started to be made after that point," Knight said. Knight said the change came on a morning when he was reading scripture and heard God tell him, 'It's not about you.' "When I was focused on myself, I was becoming depressed. And then when I had that shift of God telling me, 'It's not about you,' I saw a change in when I was trying to serve other people, that I was receiving more joy," Knight said. Knight and the Falcons busted out of their 1-6 start with a 16-4 win against Dickinson College on March 4. From there, they became one of the hottest teams in Divison III, winning 16 of their next 19. Along the way, Shallenberger and his players started adding scripture to their play-call wristbands, where they used to place pitches and signs. "It would say, 'Whatever, bunt defense,' or whatever we wanted. But [Shallenberger] also added some sayings, like one was like, 'Surrender your hands' or 'Jesus over everything,'" said infielder Drew Hurst. "So I know for me, there would be multiple times where either I would make an error or strike out to end an inning and then run on the field and maybe be a little bit p---ed off at myself. But he always would put those on as a little reminder of why [we] play this game, and it's not about our performance or what we do win-wise, but how we, with body language on the field, show love to Jesus and the other team and whoever else is watching us." The players also studied characters in the Bible with Paul the Apostle becoming a team favorite. They finished the regular season 27-13 and then stormed through the Commonwealth Tournament, NCAA Regionals, Super Regionals and then the first two rounds of the World Series. They fell short of taking home the trophy, losing to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in two games. But Hurst, Knight and many of Shallenberger's other devoted players will be back next year for a potential full season of putting faith over wins. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Perth Now
04-06-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Phasmophobia is getting a horror movie adaptation from Blumhouse
Blumhouse are working on a film adaptation of 'Phasmophobia'. The 2020 multiplayer horror survival game - which was developed and published by independent studio Kinetic Games - has become a huge hit with over 23 million sales around the world, and now the iconic film studio is giving the paranormal title the big screen treatment. The movie version will be produced by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster alongside Kinetic Games. Daniel Knight - director of Kinetic Games and 'Phasmophobia' lead developer - said in a statement: "We're thrilled to officially announce that a 'Phasmophobia' film adaption is in development — it's a big moment for the whole Kinetic team, and the start of something really exciting. 'We never could've imagined the incredible heights this game would reach when it launched five years ago, and we're so thankful to our amazing community for the lasting impact 'Phasmophobia' has had in the gaming space and beyond. "Working with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster marks an incredible new chapter for the game, and we can't wait to share more as the project develops.' There is currently no release date, plot details or casting information available for the project, which appears to be in its early stages. The 'Phasmorphia' game is a played in the first-person, with gamers either working alone or in a group to figure out what type of ghost is haunting a certain location. In the game, most of the ghosts are based on various creatures or entities from different religions and cultures, from poltergeists and the Japanese Obake to Irish folklore's Banshee. There is no real central narrative - the single player mode didn't come until a year after the original launch - which means the team behind the movie will be able to explore different ways of honouring the source material. The news was initially revealed during Blumhouse's Business of Fear event this week, as CEO and founder Jason Blum was joined by President Abhijay Prakash, Atomic Monster CEO and founder James Wan, and horror analyst and author Stephen Follows. The group discussed how horror has expanded more recently, and pointed to the way certain subgenres can indulge its audience's diverse tastes. Last summer, Blumhouse launched a survey looking to put 100 major horor films from the past five decades into various subgenres. The paranormal subgenre was found to be one of 24 thriving themes, along with the likes of slashers, survival films, and psychological thrillers.
Ottawa Citizen
04-06-2025
- Health
- Ottawa Citizen
ALS took his father. Now this Carleton researcher is fighting back
It was a conversation Daniel Knight will not forget. The Carleton University researcher's father had recently been diagnosed with ALS. What Knight said seems prescient now. Article content 'I just told him that one day I would be part of the solution. He said thank you. We really didn't need to say anything else.' Article content Article content Knight's sixty-year-old father, John, a 'self-proclaimed nerd' who loved everything to do with space and aviation, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2019. He died just six months later, one of three siblings in his family taken by the devastating disease. Article content Article content At the time, Knight was a 19-year-old undergrad studying chemistry at Carleton University with no concrete plans for his future. He admits he didn't really know how he could be part of a solution to ALS, but felt strongly that he had to do something to help people with the disease that had been so prevalent in his father's family. Article content Article content 'To be honest, I didn't have a clue. I just knew I couldn't sit back. The only thing on my mind was volunteering or fundraising.' Article content ALS is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons — the wires that connect the brain to the muscles. Approximately 4,000 Canadians are affected. The majority will survive between two and five years after being diagnosed. Some, like John Knight, survive for less than a year. Others live beyond five years. Article content His father's illness and the family history of the disease has driven Knight to be one of the researchers working to make a difference for ALS patients. Article content Article content Article content Today, the 25 year old from Navan is working on his PhD in chemistry at Carleton and leading groundbreaking scientific research that is part of a wave of work raising hopes of potential new treatments for ALS. Article content Article content The support of one of his professors during his father's illness and her subsequent mentorship has helped shape Knight's research. Article content Knight was in his second year studying chemistry when his father became ill. He had to navigate his studies while trying to spend time with his father. Article content Among his courses at the time was one taught by Maria DeRosa, a chemistry professor and researcher who is now Dean of Science at Carleton. Her overwhelming support and sympathy, along with her approach to teaching and to students, made Knight think she was someone he would like to work with to continue his studies. Article content He became interested in her work, which includes the use of aptamers. The synthetically produced single-stranded DNA molecules can selectively bind to any target they are designed to bind to, including specific proteins. That makes them an important research tool. Aptamers have a long list of potential applications — including in healthcare.
