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Survival Horror EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Please be true: Alan Wake rumored to be out in May 16 Horror/thriller game fans, it's been a long wait. During the last E3, when it was announced that Alan Wake would be ready in time for a spring 2010 release, I was just happy to hear the game wasn... Silent Hill: Shattered Memories hits December for Wii 12 Konami has finally put a firm date on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii -- December 8. How appropriate, considering the game's icy setting.  If your arms tire out easily, but you s... You need to watch this Deadly Premonition trailer 34 Deadly Premonition looks frightening, but for all the wrong reasons. Developed by Access Games and published by Ignition Entertainment alongside Marvelous Entertainment, it's a third-person surv... Dementium II debut trailer will chill you to the bone 12 The debut trailer for Dementium II is upon us and it will creep you out. The video begins with scenes from the first game and then jumps over to the sequel. The Doctor, main bad guy of Dementium... Review: JU-ON: The Grudge 22 It's almost Halloween, and if you're anything like me, you're going to try to make the most of it. Playing survival horror games can be one way of doing that, but the way the genre has evolved (o... Going to Hell and back in Dementium II 21 Dementium: The Ward was the first game by the folks at Renegade Kid. It was an impressive first outing for the company -- they were able to make a great first-person shooter and survival horror g... PC version of Saw will only be distributed digitally 11 Sorry, but ever since I saw this ancient video, I've never been able to look at Jigsaw's little puppet guy with a straight face. This screenshot from the Saw videogame is not an exception.Those c... JU-ON press mailer is a gross, hairy, & bloody wad of WTF 23 Well, our review copy of XSEED's JU-ON: The Grudge for Wii showed up yesterday, and... yeah. Where do I start with this one? Stuffed inside an innocuous-looking FedEx package was a manila en... Two minutes of The Grudge Wii is right proper creepy 39 Have you kept track of how many Wii games feature minimal combat and maximal flashlight? By my count, there are seven: LIT, Fragile, Fatal Frame 4, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, The Calling, a... Review: Dead Space Extraction 43 When it was first announced that the Wii would be getting its own Dead Space title, fans of the original game immediately cried foul. It was fair to assume that like the console's other big 360-t... TGS 09: The first twenty minutes of RE:DC's new scenario 13 I know a lot of you think that you don't like on-rails shooters, but it may be time for you to reconsider that generalization. Console on-rails shooters are really kicking ass of late. Gone are t... PSP ObsCure definitely lives up to its name 15 Do you keep up with ObsCure? It's a co-op survival horror series that has pretty much been ignored for various reasons, most of them relating to the fact that the game is only partly interesting.... Review: Cursed Mountain 33 Survival horror is quickly running out of places to go. The genre feels as though it has matured to the point where not a lot of innovation is going on. At least, until we heard about Cursed Moun... Comment on survival horror, win Cursed Mountain swag 172 Seriously, I have never seen this much swag in my life. It's everywhere. It's awesome. It's really cool stuff too, as you can see from the gallery -- thick, high quality hoodies, really nice cott... It's finally time to ascend: Cursed Mountain launch trailer 17 After what seemed to this survival horror fan like a long wait, Deep Silver's Cursed Mountain has finally come to retail shelves and is ready to up the creep factor of your time spent with the Wi... Silent Hill: Shattered Memories box art is awesomely creepy 23 Yeesh. If you haven't already seen it, here's a look at Konami's official box art for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The full version is in the gallery below, along with plenty of new screensho... Who is this mysterious lady in Resident Evil: DC? 28 Capcom sent over a massive amount of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles assets and one image in particular is leaving me puzzled. Who is this mysterious woman? Darkside Chronicles is based on... Dementium II coming out in February with this freaky cover 23 Southpeak and Renegade Kid have unleashed the cover art for Dementium II. Needless to say, it’s freaky as f**k. It’s like the ultimate facepalm too. What’s worse is that the arm... Preview: Cursed Mountain 15 We've previously spoken with Cursed Mountain developer Deep Silver on the title, and even got some time with it at E3. But the spectacle of lights and blaring noises doesn't make for a very condu... First glimpse of Resident Evil 5 PC's exclusive costumes 25 One thing I always loved about the Resident Evil series was its completely wacky unlockables that you could obtain after playing the games seriously your first time through. The trend continued w... The first tiny little look at Dementium II 8 Dementium II is a game we know very little about so far. We’ve been teased with weird brochures and odd viral videos, but thanks to the new issues of Nintendo Power, we finally get our firs... Behind the scenes of Cursed Mountain 7 With Resident Evil going all action, Alone in the Dark sucking balls, and Silent Hill wandering around trying to find its roots the survival horror genre is looking a little worse for wear. The c... Kawata: Resident Evil 5 could be a Wii possibility 36 Poor, poor Wii-owning Resident Evil fans. All you guys want (I think) is a properly numbered RE title on your little miraclebox, and Capcom keeps throwing you downgraded, light-gun scraps. Person... Cursed Mountain cover art surfaces, lookin' creepy 25 Of you follow survival horror news, you're probably already aware of the bold statement I made about Cursed Mountain having the potential to become the best survival horror title of the year. I r... It's real! Hudson officially announces The Calling for Wii 6 A few months back, promising-looking footage for a horror game called The Calling popped up on YouTube. It was ripped down rather swiftly, however, and Hudson claimed that while the game was a re... Going back to Silent Hill: Shattered Memories interview 14 Ah, Silent Hill. We've joked about it, gotten hands on time with it, and speculated about what we think a "reimagining" of one of the most classic survival horror games of all time coul... Quick and dirty hands on with Cursed Mountain 13 It's a good time to be a survival horror-obsessed gamer right now. With games like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Ju-On: The Grudge coming down the pipeline, we hopefully have a lot of good ... E3 09: hands on with Dead Space: Extraction 7 I often tell people that the original Dead Space was one of the most stressful games I have ever played. It probably sounds like an insult, but I mean it as the highest form of flattery: for a su... Horror fans, unite: Killing Floor is out now on Steam 11 The team who brought you the acclaimed Unreal Tournament 2004 mod Red Orchestra: Combined Arms recently put out another game that started out as a mod, and it's called Killing Floor.Tripwire Inte... Obscure: The Aftermath coming to PSP, you really do care 11 PlayLogic has today announced that teen-based survival horror sequel Obscure: The Aftermath is coming to the PSP, continuing the tradition of Wii games that can just as easily be done on handheld... Dead Space's executive producer talks sales numbers 24 Considering how Dead Space was a new IP, was released during the busiest time slot of last year, and the economy wasn't doing so hot during its launch, I can see why the game only sold 1.4 millio... Cursed Mountain official website launches, scares me proper 6 You already know how I feel about survival horror games if you've read Destructoid or listened to RetroforceGo! for any period of time, so I won't gush all over again about how much I love to tur... Feel (The Grudge) actually looks pretty creepy 25 Never, ever watch something pertaining to The Grudge when you're only half paying attention because at some point that stupid noise the pale little Asian kid makes is going to happen and if you'r... Preview: Saw 22 Every October, Hollywood grants moviegoers the chance to see some really old dude set up really crazy elaborate traps, all because he wants people to have a better appreciation for life. I hear m... Loved The Grudge? The game is coming soon 21 If survival horror is my gaming bread and butter, then Japanese horror films are the film equivalent -- I love everything about them from the trademark black hair hanging in people's faces to the... Konami to publish Saw game for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 18 Variety has confirmed that Konami has picked up the rights and will be publishing the upcoming Saw title for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The title is set to ship this fall to coincide wi... Altman be praised: Here's what Dead Space looked like for the original Xbox 26 Ian Milham, the Art Director on Dead Space, was at the International Festival of Animation & Computer Games over in the UK earlier this month where he showed off Dead Space. Dead Space for th... TGS 08: Namco talks Splatterhouse, shows really short trailer 6 If I could hit “restart” on my childhood gaming experiences, I would incorporate Namco’s original Splatterhouse. As we’ve mentioned more than once, Splatterhouse is gettin... Cursed Mountain trailer confirms that the mountain is most definitely cursed 16 [video]104205:386[/video]Here we have what I believe to be a new trailer for the upcoming Wii exclusive, Cursed Mountain. As the headline suggests, all signs seem to point to the fact that the ga... Want Siren:Blood Curse on disc? Not coming anytime soon 12 As pleased as I was to have a survival horror game fired up on my PS3 after Siren:Blood Curse was released, I have to admit that if I could choose, I'd prefer to have the game on disc rather than... Three new Fatal Frame IV trailers unveiled, looking scrumptious so far 16 The first time I played Fatal Frame, I was at a friend's house, having no idea what to expect. I knew it would be scary, sure, but since I had played my share of Silent Hill and Resident Evil, I ... New survival horror game coming to Wii 21 Developer Deep Silver has revealed to IGN the concept for a brand new survival horror which it aims to exclusively bring to the Wii. Going by the name of Cursed Mountain, you are placed in the ch... E3 08: New Dead Space trailer from Saw director James Wan 34 This latest trailer for Dead Space entitled "Loved Ones" (which can be found after the break) is the creation of Saw director James Wan.It's not every day you see a film director delve ... Destructoid Review: Alone in the Dark 62 As a series, Alone in the Dark has a bit of a tainted history. Its first title is credited with creating the feel of the Survival Horror genre and is a landmark game. From that lofty peak, howeve... Buffy the Vampire Slayer comes to DS 30 Today, 505 Games announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to bring a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer game to the Nintendo DS. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice is currently under development by... Freaky new SIREN: Blood Curse screenshots 14 I know we're starting to sound like a broken record here at Destructoid, but I'm going to have to play this one again after seeing these new screenshots. Again, SIREN: Blood Curse looks amazing. ... Zombie slobber! Check out these new Dead Island images 21 The official Web site for Techland’s upcoming Xbox 360 and PC-bound survival horror, Dead Island, has been updated with a few new images of the game.While these screens are nice and all, es... Suda 51 confirmed as co-director behind Fatal Frame IV 24 Was I excited about Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse before this announcement? Why yes, yes I was. To call my feelings about this game obsession would be putting it mildly. To say that I... Pew! Pew! Preview!: Alone in the Dark 29 Impatiently lurking with bated, fetidly undead breath, Atari's upcoming game Alone in the Dark has a June 24th release that will launch it into 2008 as the first blockbuster survival horror game ... Siren: New Translation gets a new name, ventures outside of Japan 12 The new PS3 Siren game looks pants-crapping good, and this is one of the rare instances where I'll refer to loss of bowel control as a compliment. For those of you hopefuls waiting to hear that t... Clock Tower on its way to the big screen 20 I know, part of me wants to be excited too. However, it seems Variety Entertainment has confirmed that Clock Tower will be adapted for the screen, but that it will be produced by Marco Weber (Igb... New Dead Space details pour in from the Dead Space developer blog 21 The developer blog for EA's Dead Space has a couple of little interesting new details in regards to the game. First up on the game end, it's revealed that there is going to be no cut scenes in th... We're scared: Mysterious countdown to possible Siren remake terrifies our cats 20 So I've been sitting here with headphones on, this creepy countdown Web site playing noises in my web browser, and it's making me uncomfortable. So I'd like to thank the countless readers for sen... Infogrames CEO hopes to break even with new Alone in the Dark 16 They have been through more than their share of tough times, but Infogrames has always managed to trudge on -- they are survivors. Even if the company has been dancing around the red since 1999, ... Crisis averted: Dead Space will let you pause after all 27 You might recall about a month ago when Nick Chester told us about the possibility of Dead Space completely lacking the ability to pause. Many of you shared your disgust at such a thought, and ri... Duplicates ordered: Fatal Frame II and III reprinted 20 Ah, the wishy-washy world of rare game collecting. It's a real bitch these days. Here latetly, it seems that my collection of rare PS2 games are all going the way of the dodo. Let's not even talk... Dead Space release date revealed plus bonus trailer 21 What happens when you take Alien's "in space no one can hear you scream" setting, fuse it together with the vomit-inducing creatures from The Thing, and add a layer of interactivity th... Destructoid review: Penumbra: Black Plague 23 Back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, we reviewed Penumbra: Overture, an independent horror/puzzle title which was, at the time, slated to be the first episode in a trilogy.Almost a year later, w... Games time forgot: Fear Effect 27 Cel-shading before cel-shading was cool. Multiple, amoral protagonists. A mishmash of survival horror, puzzle solving, and plot-driven third person shooter. I'm talking about Fear Effect for the ... 24 new alien infested screenshots from Dead Space 31 Here are 24 new screenshots from the upcoming survival horror game, Dead Space. Old Jimmy Bean brought word of the games premise a few months back. The game follows Isaac Clarke, a space engineer... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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