Category Archives: Horror
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 14:08 BST
Resident Evil: Revelations reviews are go, all the scores here
Resident Evil: Revelations is heading to PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 from May 21, and we’re rounding up all the review scores here.
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 10:38 BST
Resident Evil 7 poster points to E3 2013 reveal – rumour
Resident Evil 7 could be revealed at E3 next month, as suggested by a promotional poster that has leaked online. Treat this one 100% as rumour though. You have been cautioned.
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Posted in: Capcom, E3 2013, Horror
Tags: Resident Evil 7
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 09:47 BST
The Last of Us dev diary looks at death and choices
The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog has released a new dev diary, which shows the team discussing the importance of death and choices in its post-apocalyptic game.
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Posted in: Action, Horror
Tags: naughty dog, The Last of Us
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:00 BST
The Last of Us has best multiplayer ever conceived – Naughty Dog
The Last of Us has multiplayer, we know that much and not much else about it to be honest. But Naughty Dog lead artist Nate Wells has been touting it as something rather special.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PS3, Sony
Tags: Nate Wells, naughty dog, The Last of Us
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 13:08 BST
The Last Of Us: disappointing demo syndrome?
The Last of Us publisher Sony recently sent VG247′s Dave Cook a demo build. He genuinely didn’t enjoy it, but could see greatness forming. Was it just a bad demo, or is there cause for concern?
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PS3
Tags: naughty dog, The Last of Us
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 02:31 BST
Among the Sleep Kickstarter reaches goal
Unusual, toddler-centric horror adventure Among the Sleep has been successfully funded on Kickstarter, managing to raise its $200,000 goal with time left on the clock. Things had been looking a little hairy, but Krillbite recently made an alpha version of the game available to all comers, rewarding existing backers with access to a new version and the eventual beta. Visit the project’s Kickstarter to check it out. If you’re keen to chip in, you have about two and a half days remaining at time of writing.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, indie
Tags: among the sleep, Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 15:37 BST
ZombiU 2 prototype development has begun, Ubisoft dev confirms
ZombiU 2 is being prototyped as you read this, according to Ubisoft Montpelier’s creative director Jean-Philippe Caro.
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Posted in: Horror, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Jean-Philippe Caro, Ubisoft Montpelier, ZombiU, ZombiU 2
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 05:50 BST
Among the Sleep to make alpha public as Kickstarter ticks down
With just days left on the Kickstarter clock, an early build of unusual horror adventure Among the Sleep will be made available to the public, perhaps tempting you to part with your cash at the last minute.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, indie
Tags: among the sleep, Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 11:39 BST
UK charts: Dead Island Riptide holds firm at number one
Dead Island: Riptide has claimed the top pot of the UK charts for a third week running, although its sales figures have tumbled some 55% since it launched.
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Posted in: Charts, Horror, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead Island: Riptide, Persona 4 Arena, The Walking Dead
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:36 BST
Soul Sacrifice’s “excruciating decisions” are there to evoke an emotional response, says Inafune
Keiji Inafune said one of the reasons he incorporated such tough decisions into Soul Sacrifice was to evoke an emotional response from the player.
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Posted in: Horror, RPG, Vita
Tags: Comcept, Keiji Inafune, Soul Sacrifice
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 02:23 BST
Dead Space: John Carpenter keen on movie adaptation
John Caprenter, famed director of such cult classics as The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, and Vampires, has said Dead Space is “ready-made” for a Hollywood adaptation.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Movies
Tags: dead space, John Carpenter
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 22:24 BST
The Forest shows SFX team’s work translates well to video games
Check out The Forest, a new first-person horror title from a team of former Hollywood special effect artists, which is expected to launch with Oculus Rift support.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:26 BST
Krillbite Studio adds Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep
With 10 days left on its Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio has added Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mac, PC, Videos, indie
Tags: among the sleep, Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio, oculus rift
Mon, May 06, 2013 | 00:53 BST
Resident Evil: Revelations monsters inspired by real viruses
In a new developer diary, the Capcom team behind Resident Evil revelations explains that real world viruses inspired many monstrous new enemies.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Kazuhisu Inoue, Resident Evil: Revelations HD
Sat, May 04, 2013 | 13:59 BST
Shadow of the Eternals: crowd funding for “spiritual successor” to Eternal Darkness starts May 6
A teaser trailer for the “spiritual successor” to Eternal Darkness titled Shadow of the Eternals has been posted by IGN along with a few details.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Horror, Videos
Tags: Dennis Dyack, eternal darkness, Kickstarter, Precursor Games, Shadow of the Eternals, silicon knights
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 18:20 BST
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly lands on PSN next week
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly’s series director Makoto Shibata has said the game’s story was based on a dream he had after the first game had been completed.
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Posted in: Horror, PS2, PS3, PSN
Tags: crimson butterfly, Fatal Frame 2, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly, Makoto Shibata
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 08:24 BST
The Astronauts: Chmielarz on life after People Can Fly
The Astronauts is looking to revolutionise story-telling in games. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with co-founder Adrian Chmielarz about his new project, and life after People Can Fly.
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Posted in: Adventure, Horror, PC
Tags: Adrian Chmielarz, The Astronauts
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 21:12 BST
The Last of Us: Joel & Ellie special edition trailers released
The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog will release two special editions of its apocalyptic PS3 game. Publisher Sony has trailered them both ahead of their June 14 release. Both the Ellie and Joel editions will cost €79.99 and can be pre-ordered now.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PS3
Tags: naughty dog, The Last of Us
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 15:13 BST
Soul Sacrifice live action launch trailer released, early buyers through PSN get bonus
Soul Sacrifice has a live action launch trailer available after the break, along with the news that for a limited time, those who purchase the game early through PSN will be gifted with pre-order offerings which have been in promotion with physical copies.
Sat, Apr 27, 2013 | 21:26 BST
Soul Sacrifice video features producer walking you through the game’s finer points
Soul Sacrifice has a developer walkthrough video available below the break. In it, the game’s European producer gives you a look at the “finer points” of the horror-fighter-RPG from Comcept. Soul Sacrifice releases for Vita in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1. Thanks, Legendaryboss.
PS4 console to be shown at E3, teaser video gives glimpse