This week marks Halfway to Halloween, and to celebrate, the developers who worked on Still Wakes the Deep and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reveal the secrets behind what makes their games so terrifying. All horror games are different, whether they are full of jump-scares, based around a strong story to take the player on an emotional journey, contain slow-burn psychological terror that stays with a player long after the credits roll, or are chock full of pin-drop tension to test your nerve. Two titles sitting at vastly different points on the ‘horror game’ spectru ..read more

The mysterious world of Centum from Hack the Publisher and Serenity Forge was revealed yesterday during the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase. The game is scheduled to release on Xbox and PC this summer. Everything is not what it seems in Centum. You are trapped, and everything around you is unreliable: the characters, the objects, even the game world itself may be a lie. It is up to you to unravel the mysteries of this world and escape. You will be confronted with daunting themes, challenging you to question your own beliefs and perceptions of the game’s reality–and the real world. You must have what ..read more

Phoenix Rising Cosmetics has started taking preorders for their new Silent Hill Collectors Box V.2. Made in collaboration with Vampyre Cosmetics, the new officially licensed set comes packaged in a collectable vanity-style box covered in artwork from Silent Hill 2 & 3 and includes a Robbie the Rabbit-shaped mirror, which is exclusive to this set. Act fast and you can get a special free gift with purchase, a “It’s bread” makeup sponge (in limited quantities). Description: SILENT HILL metal brush set Multi-chrome & Metallic Pyramid Head Palette Robbie the Rabbit Mirror “It’s bread” Make ..read more

According to a Twitter post by Will | Horror Game Central, the CEO of Bloober Team, Piotr Babieno, has confirmed some interesting release information regarding the Silent Hill 2 Remake and some of the studio’s other upcoming projects. During his presentation at the GPW Innovation Day, a meeting of investors with innovative companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange held in Poland, Babieno said: Silent Hill 2 is in the final stage of work. The title will debut on the market this year. We should see more marketing information soon, including the release date. Of the 250 employees of the Kra ..read more

In February 2023, Shinji Mikami made a surprising departure from his leadership role at Tango Gameworks, a subsidiary of Bethesda and Microsoft. His exit happened shortly after the success of Hi-Fi Rush. Recently, he hinted at his comeback to the gaming world by unveiling his new studio, Kamuy, in March 2024. Known for his directorial work on the genre-defining Resident Evil series, Mikami expressed a desire to step away from the survival horror genre for a while. In an interview with the YouTube channel Byking (translated by Automaton), Mikami revealed that he had contemplated leaving Tango ..read more

Wired Productions has announced that it will publish Chinese developer Pollard Studio‘s psychological horror game KARMA: The Dark World for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games store, and GOG.  KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where things are not quite what they seem. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. In the game, players assume the role of Daniel, a Roam Agent for Leviathan’s Thought Bureau, who has been tasked with investigating sp ..read more

AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem, an insider known for their track record of leaking details about major horror games, shared on their Discord that Resident Evil 9 might be experiencing internal delays, potentially pushing back its rumored 2025 release date. However, this isn’t necessarily a cause for alarm, as Dusk Golem highlights that internal delays during the development of Resident Evil titles are not uncommon. No specific reasons were provided for the potential delay. Whispers suggest Capcom may prioritize another Resident Evil title for release ahead of Resident Evil 9 ..read more

Have you ever wondered what some of our favorite horror game locations are? Some of the most spine-tingling and suspenseful games are set in places with eerie and memorable atmospheres, such as those found in popular series like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and The Evil Within. Read on to find out our top picks in no particular order and see if you can spot some of your familiar favorites. If you enjoy this list, you can also check out some of our others. Silent Hill – Silent Hill It’s no surprise that Silent Hill is one of the most iconic horror locations in gaming, known for its dense atm ..read more

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard already looked fantastic when it was initially released in 2017 for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One. Now, the PC version looks even more spectacular thanks to a newly released mod. Dubbed the ‘4K UHD Upscaled Textures (Ray Tracing Version)’ mod, it upscales the environmental textures of the game using AI software and is free to download now via Nexusmods. The mod retains the vanilla 4K textures in the game and instead prioritizes the initially ignored 1K and 2K textures. There is also a non-Ray Tracing version of the mod available. Here’s a description of the mod’s featur ..read more

When Konami officially announced the Bloober Team-developed Silent Hill 2 remake in October 2022, fans were less than enthused with the appearance of the game’s protagonist, James Sunderland. Well, now it looks like the face that launched a thousand angry videos has gotten a much-needed makeover. Recently, users noticed an update to the Silent Hill 2 remake’s Steam page (via SteamDB), which changed the Steam icon, revealing a modified look for James. The changes are subtle but feel more in line with the original character model from the original SH2. X (formerly Twitter) users have had a ..read more