“Cute” would not be a word I’d use to describe Ellie as we see her in The Last of Us 2 (opens in new tab)’s teaser trailer, but it would be for this crocheted doll inspired by the scene. Best of all? This fine piece of amigurumi (that’s a Japanese …
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Games are a tough medium for horror (opens in new tab). Giving the audience some measure of control over the action takes the power out of the hands of the creator. It means less creative control over tempo and atmosphere and more opportunities for the audience to break up the …
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Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab) portends big changes for the 20-year-old horror franchise, but there’s one element that it just can’t get rid of: zombies. Capcom showed off some of the photo-scanning technology it’s using to build the game’s VR-ready world at the CEDEC conference in Yokohama, Japan …
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This week on Caught Up we’re examining our nightmarish existance as an itty, bitty baby in Among the Sleep on PS4. Our own Dave Meikleham called this game “a curious, frightful take on childhood trauma that whips up scares from the most seemingly mundane sources.” Hey, when you’re a little …
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Deep in the darkest corner of Fatal Frame’s abandoned villages, a disturbing thought blooms in your mind: what if there really are ghosts? What if monsters are real? What if outside right now, far away from the glowing light of this very fictional video game in our comfortably warm homes, …
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Gun Media’s Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp was Friday the 13th in everything but name. A survival horror set in a teen-counseled summer camp called Camp Forrest Green (a wink to Friday the 13th Part VI) stalked by a psychotic killer, it couldn’t scream Voorhees louder, which is exactly how …
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I like Nathan Drake. Nathan Drake is fun. As video game portmanteaus of existing film and TV action heroes go, he’s by far my favourite. Marcus Fenix might be more imposing, and Master Chief more stoically capable, but Drake’s human, self-effacing megamix of Ford, Fillian and Russell wins it for …
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You may remember that we’re very excited about Allison Road (opens in new tab), the unintentional spiritual successor to PT (i.e. the most gut-tighteningly terrifying horror game of all time). Made by a first-director and his new-found team, Lilith Ltd., the game aims to capture the uncanny realism of the …
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If you haven’t already wandered down the zombie-filled memory lane of Resident Evil HD (opens in new tab), then Capcom has announced the perfect excuse with a physical disc bundle featuring the remasters of Resi and Resi 0 (opens in new tab). The Resident Evil Origins Collection will be out …
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A schlocky horror game to its creepy core, Until Dawn (opens in new tab) pulls from a vast library of teen slashers and horror cinema for its debut on PS4. It isn’t the slightest bit shy about broadcasting its influences, and you could easily make a drinking game out of …
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