Poll by Matt S. It is the season for horror, after all, so, with Halloween looming, and so many horror games being released right now, we thought we’d put the question to our audience: Of the classic Japanese horror franchises, three in particular reign supreme. So, what is your favourite?…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When Konami started farming out its Silent Hill franchise to western developers, the series lost just about everything that made it great. That’s not to say some of the games weren’t worthy – Wayforward especially turned in a respectable effort in Book of Memories – but…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Silent Hill is by far the most intelligent “mainstream” horror franchise. Dealing with weighty issues of guilt, loss, mental instability and religion, the series has always gunned for a higher breed of horror storytelling than some of its more straightforward counterparts (I do mean Resident Evil,…
Read MoreOpinion by Jim S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…
Read MoreSome interesting behind-the-scenes news regarding the development of ZombiU emerged recently. According to a story on VG24/7, co-operative play had initially been planned for the Wii U’s breakaway third party exclusive. In the story ZombiU producer, Guillaume Brunier, said “we did [consider co-op play], but we ruled it out quickly…
Read MoreBetween the PS+ exclusive Halloween sale, Silent Hill, and Doom 3 BFG- there’s a fair bit of All Hallow’s flavor on the PSN this week. Lots of great stuff posted onto Sony’s online service this third week of October actually. As far as games go; we’ve got Doom 3 BFG…
Read MoreKonami today announced a pair of patches for the current duo of Silent Hill titles on the market- Downpour and the HD Collection. The patches (which are ‘on the way’) basically amount to bug fixes and repairs for sketchy glitches here and there in both titles. Understanding the issues some…
Read MoreKonami today announced a pair of patches for the current duo of Silent Hill titles on the market- Downpour and the HD Collection. The patches (which are ‘on the way’) basically amount to bug fixes and repairs for sketchy glitches here and there in both titles. Understanding the issues some…
Read MoreSo I’m making my way through the Silent Hill HD collection at the moment (read my first impressions here). And naturally that’s got me thinking about all the great horror games that I’ve played over the years. It’s a difficult genre to get right, and certain famous horror games have…
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