News by Matt S. We don’t usually cover Bethesda, and the bulk of this year’s Bethesda stage show isn’t inspiring us to change that stance. However, we would be remiss if we didn’t highlight one project – in part because it’s really Mikami Shinji’s Tango Gameworks, and therefore only marginally…
Read More“Auteur” means something a little different to “artist.” To put it in simple terms; Auteur is a theory within film criticism, which applies to film makers that are able to make films according to their personal artistic vision, and so those films then reflect, in a very meaningful way, the…
Read MoreWhile I wouldn’t go as far as to say it surpasses his other horror titles (most notably those from the Resident Evil and Dino Crisis series), The Evil Within marked a return to form for veteran developer Shinji Mikami, one that I eagerly waited for over the years. Related reading:…
Read MoreReview by David W. It’s becoming increasingly rare to see a game that fully innovates within its genre, instead of merely borrowing and adapting what has worked before. The Evil Within comes at a time of resurgence in the survival horror category. Several recent releases, whilst attempting to capture the…
Read MoreImpressions by Harvard L. Tucked away in a dark corner of the EB Expo was Bethesda’s booth for The Evil Within: a mock stone wall construction and a queue barrier decorated with police tape. On one side was the line to try out the game, and on the other was…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Maybe you can tell by the manliness of my syntax – I’m not one to scare easily. Place me in any horrific situation with any type of ominous atmosphere and disfigured abomination and I will come out flexing atop the corpse of my would-be gruesome assassin!…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In August, The Evil Within launches. A project from Mr. Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, we’ve been promised from the outset that this would be a classic survival horror game, with emphasis on “survival” and “horror.” I’ve been a skeptic. Not because I don’t think Mikami is…
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