The legacy of Ivan Reitman’s phantom-finding franchise, following a group of NY scientists stopping a surplus of spooks, has had its share of bumps (in the night) – from the diminishing returns of the 1989 sequel to the underperforming gender-switch reboot of 2016. So it would be fair to approach …
Read More »Naughty Dog teases “something big” as its hiring spree continues
Naughty Dog is looking to fill dozens of positions as it continues work on “something big,” as animation director Jeremy Yates (opens in new tab) teased amidst the studio’s latest hiring push. At the time of writing, Naughty Dog has roughly five dozen open positions on its careers page (opens …
Read More »How to beat the Alan Wake final boss fight and defeat the Tornado
The Alan Wake final boss fight is against a huge tornado entity in the Dark Place. A conflict as challenging as it is confusing. With no clear weak point or strategy in play when you confront it, many will understandably be wondering how to beat this powerful enemy. Fortunately, we’ve …
Read More »Ghostwire Tokyo developer has a new game in development from The Evil Within 2 director
Ghostwire: Tokyo developer Tango Gameworks is already working on a new game, even before its current project is out. Appearing yesterday on Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation, Tango Gameworks co-founder Shinji Mikami casually revealed that the developer is already working on its next game. Specifically, Mikami revealed, The Evil …
Read More »Chthon returns in big Darkhold Alpha #1 preview
Remember the black magic tome the Darkhold? You know, the Lovecraftian horror hardcover that has popped up here and there in Marvel Comics and even twice in the MCU with Agents of SHIELD and WandaVision? Well, it turns out that’s a bootleg copy, but we’re about to finally get a …
Read More »Alan Wake Remastered comparison shows off Xbox Series X visuals
A new Alan Wake Remastered comparison trailer shows the original game next to the upcoming new-gen version. You can take a look at the comparisons yourself in the video above. Initially, the most apparent change stems from the environments. The remastered version of Bright Falls is more colourful and detailed, …
Read More »Phasmophobia single-player mode added as part of one-year anniversary update
Phasmophobia now has a single-player mode, which has been added to the game as part of the one-year anniversary update. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since Phasmophobia made a big ol’ bump in the night over on Twitch and Steam and turned GamesRadar’s self-professed scaredy cat …
Read More »THE RUSH delves into the horror of the Wild West this October
The allure of a quick buck and an overnight fortune can draw people into dangerous circumstances, and in the new Vault Comics series THE RUSH it brings them right into weird West horror. THE RUSH #1 primary cover (Image credit: Vault Comics) (opens in new tab) (THE RUSH is an …
Read More »Halloween Kills review: “Does exactly what a middle chapter should do”
There are multiple ways in which Halloween Kills is boxed in. For one, it has to plausibly all take place on the same night as its 2018 predecessor. It also has to explain how a gravely injured, ageing serial killer could survive being trapped in a flaming basement. And it …
Read More »Chucky TV show will answer some big questions from the original movie series
The Chucky TV show is right around the corner, and SFX spoke to creator and writer Don Mancini all about the next installment in the saga of the possessed doll. Plans for the show have been developing ever since 2017’s Cult Of Chucky. This new series for Syfy/USA Network directly …
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