The video game industry is full of canceled projects. Most of them never see the light of day, living their short lives without the public ever...
The legacy of Silent Hill is one that has had a lasting impact on the survival horror community. Silent Hill 2 in particular, which turns 20...
When the first trailer for Bloober Team’s The Medium debuted, my heart skipped a beat. Based on the look and feel, I was certain it was...
There are few movie universes I find more engaging than the Alien universe. The combination of working class aesthetics, evil corporations, and intriguing alien lore has...
The cyberpunk genre seems to be having a moment in video games right now. Watch Dogs: Legion just came out, telling the story of a collection...
The immense success of Amnesia: The Dark Descent created big expectations for Frictional Games’ follow-up. Rather than continuing the Amnesia series themselves, they handed it off...
“It’s not a lake… it’s an ocean.” These are the infamous closing lines to Alan Wake that left fans eagerly anticipating returning to the world of...
Netflix’s subscription model has changed the landscape of TV and film, so it’s only logical that the video game world tries to follow suit. So far,...
Remakes are becoming a hot commodity in the video game industry right now. Capcom has had huge success with its highly polished remakes of Resident Evil...
It’s no surprise that Remedy had a plan to introduce DLC for Control. So much of the best content in the game was the side stories...
Comics and video games seem to have a large section of overlap in themes at their most basic level. Both tend to rely on power fantasies,...
The very first note in Bloodborne reads, “Seek the Paleblood to transcend the hunt.” Given the fact that hulking beasts roam the dreary Victorian streets, most...
From Software had been around for over two decades creating hit series like Armored Core and King’s Field before releasing Demon Souls, the first of several...
Modiphius Entertainment recently announced a partnership with Arkane Studios to release a new tabletop roleplaying game set in the universe of Dishonored. Between the versatile character...
Evolve is a game with a very strange critical history. When it was first introduced by Turtle Rock Studios, the creators of the much-loved Left 4...
Bioshock 2 had an uphill battle from the start. Normally, a sequel seems to have an easier time building hype, but due to the critical acclaim...
Indie horror was a big part of the genre in the past decade (as you may have noticed in our horror games of the decade list)....
Ever since the release of Max Payne, it was clear that Remedy Games was capable of creating a satisfying combat loop. Control (Bloody Disgusting’s Game of...
There was a video game news story from 2016 that always stuck with me about exploring an abandoned multiplayer game. YouTuber Vinesauce live-streamed himself going to...
Reflecting on what Halloween was like as a child instantly conjures up so many distinct images: the crisp Autumn air, the rustling of the leaves, jack...
It’s surprising that more stories aren’t centered around high school reunions. There’s so much drama inherent to the concept: awkward reunions, possibly painful memories, differing perspectives...
Halloween always seems like an easy time to do content generation for games-as-service developers. Just throw some candles around your game world, give the characters spooky...
As I wrote earlier this week, Alien Isolation was a perfect example of adapting a movie to the video game medium. Not only was the game...
No matter how much I love horror games, so many of them can suffer from the same issue: repetition diminishes tension. The first time I go...
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