Update: Yager told GamesIndustry.biz (opens in new tab) that the split arose when the two companies’ “respective visions of the project fell out of alignment.” Yager plans to reveal more of its future plans at Gamescom in August. Original story: Yager is no longer working on Dead Island 2. Publisher …
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PT (opens in new tab) gets forcibly disappeared, Silent Hills gets cancelled – Allison Road is either a deeply lucky or unlucky game, depending on how you look at it. A photo-realistic, first-person horror experience (currently planned for release on PC in 2016, with console versions “almost certain”), it was …
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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 …
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Raid Mode is an unexpectedly good time in Resident Evil Revelations 2 (opens in new tab), and soon you’ll be able to share the joy with distant friends. Capcom told Eurogamer (opens in new tab) that the online mode for the action-packed (and gleefully goofy) side quest will go live …
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If you were afraid that the Dead Rising movie would be a by-the-numbers zombie flick devoid of the campy, quirky charm of its source material, I’ve got a new trailer for you. This minute-and-a-half long look at Dead Rising: Watchtower features a Sledgesaw, a Servbot shirt, and a cameo from …
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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 …
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The cheat is grounded Since time immemorial, video games have included cheat codes. A tiny handful of letters, numbers, and symbols let players experience their favorite games in ways that the developer may not have intended. Infinite lives. All the weapons. Oh, look, a tank just appeared! It’s a great …
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Artificial Unintelligence AI companions tend to come in a couple different flavors. There’s the true companions, versatile and interesting characters who really add something to the experience, like Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite or Alyx from Half-Life 2. Next are the harmless annoyances, who aren’t great to have around but don’t …
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The first 20 minutes of Daylight are pure horror bliss. Hospital lights flicker and buzz as footsteps pound along in the distance; shrill screams echo through the halls, and unsettling visages of specters stare at you from afar. It’s genuinely spooky, making you wary of each step into its bleak …
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Outlast survival guide Outlast (opens in new tab) is the newest PS4 addition to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, and its frankly terrifying. You must explore the Mount Massive Asylum and uncover the strange goings on there, but unlike other survival horror games you have no weapons at your …
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