Penumbra series creator Frictional Games have a two-part blog post online detailing the history of violence in horror games, as well as film, and how each implementation impacts the "scare factor" we all love so much.

A great read!

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This generation is looking to be strong in the survival-horror area, with games like Resident Evil 5, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Fatal Frame IV, and Siren: Blood Curse being released in the next year or so.
But let's take a look at some older, more classic horrors first. Thatguywiththeglasses.com list their top 10 favorite survival-horrors, some of which ou may be unfaimilar with.

Go to source for full list.

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Fans of the survival horror genre would know of various rumors around the internet that the games are based off true stories. (Fatal Frame fans don't even need to look on the 'net. It's written on the box!)

But even after game companies confirm that their survival horrors aren't based off true stories, fans still insist that they are. So why would people do this? RacoonCityTimes takes a look at why people are so desperate to believe that survival-horrors are real...

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After finding out that the mysterious Sony countdown was a promotion for the remake of Siren, Sony have now released the debut trailer...



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