Tag Archives: Survival Horror

As part of the BFI London Film Festival this week Alien Isolation director Alistair Hope spoke to an audience of film fans about the process of creating the game. It was an interesting talk about the parallels and differences between the mediums, with a few nice behind the scenes stories …

Teen horror has a formula. A very simple formula of gory violence, schlocky dialogue, girls in lip gloss, boys in letterman jackets and plenty of grisly death. Scream clearly explained the rules, Tucker and Dale Vs Evil subverted them and, impeccably, The Cabin in the Woods broke them all. Until …

Yeah, that missing U or even E on Zombi (opens in new tab) is really starting to grate isn’t it? Well the good news is you don’t need to see the name while you watch Ubisoft Australia play through an hour of the ex-Wii U exclusive. The footage shows off …

Until Dawn, the game which lets you get up to eight attractive young adults horribly murdered in a choose-your-own-slasher-movie situation, will release in August. Sony announced the date along with a new trailer, introducing Peter Stormare of Fargo, Prison Break, and that Dead Orbit dude from Destiny (opens in new …

When the developers at Creative Assembly started working on Alien: Isolation, they knew exactly what sorts of feelings they wanted to evoke in players: terror, isolation, and dread. Speaking at GDC 2015, creative director Alistair Hope discussed the many trials and tribulations the studio went through to get this response, …

I published my big reveal preview of Alien: Isolation (opens in new tab) early last week. Isolation, I can categorically state, having gone hands-on with it, currently looks like an excellent game. In fact it has the potential to be one of this year’s best. From what I’ve seen and …

When there’s no more room left in Hell, Dead Rising still won’t be allowed in Germany. Destructoid reports that Xbox One launch title Dead Rising 3 has been refused classification by the German entertainment software self-regulation body, much like the other games in the zombie-killing series. “While Microsoft is disappointed …

Microsoft’s trio of Day One special edition Xbox One launch games have eye-catching minimalist boxes, but their in-game goodies were unclear up until now. A post on the Xbox Wire (opens in new tab) news blog has clarified what bonuses retail pre-orderers–and digital purchasers who buy within the first two …

The HD remake of Resident Evil Revelations claimed the top spot on the UK all formats all prices chart for the week ended May 25. Price promotions helped FIFA 13 jump one place to No.2, ahead of last week’s top seller, Metro Last Light. Dead Island: Riptide dropped two spots …