Ubisoft have just released the first details of Obscure, a new survival-horror title that draws inspiration from teen horror flicks and TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Due for a September release on PS2, Xbox and PC, the game heralds the company's first venture into the genre since Project Zero II.A student going missing is the latest unnerving incident in Leafmore High, a school waning beneath some dark, oppressive cloud of evil. Five friends join forces to search out their missing
Survival horror can be a lot of hard work, especially when there's no light relief to break up the gore-filled barrage of trouser-filling frights. So just as the movie world has Scream and The Faculty to have fun with the formula, so gaming has Obscure - and we've been given hands-on access to a nearly finished PS2 build of its sequel, Obscure II.
The game's unique in that its co-operative two-player mode runs for the entire game. We were impressed with the sheer number of dialogue lines as
Yoot Saito, the creator of nutty Dreamcast title Seaman, is about to begin work on a Nintendo DS title.
"Nintendo DS is a wonderful handheld," Saito told Nintendo's European website. "I'm glad it comes with a built-in microphone. That's why we have things planned for it. We're working on a title that will use the network and microphone, but unfortunately I can't really discuss it yet."
Saito's currently completing development of Odama, a curious and long-standing GameCube project that mixes
Yoot Saito, the creator of nutty Dreamcast title Seaman is about to begin work on a Nintendo DS title.
"Nintendo DS is a wonderful handheld," Saito told Nintendo's European website. "I'm glad it comes with a built-in microphone. That's why we have things planned for it. We're working on a title that will use the network and microphone, but unfortunately I can't really discuss it
As someone who's never played any of the Oddworld titles, I'm not entirely excited about the prospect of several new games on the way. But, knowing how beloved this franchise is, I am extremely excited FOR YOU, because we've just heard there are "multiple" new Oddworld titles in the works, across "multiple" platforms.
RuptureFarms is reopening for an HD remake of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. According to Oddworld Inhabitant's head Lorne Lanning, the remake is currently brewing at the UK studio Just Add Water, and will sport a whole new look for the offbeat, 1997 puzzler...
As someone who's never played any of the Oddworld titles, I'm not entirely excited about the prospect of several new games on the way. But, knowing how beloved this franchise is, I am extremely excited FOR YOU, because we've just heard there are "multiple" new Oddworld titles in the works, across "multiple" platforms.
You know, we’ve always thought that Easter was kind of a bunk holiday. Sure it’s the highest of the high feasts for some of the world’s biggest religions, but the fact that there’s some sort of bunny that only gives you candy and eggs in a basket means that it can’t really be that big a deal, knowhatahmsayin? Leave it to Just Add Water, then, so give us an Easter gift we’ve really been waiting for: an HD remake of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath for PlayStation 3...
Oddworld Stranger is the latest in the platform puzzler series but has surprisingly mutated into a first-person shooter. These first screenshots of the game provide visual proof that the series has shifted direction but, befitting the Oddworld tradition, this isn't your run-of-the-mill shoot-'em-up.The central character is Stranger, a rootin'-tootin' bounty hunter. As such, he takes on assignments to bring in individuals dead or alive. Seeking enemies across the Oddworld landscape will include
Developer Oddworld Inhabitants is leaving the games market to pursue a life creating content for TV and film following disappointing and disheartening results from its latest release, Oddworld Stranger's Wrath.
Speaking in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, studio president Lorne Lanning also confirmed the closure of his game development studio and the company's relocation.
A large reason for the decision to move to pastures new seems connected with their apparent dissatisfaction with
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