Category Archives: Horror

With the arrival of its long overdue PAL release, Stace received a text from a friend asking about Catherine. The following is a transcript of their conversation.

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Remedy has released a new developer video for Alan Wake: American Nightmare, and in it the team discusses how Wake’s story this time around is more of a pulp-action-adventure. Drawing inspiration from sci-fi and B-movie classics, as well as urban legends, American Nightmare will have a very different mood and stylization, similar to the TV show in the first game Night Springs, and Wake will find out that sometimes, legends like Mr. Scratch, are real. American Nightmare launches on February 22.

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Frictional is teasing its next game, and it appears it may be a sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Decent and set in China.

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Capcom has said the inspiration for Resident Evil 6 doesn’t come from any specific previous game.

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Capcom Unity has advised US owners of Resident Evil: Revelations affected by a cover typo on the game’s first shipment can call 650-350-6700 or email accounts@capcom.com to have a new cover shipped out. The European version, which sports a different cover, seems to have come through unscathed.

Thanks, GameInformer.

Some parts of I Am Alive are too dark. Some parts of I Am Alive are too bright. Some parts are pretty much just right, and also show a UI.

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The Resident Evil 6 reveal may have been seized upon with joy but some, but Brenna Hillier’s struggling to understand the action-tastic fuss.

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From Software doesn’t take pleasure in your pain over the punishing difficulty of Dark Souls: Creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki tailored the game to his own wants.

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Capcom’s announced it’s pushed Dragon’s Dogma into a late May release for PS3 and 360, but will come with access to a Resident Evil 6 demo on both consoles.

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FIFA 12 has stayed at the top of the UK charts for a sixth straight week, eight in total, with Resident Evil: Revelations entering the top ten as a new entry.

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Konami’s announced it’ll release the Silent Hill HD Collection in Japan. The pack, which will consist of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3, will release on March 29 for PlayStation 3. There’s no mention of the 360 version on Andriasang, but one would assume it’ll be there.

The western release for the collection is March 6.

Siliconera‘s gotten hold of some new art and a screen of Silent Hill: Book of Memories ahead of Silent Hill March, as well as a tiny bit of new info on the game. Besides the emphasis on combat compared to past games, you’ll be allowed to choose the protagonist’s gender from the beginning of the game, according to this week’s Dengeki PlayStation. Pyramid Head is back in this one as well.

Silent Hill: Book of Memories launches on March 27 for Vita.

You’ve probably seen this photo of a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations, featuring an all-too-easy typo. Don’t worry – you probably won’t be stuck with it.

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PEGI has rated both Silent HIll 2 and 3 HD as discrete entities, suggesting individual release via the console networks is likely.

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The zombie/survival genre is tried and true, and is being carefully fashioned by the small team at Tequila Works. Slated for an exclusive release on the XBLA platform this Summer, details are now starting to emerge on this story-driven game.

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Hiroyuki Kobayashi, executive producer for Resident Evil 6, has said the team working on the latest iteration is the largest ever for a Capcom title.

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Are you an American? Are you yarning for a copy of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition? Well, aren’t you a lucky son of a gun. It’s now $30 from the Capcom Store with free shipping as part of its Deal of the Week. But it gets better. If you buy RE5: Gold Edition from the Capcom Store, you’ll also get a free coupon for free shipping on Resident Evil 6 if you pre-order at the Capcom Store for November 20.

Happy Tuesday. Unity has the details.

Resident Evil: Revelations could have been a core entry rather than a subtitled release, according to producer Masachika Kawata.

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Capcom has seemingly released the millionth edition of Resident Evil 4, launching an Android port. It’s currently only available, however, in LG’s LTE U+ ecosystem, which is exclusive to Korea. If, for some unknown reason, you do have an LG LTE handset from Korea, you can get the game now for ₩5,000 ($4.41).

Thanks, Joystiq.

“The concept for Revelations, it was actually just a floating mansion. That was the concept. It was just a mansion at sea. Capcom USA forced them to change it to a cruise ship.”

Capcom USA’s Seth Killian speaking in Capcom Unity’s new podcast, as reported by Siliconera. Resident Evil: Revelations arrives on 3DS on January 27 in Europe, and early February elsewhere.