In a massive surprise announcement, aBlair Witchfirst-person horror game was revealed during theXbox E3 2019 press conference. The two-minute-long announcement trailer shows the protagonist wandering through a dark forest, flashlight in hand, as demons and apparitions appear before them. The iconicBlair Witchhand-camera is also shown briefly. Even more exciting,Blair Witchis confirmed for release on August 30 for both PC and Xbox One.
According to the short description accompanyingBlair Witch’s announcement trailer, the game is about Ellis, a former police officer, pursuing the disappearance of a young boy in 1996.Blair Witchwill be a single-player, story-driven game, so expect Ellis' journey to not go as planned. According to the description, Ellis has more of a troubled past then is immediately apparent, channeling some ofSilent Hill’s themes. Ellis can expect to confront his nightmares as he meets the mysterious haunted forest locals attribute to the Blair Witch.
Blair Witchis being developed by Polish developer Bloober Team, best known for its modern horror gamesLayers of FearandObserver. Funnily enough, Bloober Team only just released a trailer for Layers of Fear 2, which is also launching in 2019. Clearly, Bloober is immersing itself in the success it has found making first-person horror games.Blair Witchwill hopefully live up to that recent standard of quality.
Also confirmed is that Ellis' dog is named Bullet. It’s a German Shephard and seems like a very good dog.
As an extra surprise, a blip popped up on-screen during theBlair Witchtrailer confirming that the horror game will be releasing onXbox Game Passat launch. It’s unclear for now whether that includes both the Xbox Game Pass and the newly launched PC Game Pass, but clarification on that can be expected soon.
Expect to hear more information aboutBlair Witchover the course of E3 this upcoming week.
Blair Witchreleases August 30 on PC and Xbox One.
