Survival Horror

02.01.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its PlayStation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Again another standard week of PSN goods you can get, but for the most part the main draw are going to be demos. Twisted Metal is finally going to hit store shelves and the fans of  the series will be eager to get their hands on the multiplayer demo now available.  

01.16.12

Deep Silver will release a new mission-based DLC pack for its bestselling  action horror blockbuster, Dead Island. Dead Island’s Ryder White DLC will be available on January 31 for $9.99 on PlayStation 3 system and on February 1 for 800 MSP/$9.99 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Steam. Check out the zombie action in the exclusive video interview below.

01.14.12

There's a rule of thumb that if you make a good survival horror game, you set the standard for what future types of games should follow -- and that's been proven with Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Dead Space and so forth.  But it's also said that an awful one can set its own standard, one that developers should avoid at all costs.  And sadly, we already have such a game two weeks in 2012 with AMY, a game that gets absolutely everything so wrong, dying seems like a better alternative.

01.04.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its Playstation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. For those who have the Playstation Plus, you can now get telltale's Back to The Future game for free. Ever wanted to find out what happened and wanted to continue your adventures with Marty Mcfly and Doc? Now is your chance, as you get all the six episodic for free. Another game you can get thanks to your PSN Plus membership is Sword & Soldiers. It's an enjoyable 2D sidescrolling strategy game that is highly replayable with a group of friends.

11.10.11

The PC gaming scene is ramping up pretty quick this holiday season, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Modern Warfare 3 invading Steam this week and plenty of other upcoming releases, like Diablo III, holding a lot of promise.  But this is no time to forget about the “little guys”, as they have their own standout productions that are worth noticing.  Case in point, Afterfall: InSanity.

11.06.11

When Dead Island came out a couple of months ago, it introduced gamers to an entertaining new splatterfest from a first-person perspective, and proved that all the hype the awesome trailer provided had a solid game behind it.  But it doesn't look like the development team at Techland is done yet.  Reports have indicated that a new trademark has been filed for an upcoming project called Dead World.  Sequel?

11.05.11

Konami Digital Entertainment has revealed haunting new details for its bestselling Silent Hill game franchise. There are three new games releasing in 2012 along with the first 3D movie. It’s shaping up to be the year of Silent Hill for survival horror fans.

08.31.11

Tecmo's Fatal Frame series hasn't been given a fair shake as of late.  The announced Fatal Frame IV was denied a U.S. release, despite high demand for the title; and no new versions have been announced for other consoles as of yet.  There's still other titles to turn to, though, including a new 3DS clone that uses the device's cameras in a unique, inventive way.  And guess what -- the Fatal Frame team is working on it.

08.30.11

THQ showed gamers at Gamescom 2011 and PAX Prime 2011 a first look at the new horror sequel, Metro: Last Light. The first-person shooter will immerse players in the haunting, desolate ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, one of the most richly detailed, and beautifully realised gaming worlds of modern times. Developer 4A Games will deliver a terrifying, atmospheric single-player adventure that fuses thrilling combat with exploration and survival horror to create a unique, memorable experience.

08.27.11

I was saving something like this for Halloween, because that just makes sense. A diatribe about horror themed video games being written in October? Yes, that is what should happen. But damn man, after seeing Silent Hill: Book of Memories, these things must be said now. Video game industry, I just have to ask: why do you not want to scare us anymore?

08.17.11

Straight out of Gamescom, we have tons of news about the Silent Hill franchise that is sure to terrify you. And by tons, we mean news about two things. And by terrify, I mean excite. There's news about Silent Hill HD Collection coming to Xbox 360 and a description of what exactly Silent Hill: Book of Memories is. Here's a spoiler alert. One of these bits of news makes me unhappy.

07.05.11

Catherine, the bizarre horror/puzzle hybrid from Atlus, is getting an English demo next week. The gameplay of Catherine involves scaling an endless tower while being chased by terrifying monsters. The demo features two of these nightmare levels, as well as a small snippet of the daytime gameplay. More info, including a new trailer, is available below.

05.27.11
Sega is bringing its classic shooter horror franchise to the next dimension this Halloween. The mutant-massacring B-movie blood fest, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL - Extended Cut is presented for the first time in full HD with 3D support and PlayStation Move compatibility on Sony’s PlayStation 3. This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou County. All seven stages of the original Nintendo Wii game have been re-mastered and two brand new scenarios have been added. The game will make its debut at E3 2011 in Los Angeles June 7.
05.23.11
 If you're a fan of free content, then you're gonna love this little bit of news. Dead Space 2 is a survival horror game that was released on January 25 of this year. It featured the all of the thrills and chills from the first title, combining dark and desolate areas littered with Necromorphs along with third-person shooting. If that wasn't enough, the game also featured a multiplayer component. That component will be seeing two new maps that are free for everyone to download!