For over 25 years, the Resident Evil series has brought players deep into the depths of horror and bioweapons. Zombie outbreaks, corrupted village folk, super-powered executives, and large mutated mon…
Tomb Raider Movie Review: Alicia Vikander carries it as far as she can
In adapting Square Enix’s revisionist take on the iconic video game character Lara Croft, director Roar Uthaug finds himself in a strange position. He carries an obvious love for the material, painsta…
7 Horror Villains That NEED to be in Video Games
The film and video game worlds are hardly related, and yet are consistently inspired by one another, with ideas, themes, imagery and even characters and franchises finding themselves interwoven betwee…
Horror Games Spotlight: Fatal Frame
Creepy. Mysterious. Atmospheric. These are just a few words to describe the spine-chilling survival horror game Fatal Frame. For anyone viewing the online gaming footage now, this doesn’t look like yo…
Retro-Graded Games: Metal Gear Turns 30 – Now What?
While it’s normal to go into one’s 30th birthday with a sense of dread, it’s jarring to see the adage apply to a video game series. Especially one as dear to people as the Metal Gear…
Video Game Review: A Little Goes a Long Way in ’88 Heroes’
What do you get when you combine Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and classic 80’s gaming? The brand new 2D platformer, 88 Heroes. Built by rising indie stars Bitmap Bureau, the object of the game i…
Survival Horror Spotlight: Clock Tower: The First Fear
It’s a tale as old as time: big scary mansion, a group of wide-eyed teenagers, a determined Final Girl, and a monster lurking the halls with an iconic gimmick. This is what survival horror dreams are …