Originally thought to be the next full-length installment in Konami’s long running stealth-action franchise, Ground Zeroes has since been cut down to little more than one intense rescue mission. What you’ve heard of Ground Zeroes is very true, the main campaign will last you a little under three hours, with the side missions taking up to another hour to complete. Length isn’t a slight against Snake’s latest mission however, as Ground Zeroes acts like...
A brand new trailer for Creative Assembly’s upcoming survival horror game, Alien: Isolation, gives a peek behind the scenes of this potentially terrifying experience. From the look of the new clip, this team really seems to understand what makes a solo Xenomorph so formidable. Much like in Ridley Scott’s classic film, you’ll be trapped with the titular creature in an enclosed environment with dwindling resources at hand. With encounters lasting up to 30...
UPDATE: In a statement from Naughty Dog, its co-presidents had this to say, “We feel it necessary to clear up a very important point that was unprofessionally misreported when the story broke. Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann were NOT involved in what transpired.” Amy Hennig, creative director for all three console iterations of the Uncharted series, has left Naughty Dog after 10 years. March 3rd marked the end of her work on the upcoming Uncharted game for...
According to Ken Levine, founder of Irrational Games, the studio will soon be downsizing to a team of about 15 employees. The developer, known for the wildly successful Bioshock and its spiritual sequel Bioshock Infinite, is switching focus towards smaller, narrative heavy, digital releases in the wake of Inifinite’s massive delays and production issues. In a statement posted on the Irrational website, Levine had this to say, “While I’m deeply proud of...
The Evil Within, the new nightmare fuel from the mind of the legendary Shinji Mikami will finally be released on August 26th. The Evil Within has been teased as a “return to form” for the Survival Horror auteur and looks to be a delightful blood carnival if all the pre-release trailers are anything to go by. Originally announced in 2012 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, the game will also be making the jump to Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Mikami, best known for...
WARNING: Download at your own risk, as Microsoft has banned users in the past for downloading this type of “Mistake Release.” In what can only be described as an error on Microsoft’s part, Capcom’s remake of the classic action side-scroller has been released early and free! That’s right, if you can find it in the labyrinthine Xbox One Marketplace or someone on your Friend List has it, you can install Strider free of charge. Strider, announced...
Murdered: Soul Suspect, the supernatural detective game from SquareEnix originally announced for PS3 and Xbox 360 will also be making the jump to next-gen. All versions will launch simultaneously this upcoming June, for the aforementioned systems. The next-gen versions will offer enhanced visuals thanks to the native 1080p output of the consoles. Also on display will be more particle effects than you can shake a ghost hand at, as you lead recently deceased detective Ronan...
Renegade Kid, developers of the successful Mutant Mudds, have announced the Spring release for Moon Chronicles exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. A remake of their celebrated 2009 DS shooter, Moon Chronicles will expand upon the original game by taking the episodic model that’s all the rage these days. Completely rebuilt from the ground up to take advantage of the 3DS’s power and CirclePad, Moon Chronicles will run at a crisp 60 frames per second. The first...
First announced last Spring, the newest Yoshi’s Island adventure will finally arrive on 3DS on March 14th in North America. The third game in the series, Yoshi’s New Island will once again have you protecting Baby Mario across hazard filled stages. Nintendo and series veteran Takashi Tezuka has brought back the classic look of the games with old-school graphics and gameplay from the looks of it. It may look like more of the same, but sticking with the old...
Oh my golly, holy jeez! Alien: Isolation, the new Survival Horror game from developer Creative Assembly was recently announced, and I couldn’t be more excited. This looks to be the first truly terrifying game in the Alien series of games and for good reason; It’s a continuation of the original film and the team looks to be taking cues from the best the genre has to offer. There’s no beating around the fact, Ridley Scott’s Alien is my favorite film of...
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