Alien: Isolation (opens in new tab) was just the beginning for Amanda Ripley. Following the surprise announcement of the Alien: Blackout (opens in new tab) mobile game in January, it looks like Amanda’s continuing story will also be told via another medium: an animated series. According to an Observer (opens …
Read More »How horror gamings iconic antagonists sow fear through ignorance
Some of gaming’s deepest, darkest horrors are also some of the most patient. Whether it’s the Alien uncoiling from an air vent or Nemesis crashing through a window, an unstoppable, unknowable beast can be the cornerstone of what makes survival horror so damn horrifying. These immortal stalkers are predators, and …
Read More »Why most scary games fail as real horror, and why they always have
There’s a bit at the beginning of Gears of War, appropriately referenced in our feature on inappropriate jump-scares (opens in new tab), in which Epic’s inaugural chainsaw carnival wrong-foots you with a hint that it might be a horror game. After trekking through Marcus’ deserted, decaying prison for a little …
Read More »Why Aliens should become next-gens replacement for zombies
Good news, everyone: We’ve survived the zombie apocalypse! After years of expending brain power on zombie games, many of the major developers that had been pumping the channel full of the ravenous undead are now using their eyes to look upward. With upcoming games like Evolve, Alien: Isolation, and even …
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