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Survival-Horror Genre Going Extinct?

Destructoid is running an opinion piece looking at the state of the survival-horror genre in games, suggesting that the way it has developed over the past several years has been detrimental to its own future. "During the nineties, horror games were all the rage, with Resident Evil and Silent Hill using the negative aspects of other games to an advantage. While fixed camera angles, dodgy controls and clunky combat were seen as problematic in most games, the traditional survival horror took them as a positive boon. A seemingly less demanding public ate up these games with a big spoon, overlooking glaring faults in favor of videogames that could be genuinely terrifying." The Guardian's Games Blog has posted a response downplaying the decline of the genre, looking forward to Ubisoft's upcoming I Am Alive and wondering if independent game deve

Unix and Linux Horror Stories And Actual Help

The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "For today's humor post I found a nice page from Pedro Diaz' Technical University of Madrid Homepage. I've actually only included a very small portion of his page on Unix and Linux Horror Stories. The rest of it is well worth the lengthy read." Full Story...

Dead Space Highlights Disparity Between Plot and Gameplay

Gamasutra is running an opinion piece praising recent horror-action game Dead Space for its pacing and gameplay while simultaneously criticizing the plot and the attempts to scare the player. Quoting: "What Dead Space is, is carefully and stylishly unoriginal. You'll love playing it, but when you aren't playing it, it's hard to say what's so great about it. It has some really great set pieces, some sweet effects, solid gameplay, an amazing interface and that's all. Anything and everything having to do with dialogue and story comes off as rote. ... You get the feeling the developer are trying very hard, though. When I see a dark shape in the distance, which turns and disappears, I don't get scared. I know he'll pop out of a vent later! Likewise, when I find a scientist who promptly slits her throat because of the horror, I just check for a

Redwood Shores doing Dante's Inferno

Following speculation last month, Electronic Arts has confirmed that its Redwood Shores studio, the outfit behind the firm’s recent successful new survival horror IP Dead Space, is working on a brand new horror property based on Dante’s medieval epic.

Dead Space for Xbox 360 & PS3

The interactive entertainment industry has witnessed a lot in all respective genres over these years, which isn't really a bad trend if you consider the number of choices the gamer of today has across platforms. Even though abundance has shined over almost every genre, those scintillating, incredibly intense and spine-chilling horror titles have always been hard to come by. Sure, we've got legends such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and even Siren, but that's pretty much everything that the genre has had to offer to the new seekers thus far. When Dead Space was first announced by EA, it was pitted to bring classic horror and the “from space, no one can hear you scream� kinda atmosphere, and gladly, that's exactly what Redwood Shores have managed to deliver-a superlative, dark entertainer, and most certainly, one of the best survival h

Mumbai horror: Warne shock at hotel attack

SPIN king Shane Warne walked into the transit lounge at Singapore airport this morning, looked up at the TV and could not believe what he was seeing.

Mumbai horror shocks England fans

I first heard the news, via a text message, as I stood on a busy platform at Cuttack railway station a little before midnight on Wednesday night.

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Vitality curve: Horror in search of truth

OF all the most difficult part in management—hiring topnotch people, doing strategic thinking, eating power lunch, etc. and perhaps the least appreciated, yet the most important, is the manager’s sense of objectivity in work performance appraisal.

Cricket: Aussies fight back after horror start

PERTH - Australia and South Africa missed their opportunities to take a clear advantage on day one of the first test at the WACA, with Simon Katich declaring honours to be even after the home side reached 341 for nine.

Katich and Clarke steady after horror start

Simon Katich and Michael Clarke have both bought up stylish half centuries at the WACA, taking Australia 3 for 138 mid-way through the second session of the opening Test against South Africa.

Singer's Two-Year Hiccups Horror

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'Bird Barbie' takes on classic horror role

A new version of the Barbie doll aimed at Alfred Hitchcock fans is hitting U.S. stores in time for Christmas --

Stumps day one: Aussies claw back after horror start

Simon Katich led the way with a gritty 83 as Australia recovered from 3-15 to reach a competitive 9-341 on day one of the first Test against South Africa.

Honeymoon period over for Adams after defensive horror show

Tony Adams' honeymoon period as Pompey boss is well and truly over after this lame second half capitulation against a Newcastle side which had looked there for the taking before the break.

Shock Opera: BBC under fire over Christmas Day fairytale horror

As a much-loved fairytale, a sumptuous new version of Hansel and Gretel might seem like perfect family viewing for Christmas Day.

Watson injury blow

Shane Watson's horror injury run continued on Tuesday with the all-rounder diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back that will stop him from bowling for six months.

NEWS Nintendo to Publish Fatal Fram...

The Grasshopper-developed survival horror sequel will be released early next year in PAL territory, courtesy of NoE.

Nintendo to Publish Fatal Frame 4 in Europe

The Grasshopper-developed survival horror sequel will be released early next year in PAL territory, courtesy of NoE.

Hardware Is Cheap, Programmers Are Expensive

Sportsqs points out a story at Coding Horror which begins: "Given the rapid advance of Moore's Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I'd say almost always. Consider the average programmer salary here in the US. You probably have several of these programmer guys or gals on staff. I can't speak to how much your servers may cost, or how many of them you may need. Or, maybe you don't need any — perhaps all your code executes on your users' hardware, which is an entirely different scenario. Obviously, situations vary. But even the most rudimentary math will tell you that it'd take a massive hardware outlay to equal the yearly costs of even a modest five person programming team."

Short Films on Xbox Live

Last summer, Microsoft assembled a collection of well-known horror movie directors to create a series of short comedy films. Now these original videos will premiere exclusively on the newly updated Xbox Live.

Saw Gets Cut

Saw: The Videogame, the adaptation of the long-running horror film series, is reportedly the latest victim of the financial difficulties besetting Brash Entertainment, with the title now looking for a publisher.

Celebrity Big Brother

The last time we saw the Big Brother house, E4 horror Dead Set had filled it full of zombies - wouldn't it be ace if the producers left the undead there to welcome in and whittle down this new group of famous, and less famous, faces? Annoyingly, spoilsports at Channel 4 have probably cleared the house of brain-chomping grave-dodgers, but they'll need some hefty gimmicks to match the awesome barminess of I'm a Celebrity... Is David Van Day free?

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