I must have been 11 when my mom went out and purchased the first PC we ever owned. I can't even remember the specifics of it, but one thing I do remember are the games we played on that thing. My mom was quite the fan of the horror, puzzle type games.
So as you probably have already guessed we had games like The 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria. Countless nights were spent sitting on one of the kitchen chairs behind my mom as she played these games, we would both jump, scream, even yell at the computer screen in hopes some how the fictional character would hear us and run away.
There is nothing creepier to me till this day than the image of the ghostly women who beckoned me down the hall as I entered the basement in The 7th Guest. For lack of a better way to say it, she scared the CRAP out of me, I couldn't even watch because she terrified me so much. Oddly enough though, I kept going down in to that basement, every time I replayed the game, no matter how much it scared me, I was going.
So of course here I am, 26 years old and one genre that is an undeniable favorite of mine when gaming is survival horror. Anything in general that can get a terrified rise out of me, I have to play it. Amnesia, Fatal Frame, Clock Tower, Resident Evil, Slender, Condemned, Sanitarium, Doom, etc.
It's funny though, playing Slender: The Eight Pages I can't help but ask myself, "Why am I doing this?" I'm frightened out of my mind, I'm sweating, I can't even bring myself to turn my character around to make sure Slenderman isn't on my heels. Heck, I can't even bring myself to turn my chair around, he could be right behind me watching as I play!
Maybe I enjoy being scared? Or just being relieved knowing I've gotten past the worst and I can go forth like a champion. Maybe I'll keep asking myself this question without any real answer. So, fellow fans of making yourself poop your own pants! Why do you do it!
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
I just want to know how after all those years you aren't desensitized.
SCP-087 should be your next free horror game video.
When I first played Alone in the Dark (on the 3DO if I remember correctly), it scared the absolute crap out of me. I think it was the ambient sound effects more than anything, honestly. It was a good game, for its day.
I had the hell with Fatal Frame I in my xbox. It was strange because I was very addicted to it, finished almost three times, besides I was very scared and even having nigthmares with the game. After finishing it took me abount 7 years to try Fatal Frame II - Crimson Butterfly.