With “Wicked: For Good” opening today, it’s a good time to play an Oz-themed game. Emerald City Confidential, much like the “Wicked” films, takes the world of Oz and turns it on its head while still paying respect to the source material. Taking place many years after the original Wizard of Oz story, the point-and-click…
Dragon Quest VII is getting a full-blown “reimagining,” and it seems the developers are finally addressing the elephant in the room: the original game’s absolutely monstrous length. If you’ve ever attempted to conquer the PS1 classic, you know the struggle. The game isn’t just long; it’s a sprawling, bloated epic that could test the patience…
Funko reports that they may not survive through the next year. According to a report by TheGamer, the company expressed concern over low sales due to tariffs and the current state of the retail environment. The company made so many Funko Pops since 2011, that $30 million worth of figurines were at risk of ending…
After the release of Silent Hill f, Horror has been making headlines with all the new releases and announcements that have dropped over the past month. Now this is completely within my realm of expertise, and my excitement is through the roof. For the first time since 2012, we get back-to-back games of Silent Hill,…
Ever since its initial announcement in 2019, the development of Bioshock 4 has been a long and winding road. Frankly, the updates since then have been less than reassuring. Given that the project reportedly failed an internal review earlier this year, the development studio Cloud Chamber experienced layoffs, and creative director Kelley Gilmore left her…
Horror games are my favorite genre, and I can confidently say I’ve seen a lot and know a good deal about the horror genre in general. From survival horror to psychological horror, and just downright comedic horror, there is such a variety of horror games to choose from, which makes ranking them seem pretty impossible….
This analysis explores the delicate balance in survival horror games, arguing that the genre’s strength lies in its rigid traditions of resource scarcity and puzzle-solving. It examines how successful new games innovate by adding to, rather than dismantling, this foundational formula to maintain the classic feeling fans cherish.
A decade later, the creative director for Assassin’s Creed 3 admits the game’s lengthy opening was a mistake. Explore the ambitious narrative gamble Ubisoft made that forced players to control the villain and why it overstayed its welcome.
A canceled God of War multiplayer game has surfaced, revealing tantalizing details about Greek mythology, Hades’s cursed selection of armory, and Bluepoint’s mysterious new project. Could a full remake be on the horizon? The Multiplayer Myth That Almost Was Imagine the God of War game where you and your friends plunge into the sulfur-soaked depths…
For horror fans, especially those of us who have stomped our way through the blood-soaked corridors of the USG Ishimura, hope for a Dead Space 4 felt like a distant, dying star. After EA Motive’s brilliant remake of the original Dead Space apparently didn’t set the sales world on fire, the idea of a new…
