The Rise of the Survival Horror Genre

Without a doubt, Japan has played a pivotal role in shaping the “survival horror” in the gaming industry. It supplied and continues to supply, as a rule, the best representatives of this direction. As soon as Resident Evil entered the scene in 1996, many other genres began to borrow various elements from it, and it …

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Shinji Mikami and his thirty years of fear

Immediately after the April release of Resident Evil 3, it became known that Capcom was developing a remake of the fourth part of the series, the company’s most successful game. At the same time, despite the success of all past remakes, many players spoke out against the restart of Resident Evil 4, which the original …

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Unsuccessful spin-offs of popular game series

In theory, the spin-off is an excellent testing ground for developers to experiment. With their help, you can try to dilute a familiar series of games with unusual gameplay or even a genre, without scaring away the main part of the audience. I immediately remember Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which fits perfectly into the aesthetics …

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Controversial advertising campaigns in support of video games

As you know, sometimes no less effort and money is spent on marketing in the gaming industry than on the development of a particular video game. Another thing is if the series has already earned a solid reputation, and players are ready to run to the store for a new part without being reminded. In …

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Resident Evil Village review. Attraction of horror

Resident Evil Village Developer Capcom Publisher Capcom Official site residentevil.com release date May 7, 2021 Genre Survival horror, FPS After two remakes in the Resident Evil series at once, Capcom released a sequel to the seventh part and called it Village. It was clear from the trailers, and the developers did not deny that …

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Games that survived “Production Hell”

In the gaming industry, there is such a thing as “production hell” (Development hell). Most often it is applied to those games whose development dragged on for many years or was so intense that it is remembered as a nightmare. 2016 turned out to be very rich in announcements and releases of just such industry …

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When one game is not enough. The most unusual collectible editions of video games

As a rule, for most players, collector’s editions of their favorite titles cause great curiosity, but not at all the desire to spend a few extra hundred dollars. Developers understand this, and primarily use such releases as additional advertising. The more interesting the contents of special editions, the more attention from the players to the …

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1998 in the gaming industry

In January, the long-awaited remake of Resident Evil 2 is finally coming out, which, apparently, is going to return the series to its trademark measured pace and feel of horror, rather than action-adventure. The original game was released back in 1998, and was a great addition to the genre, which fans of the series are …

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The strange life of Dontnod Entertainment

In the upcoming 2020, the French company Dontnod Entertainment plans to release not one, but two titles, namely Twin Mirror and Tell Me Why. Like the studio’s biggest hit, Life is Strange, the games will be split into episodes. When Dontnod was just getting started in the industry, it targeted major developers like Naughty Dog. …

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Devil May Cry 5 and Resident Evil 2. Comparative testing of video cards in DirectX 11 and DirectX 12

Capcom started 2019 off to a good start with two hits – a remake of the classic game Resident Evil 2 and a continuation of the popular slasher series Devil May Cry 5. Both games gained great popularity among a wide audience and pleased with an excellent picture. We shared our opinion about games in …

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