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Silent Hill f writer says the upcoming horror game blends supernatural and psychological horror the same way "salad dressing" combines herbs and oil, and I don't know if I'm getting hungry or scared
News But is it dairy-free?
Despite killing Wonder Woman and reportedly losing over $200 million on live service games, Warner Bros. is hiring for a new live service game
News Good idea
Bloober's Cronos: The New Dawn is like Dead Space in Hell, but it has a cool female protagonist because the devs say that's simply "more interesting"
News Girls just want to have inter-dimensional horror beyond comprehension
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers reaches holy land of "Mixed" 40% positive Steam reviews after emergency patches, and like every other modern Soulslike, the devs are also targeting "difficulty levels and boss encounters"
News Congratulations on your mixed reviews
After 2 hours with the Silent Hill 2 dev's slimy sci-fi beast, Cronos, I'm thrilled it has Dead Space DNA and the soul of Resident Evil: "This is more like a love letter to survival horror than to Poland"
Horror Special | Or, "How to spend two hours in Nowa Huta" – Cronos: The New Dawn is shaping up to be full of terrifying delights
Players debate characters' looks in everything from Marvel Rivals to The Witcher 3, but Silent Hill 2 devs sent them a warning 24 years ago: "Maria was sexier when we first started out, but her plunging neckline gave us too many technical problems"
News The polygons were too beautiful
Barbarian director's new Weapons movie gets Fortnite tie-in in "bold" decision to promote its story about children going missing by introducing them to ganks
News Guys, I don't know about this
After 20 years, Capcom removes its website for controversial $500 PS2 horror game, and I know the bad ending might get you pregnant but I'm prepared to stage a funeral if there isn't a remake
News R.I.P. Haunting Ground
"Is she naked?": Fantastic 4 Invisible Woman actor Vanessa Kirby reacts to Marvel Rivals skins, threatens film audience with a good time and says "watch out for the sequel"
News "Costume designer, take note"
Microsoft CEO channels inner Fallout boss to say 9,000 layoffs are no big deal because "we're investing more," then AI brain hits: "Imagine if all 8 billion people could summon a researcher, an analyst, or a coding agent at their fingertips"
News "This is the enigma of success," apparently
Ghost of Yotei swaps notes with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's magical music mechanic, offering songs that can "guide you" to treasure in the open world
News "I love that the shamisen exists"
New Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 dev won't say exactly what happened in the 10 years since Helldivers 2 boss bought it at Paradox, just that "we basically started again": "The two games are not alike"
News Perpetually undead
Space Marine 2 dev Saber announces single-player Hellraiser game with actor Doug Bradley returning as legendarily horny demon Pinhead for the first time in nearly 20 years: "Ripped straight from the bowels of oblivion"
News "We look forward to opening up the gates of hell"
I Know What You Did Last Summer director says this whole thing could have been avoided "if men went to therapy," because "if you have the right tools, that pain is maybe not then turned into a murder spree"
News What's good for the soul is perhaps bad for horror movie franchises
Tired Microsoft employees say layoffs impacting 9,000 people could've been avoided by reducing spending on AI instead: "I can't believe how deep the cuts run"
News You would think it's a no-brainer
"Boy, that game sucked": Notorious Dead Island 2 delay lasted nearly a decade partly because its original developer ignored "horrific" player feedback, says former Deep Silver lead
News So, that's bad
Resident Evil fans are convinced Leon Kennedy's sharper jawline at age 27 compared to 21 is a powerful example of how trauma ages a person, and now I'm insecure about being 26
News Am I… old?
The best Amazon Prime Day gaming deals 2025: all the biggest offers still available
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Last-chance Prime Day Asus ROG Ally deals 2025: The biggest savings still available
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Last-chance Prime Day Steam Deck deals 2025: The biggest sales still happening
Deals I'm already seeing plenty of accessories for the gaming handheld with nice discounts.
Reducing the "burden" of open-world games, Ghost of Yotei replaces Ghost of Tsushima’s journal menu with a "wolf pack" of important characters that meet you under the stars: "The game comes to you"
News That's convenient
Former Square Enix exec says the developer "has spent two decades slowly moving away from being a content business" after accidentally predicting the rise of AI: "But the sun set on their opportunity to transition"
News "In the meantime, we just made content"
