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Are Games Scary Enough?

Jim Rossignol writes: "Recently I've been lucky enough to get my hands on EA's upcoming "survival/horror shooter" Dead Space, and the experience has set me thinking. It's a fantastic, brutal game and technically impressive in all kinds of ways, but it's not actually all that frightening. Like the video nasties of the 1980s, it's horrible without really being horrifying. There are a few jumps here and there, and the mutants you stomp into splattered viscera really are repugnant, but I've nevertheless ended up thinking about how rarely contemporary games manage to evoke the emotion that the genre often does best: Fear."

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Liquid Dust6430d ago

Resident Evil 1 on the GC, Resident Evil 2, and Silent Hill 1,2,3 are probably the only games that really scare me anymore. Resident Evil 4 gave me some pretty good scares on the first run through, especially with the regenerators and their breathing in the background, creepy stuff

skelter6430d ago

Vampire: Bloodlines. Haunted house level. It's by far the scariest level I've ever played in a game. I wish more people had played it.

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Early Tomb Raider: Legend gameplay footage shows unseen areas and different visuals

To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.

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Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in Death Stranding because gamers need more culture in their lives

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

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A Brief History of Conan the Barbarian Video Games

Conan the Barbarian is a well-known name across pop culture and entertainment. Join Netto's Game Room as they dive into his forays into the gaming medium.

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