Gaming

Dontnod Studios’ RPG ‘Vampyr’: A Bloodsucking Sherlock Holmes

Warning: Sparkly vampires were definately harmed in the making of this game review. This is a first impressions review of the video game Vampyr, so cue up your best vampiric voices and let’s get our fangs stuck in. Let’s start with a little history on the makers of the game. …

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‘State of Decay 2’ Gaming Review

Undead Labs‘ latest zombie survival game, State of Decay 2, just released on Xbox One and PC, and I’ve been spending the past week playing and getting a feel for the game. If you’re not familiar with the series, State of Decay originally released in 2013 for the Xbox 360, with a follow-up …

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Gaming Writers’ Picks: Our Favorite Video Game of All Time

It’s safe to say that the PopHorror gaming team really loves video games of all kinds. FPS, RPG, survival horror, action-adventure; we love them all. And since we’ve already picked the scariest games and our favorite Final Fantasy games, we all thought long and hard to pick out each of …

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‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Xbox One Review

Last year, Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice took the gaming world by storm. The PS4 and Windows game earned high praise from critics and gamers alike, eventually winning awards such as Best Narrative and Best Performance for Melina Juergens at The Game Awards. Now, the highly praised game has come to Xbox …

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Announcing Microsoft’s Un-Halloween Horror Spectacular Sale!

Today is an amazing day for horror gamers. Starting today, April 17 to April 23, Microsoft has just unleashed a huge sale on a bunch of amazing horror games for the Xbox One and PC and the sale is called The Un-Halloween Horror Spectacular. It is in celebration of the …

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Isle of The Dead (1993) PC Game Review

When you think horror games, you think Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Bioshock, or the more recent Alien: Isolation. Back in the 1980s, Nintendo and Atari’s limited graphics made it almost impossible for horror-based video games to be scary. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street …

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Blue Wizard Digital’s ‘Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle’ Game Review

From the people who brought you Slayaway Camp and Plants vs Zombies comes a brand new puzzle game for iOS, Android and Steam. This past Friday, April 13th, Blue Wizard Digital released Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle, a strategy horror game where you get to be Jason Voorhees himself as he …

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‘Resident Evil 2’ (1998): Twenty Years Later

“Resident Evil……Two.” The Resident Evil franchise as we know it today spans 22 years and at least 22 video games. It broke ground for the survival horror genre and their realistic graphics and sound made the games actually scary to play for the younger audience. The first game, released in …

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Why Are Horror Game Adaptations So Hard To Make Well?

Growing up as a young nerd, I was one of those rare types that were into both movies and video games. They always went hand-in-hand for me; one was a type of medium that I could control and be an active part in, and the other would allow me to …

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