Neowin News Feed for: Horror

Review: Still Wakes the Deep (PC) - A well optimised Unreal Engine 5 horror game

Robbie Khan — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:01 +0000

A short first-person horror set on a North Sea oil rig during a storm. Something isn't right, something has come on-board, all whilst the music score by Jason Graves fills the air with high-tension. Read more...

Review: The Callisto Protocol on PC - A gift and a curse

Robbie Khan — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:00:01 +0000

The creators behind Dead Space bring us a new story, a new setting and similar game mechanics, but is it as scary an experience as Striking Distance Studios' marketing claimed it would be? Read more...

The Callisto Protocol stutters onto PCs worldwide, leaves gamers in angst

Robbie Khan — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:30:01 +0000

The game that many, including myself, had spent most of the year looking forward to, only to be slapped in the face with poor performance and broken/missing features. Here's the lowdown. Read more...

Here's the first gameplay from Dead Space creator's next horror game The Callisto Protocol

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:48:02 +0000

The Callisto Protocol is incoming as a spiritual successor to the Dead Space series from the original sci-fi horror series creator Glen Schofield himself. The title is coming later this year. Read more...

The Evil Within studio's next game won't be horror, possible Microsoft exclusive

Asher Madan — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:12:01 +0000

Tango Gameworks recently launched Ghostwire: Tokyo on PC and PlayStation 5, but it's already looking at a new project. According to the studio's founder Shinji Mikami, it'll be the opposite of horror. Read more...

PlayStation censors horror game Martha Is Dead

Asher Madan — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 03:56:02 +0000

Publisher Wired Productions just said on Twitter that the PlayStation version of its upcoming horror game, Martha Is Dead, will be edited to remove content Sony finds too graphic for its platform. Read more...

Ghostwire: Tokyo started out as The Evil Within 3

Asher Madan — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:30:02 +0000

Bethesda recently showcased Ghostwire: Tokyo, a first-person horror action game from The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks. What we didn't know if that it started life as The Evil Within 3. Read more...

Resident Evil Village announced, coming 2021 to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:54:01 +0000

Today during the PS5-related event, Capcom announced Resident Evil Village, its upcoming mainline title in the long-running series. It'll be out in 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam. Read more...

Ebb Software's Giger-esque horror title Scorn, shown off at Inside Xbox

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:30:02 +0000

During today's special episode of Inside Xbox, Serbian development studio Ebb Software took the wraps off a new trailer for its upcoming Giger-esque horror game Scorn. Coming to PC, and Series X. Read more...

GSC Game World shares the first in-engine screenshot from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

Florin Bodnarescu — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:10:01 +0000

Somewhat unexpectedly, GSC Game World, developer of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks series, has shown off the first in-engine screenshot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Targeted for release in 2021. Read more...

UK ads authority receives complaints over horror film ads on YouTube

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:16:01 +0000

Several parents and adults complained to the UK ads regulation authority about seeing a horror film ad right before videos showing children's content. The authority upheld the complaints. Read more...

Conarium, another Lovecraftian horror game will arrive on Xbox One in 2018

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:40:02 +0000

It would seem that H.P Lovecraft has become a popular source of inspiration for developers to tap into, with several new horror games launching on consoles, including Conarium from Zoetrope. Read more...

THQ Nordic announces a new game called Black Mirror with an eerie trailer

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:58:01 +0000

Re-imagining the original point-and-click adventure games, THQ Nordic just announced Black Mirror, which follows a similar plot to its predecessors, with inspirations in the works of H.P Lovecraft. Read more...

Bethesda gives the rundown on the story behind The Evil Within 2

Dreyer Smit — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 07:48:01 +0000

In the latest FAQ, Bethesda has shared some interesting plot points and backstory for one of the most anticipated horror games since Resident Evil 7, which brought back the genre in full force. Read more...

Outlast 2 gets banned in Australia due to implied sexual violence

Usama Jawad — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:18:01 +0000

Outlast 2 has been denied certification in Australia, due to scenes which imply sexual violence. As a result, the game will not see a release in the country unless it is censored and resubmitted. Read more...

'Here They Lie' is yet another horror game headed to the PlayStation VR

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:06:01 +0000

'Here They Lie' is a psychological horror game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, being developed by a new studio, "Tangentlemen". The game is slated for a launch in 2016. Read more...

Games Review Round-Up - 26 October 2014

Byron Hinson — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:14:01 +0000

This week we cover the long awaited horror title "The Evil Within" on the PC and have our blast from the past in the form of Dungeon Keeper 2 from way back in 1999. Next week it's Lords of the Fallen. Read more...

Rumor: STALKER 2 picked up by Bethesda

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:25:50 +0000

A new rumor has surfaced that suggests GSC Game World's cancelled PC-exclusive title STALKER 2 has been picked up by Bethesda, although other rumors conflict and say this isn't true Read more...

Horror at Sony's depraved promotion stunt with headless goat

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:27:50 +0000

Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game. The corpse of the decapitated... Read more...