Meet Joe Wheeler – businessman, cynic, and survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Emerging from his disaster-proof bunker a year after a virus has zombified most of the world’s population, he sets off to gather survivors and try to make life sustainable in the chaos which remains. A top-down open world…
Read MoreThe indies are producing some truly awesome stuff for consoles at the moment. White Night is coming to us from OSome Studio, and it looks incredible. It’s apparently a homage to classic horror titles such as Alone in the Dark. As you’ll see in the trailer below it seems to…
Read MoreReview by Jedediah H. Resident Evil, the original PlayStation 1 classic, is responsible for moulding me into the bravest of precociously chiselled boys. A frail representation of awkward 1996 childhood, I had no clue as to what I was screaming myself into when I, with my best friend and his…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NightCry is a game that needs to be made. It’s currently hunting a massive $300,000 on Kickstarter, but with the talent behind it surely it’s going to be a truly special horror game. Hifumi Kono, the creator of the classic stalker horror Clock Tower franchise has…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Escape Dead Island is a budget game, something that is meant to take advantage of the surprise success of Dead Island and its Riptide follow-up. In theory this will help to tide fans of the series over until the proper sequel releases down the road. The…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. For the 35th anniversary of the Alien franchise, Sega and The Creative Assembly have released Alien: Isolation. I can’t think of a more perfect way to celebrate one of the most beloved sci-fi horror films ever made. The game takes place 15 years after the events…
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 MoreReview by Nick H. If you are going insane, it is generally assumed you are the last to know. But, can you ever really believe what you eyes and ears are telling you? If you ignore what is in front of you, is it for the best or are you…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. There has been a fair share of Alien games over the years, including the recent complete misfire that was Aliens: Colonial Marines. The franchise suits the game medium, since the developers can use the intimate first-person perspective to deliver a visceral sense of fear as you,…
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…
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