So you’ve not yet bought Visceral Games’ visceral survival horror Dead Space 2, but Nick’s overwhelmingly positive review’s managed to force your hand. Suppose you’re a multi-console gamer, not sure which one’s best for you. Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry has done its usual bit by comparing the console versions for any signs of disparity between them. Which version fared best? Last …
Dead Space 2 releases locally at the end of this week, and I’m terribly keen for it. I’ve pre-ordered the game, stocked up on snacks, Redbull and Valium, and have an ample supply of adult nappies. Not because I’m incontinent or lazy, but because I fully expect to crap myself. Nick, as some of you regulars might recall, has been …
Hooray! Dead Space 2 is nearly here. Boo! I still haven’t finished the first one. I’m not sure why really. Perhaps it’s because the game scares the hell out of me, or maybe it’s just another victim of my ever-increasing backlog? Anyway, here’s the latest trailer for Visceral’s sequel to one of the best new IPs to come out of …
There’s a really interesting interview with head of the EA Games label Frank Gibeau over on Develop. Gibeau oversees all of the development companies under EA Games’ umbrella; companies like Visceral Games and the recently signed Insomniac and Respawn. In the interview, Gibeau provides insight into EA Games’ new approach to dealing with development studios, which involves fostering a sense …
Well it turns out that initial reports of Visceral Games being handed the reins to the C&C franchise were wrong. Electronic Arts has since piped up to correct the news that circulated earlier this week. A new Command & Conquer is still coming however. Who is making it? EA Los Angeles. Is that a good thing? Well that’s open for debate …
Visceral Games is an awesome development studio. They’ve made gems like Dead Space and (perhaps not as shiny a gem, but I still loved it) Dante’s Inferno. They’re owned by EA. You know EA. Everyone used to hate them a few years ago because of icky DRM practices and their overbearing corporate identity. Now, it seems, they’re earning back a …
I think I’ve made my love for EA’s Dead Space apparent. It filled in the survival horror gap left by Resident Evil’s focus on action, and Silent Hill’s focus on being crap. New footage from Gamescom has me even more excited for the sequel – even if it too will be less of a horror and have a somewhat …
Not content with just having two development houses – Infinity Ward and Treyarch – on call to churn out Call of Duty games, Activision have apparently signed up a third developer for the rapidly-approaching-critical-mass franchise. There’s no word on who the developer may be, although fingers are currently pointing at Sledgehammer Games, a new Activision-owned studio comprised of former Visceral …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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