At first glance, sci-fi thriller The Darkest Hour sounds like it could be a bit of alright. The film refreshingly removes the “When Aliens Attack” action from the United States and transplants it to Moscow instead, for shots of an imposing city that cinema audiences rarely get to see on-screen. The plot also sounds intriguing – in The Darkest …
A Norwegian man precariously perched on the running board of a helicopter, crazy eyed and frantic with high-powered rifle in hand, hot on the heels of an Alaskan dog. The jagged toothed maw of a caved-in roof, dawning ominously above a hollowed-out block of ice. A research facility reduced to nothing but smoking embers and slit-throat corpses. And a two-headed …
Tired of diluted horror games that swop suspense for action? Then get a load of Silent Hill Downpour, a new entry in the legendary series of games that is aiming to return to those terror-filled roots.
I’m sure that anyone who has ever sat and fantasized about super powers has also inevitably pondered what they would do with their new strengths. Would you be a hero continually sweeping down to rescue the common man via a string of good deeds? Would you use your new abilities for your own amusement? Or, as they as say, would …
A fan of horror games? Then join us as we take a look back at some of the scariest games ever made, in this weeks horror-themed Retro Monday.
In my humble opinion Dead Space is the scariest title ever released on a gaming system and it looks like Dead Space 2 is about to ratchet it all up a notch when it’s released in January next year. Thankfully for me Nick is going to be doing the review so my girly scream voice can stay dormant for now. …
Continuing their awesome run of exclusive announcements, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will be getting not one, but two distinct Kinect-enabled horror games. The first, by Parappa the Rapper (Kick! Punch! It’s all in the mind!) creator Masaya Matsuura is called Haunt is a puzzle game set in a haunted house full of traps, and nasties. It’s an on-rails investigative puzzle experience …
Dead Space Extraction, the Waggly Wii-based on-rails prequel to the original HD survival horror was critically acclaimed – and still stands as one of my favourite Wii games. Unfortunately sales of the title were ridiculously low, with the Wii just not the right home for the game. It’s unfortunate, too – with it being on rails the developers were able …
Relumi is best understood as an AI Photo Retake app — a mobile tool …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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