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Chevy Chase experienced a severe heart failure in 2021, leading to an eight-day coma and subsequent memory issues. His daughter and wife recounted the life-threatening event and its aftermath, including Chase's struggles with memory loss and feelings about missing out on a recent SNL anniversary event. Chase now acknowledges the impact of his health scare on his memory and reflects on his past experiences.
A Louisville psychologist named Lauren Flaherty has developed an iPhone app called PhrenD to assist individuals with dementia and amnesia. The app offers games, homework assignments, and resources to track progress and provide hope. It also includes information about the brain and recommended nutritional guidelines. While the app is free to download, additional resources require a monthly fee of $2.99.
Amnesia: The Bunker, the latest entry in the Amnesia series by Frictional Games, is set in an underground bunker during World War 1 and features a more open-ended approach to completing objectives. While the game captures the appalling conditions of the bunker brilliantly, it is let down by dated gameplay and clunky controls. However, the game is still a vast improvement over its predecessor and comes recommended for horror fans.
In the third issue of the Street Fighter 6 "Days of the Eclipse" comic, Ken Masters is forced to make an impossible choice by Johann "JP" Petrovich, who reveals himself as part of the masked group "Amnesia" responsible for framing Ken for terrorist attacks. JP offers Ken a phone that has been tampered with to become a detonator and forces him to choose between saving his son or the city, while SF6 protagonist Luke moves to track Ken down.
Frictional Games has released a ten-minute uncut gameplay preview trailer for Amnesia: The Bunker, a survival horror game launching on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox Game Pass on May 23rd. The trailer showcases various gameplay mechanics, including the use of ambient noises and lighting to create a foreboding atmosphere, the need to fuel the generator to survive, and the use of equipment such as bricks and explosives to circumnavigate locked doors. The game's creative lead has promised a "really strong and focused horror experience."
Dick Van Dyke will make a guest appearance on the Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives in the fall, playing a man with amnesia. The comedy legend was given the opportunity by cast member Drake Hogestyn, whom he met at the gym. Van Dyke watched an episode of the show to prepare for his role and received advice from friend Carol Burnett to know all his lines because they don't do retakes.
Dick Van Dyke, the 97-year-old legendary actor, will make his first-ever guest-starring appearance on a soap opera in an episode of Days of Our Lives airing this fall on Peacock. He will play a mystery man with amnesia opposite Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn. Van Dyke joked that he had asked Hogestyn for a part, and he took him seriously. The actor is best known for his roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Frictional Games, the Swedish studio behind the popular horror game series Amnesia, is set to release the fourth installment, Amnesia: The Bunker, on May 23. The game will feature an unpredictable, sandbox semi-open world, with randomization affecting aspects of the game like item location and ways to escape. The game's focus is on establishing a malleable play experience rather than hidden lore or narrative threads. The Bunker will be a compact game, but made pliant through randomization, which affects aspects of the game like item location and the ways you’ll try to escape the game’s partially open world.
Amnesia: The Bunker is a survival-horror game that offers a shift away from the series' linear roots, featuring a semi-open world that allows players to make choices in how they proceed. The game is set in a German bunker during World War I and features an unkillable monster that stalks the player. The game randomizes the location of certain items, encouraging players to explore every corner of each room. The game is scheduled to launch for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, and PC on May 16.
Amnesia: The Bunker, the upcoming sequel from Frictional Games, takes a unique approach to story-driven survival horror, focusing more on the moment-to-moment actions and choices you make taking that daring plunge into the unknown. The game takes place during World War 1 and features a less guided and semi-open setting to explore, with a focus on resource management and careful navigation. The game director wants The Bunker to be a game that you'll want to play multiple times over, with each run leading to different moments in the "player story."