5 Reasons You Should Be Excited About NightCry
With horror fans left heartbroken over the cancellation of Silent Hills, I think it’s high time we cast our gaze toward another slice of horror that’s looming on the horizon. Many of you may not have heard of NightCry, so I’m going to give you five reasons this should be…
Resident Evil 1 Remastered Announced for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC
In news coming from Capcom today, a remastered version of the Gamecube port of Resident Evil 1 is coming to Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC in early 2015. The game will be a digital-only release and will support 1080p visuals (720p for last gen systems) along with…
The Evil Within Release Date, Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
Bethesda has revealed that The Evil Within will be available in North America on October 21, 2014, in Australia on October 23, 2014, and throughout Europe on October 24, 2014. Shinji Mikami and his team at Tango Gameworks have asked for additional time to further balance and refine the game…
Daylight Launches With Discounted Prices for PS4 Users
To mark the launch of Zombie Studios first person survival horror, Daylight, you will find it at a discounted price for the PS4 is bought through the PSN. Playstation Plus subscribers will find the game at a 36% discount, while non PS+ members get a discount of 20%. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2yDL6Gy9FI Daylight subjects…
Alien Isolation Preview
Alien Isolation’s tagline asks “How will you survive?” After playing through the demo of the game, I can confidently answer that question; I won’t. The Creative Assembly went to great pains to create a foreboding atmosphere during the demo of Alien Isolation, which they were showing off down at EGX…
Through The Woods Now On Greenlight
Going the dark wilderness is something that we can all relate to, whether it is in the great outdoors or your own home. Game developer Antagonist has decided to create an adventure based on this experience, by revealing Through The Woods on Steam Greenlight. Takling place on an island off…
Multiplayer VR horror game Spectre Launches Kickstarter March 2nd
For many, horror games are to be played only in the dark with no excuses for stopping. For others we like to keep the lights on, keep our friends close, and to take a break every time something makes you jump. I would say that the latter might want to…
The Evil Within Set To Shock In August
Bethesda has announced that The Evil Within will be coming out late August. Coming to the North America August 26 and to Europe August 29, Tango Gameworks premier horror title wants to redefine scary video games. Coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS4 and Xbox One, The Evil Within will…
Guise Of The Wolf Pounces Onto Steam
Steam Greenlight has brought us many interesting and varied titles, and thanks to it's fans, indie horror adventure Guise of the Wolf will arrive on Steam on 24th January, for the generous price of £9.99. Taking the role of a man named Dominik, you must venture into a castle in…
Don’t Look Back In The New Daylight Trailer
This trailer shows us the first glimpse of gameplay from Daylight, an upcoming psychological horror title which uses the Unreal Engine 4. Developed by Zombie Studios, Daylight casts players in an abandoned hospital with only a smart-phone's light to aid your way. This is all procedurally generated, meaning the scares…
The Future of Oculus Rift Psychological Horror Alone in Jeopardy
It was revealed yesterday that independent game studio Greenwood Games will not be able to create their Oculus Rift exclusive horror title Alone due to financial restraints. Via crowdfunding, the company hoped to reach a $25.000 goal, but this was not achieved. The support for the project was ultimately not…
Lone Survivor: Director’s Cut Content Coming Free To Windows And Mac
SuperFlat Games have announced that the previously exclusive content found in the PS3 and PS Vita version of Lone Survivor: Director's Cut, will be available for free to Windows and Mac. Announced by their official blog, SuperFlat Games will be making it available on October 31 for free to anyone…
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut Out Today On PSN
Jasper Byrne's pixelated horror-show is now available though the PSN store for your Playstation 3 and PS Vita. Lone Survivor originally came out on PC March last year, but now it has finally made its way to Sony consoles today. Lone Survivor is a surreal affair, with most of the…
E3’s Biggest Scare Outlast to be Unleashed on PC this September
Red Barrel, a development team founded by industry veterans, has announced today that it's darkest brainchild, the survival horror game Outlast, will be available on Steam via digital download on September 4th 2013 and will cost $19.99. Outlast received a vast amount of praise at E3 this year, picking up…
Daylight: Next-Gen Horror Game from ATLUS and Zombie Studios
The next-gen will be a scary place thanks to Daylight, a psychological thriller built on Unreal Engine 4. Developed by Zombie Studios and published worldwide by ATLUS, Daylight will release in early 2014 simultaneously for the PC and as a console exclusive for the PlayStation 4. Only the bravest…
Slender: The Arrival available now on PC
It doesn't seem too long ago since Slender: The Eight Pages was released and players were terrifying themselves with pure, unadulterated fear. Now Slender is back in the official continuation of the series: Slender: The Arrival. Created by the original creator, Mark Hadley, and Blue Isle Studios, The Arrival features a…
Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut Coming to Europe In April
Deadly Premonition was always going to be a cult classic. A strange horror plot about a person in a raincoat, side-quests gained by peering into peopels windows and smoking cigarettes to pass time. Add in a good lashing of inspiration from Twin Peaks and you have one hell of a…
Asylum reaches the Kickstarter goal and announces an expansion
Kickstarter certainly seems to be the place to go if you're wanting to fund your own game, with Asylum joining the ranks of successful funding campaigns. It has successfully reached the funding goal of $100,666 over the weekend. With this in mind, Senscape intend to bring Asylum to completion and release before…
Opinionated! : Are the latest horror games actually scary?
Horror is a tricky topic to talk about. What is classed as 'scary' differs between different people, for example I'm terrified of spiders (even the tiniest ones) but I love snakes and reptiles, whereas one of my friends is petrified of snakes. You can say I'm somewhat of a horror…