Spaghetti Westerns are named as such because they're films made by Italian auteurs who romanticized the Wild West. The crux of last year's Quentin Tarantino epic wasn't completely made-up: Western films were made in Italy, and they're really damn good at making them. Director Sergio Leone said it best when it comes to

After being delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 madness, PlayStation fans aren't sure if they'll be getting their emotional rollercoaster and samurai action fix in the form of The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima respectively this year. Well, wonder no more. PlayStation just announced the new release dates

Developer Supermassive Games have released a new trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope and revealed a little bit more about what to expect, Supermassive Games CEO and The Dark Pictures Anthology executive producer Pete Samuels said: “We’re really excited to talk more about Little Hope! As

If you're a fan of the horror genre like me, surely you've fallen into the sinister rabbit hole or the darker side of the Internet several times, including looking for those rare cult classics and controversial so-called 'snuff' films. To this day, one of the most notorious horror movies in history remains Italian dire

*Four more titles have been added to the article following Muse Asia's announcement on 3 April. **Two titles from Ani-One and two from dimsum have been added. ***No Guns Life has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus will not be airing on Muse Asia this season. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater will

The EGX Rezzed Digital event is over, but the related Steam page remains online at time of writing. It highlights a bunch of games both upcoming and released, and while the vast majority don't seem to have demos, sadly, it's a varied selection that deserves a look. Among the upcoming stuff are sequels to familiar titl

We're in the middle of the Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition now, and there's dozens of free demos to play. I like the word "free", as well as the idea of trying out upcoming games in a virtual event space, so I had a go with about 15 demos, which is just a small slice of what you can try. I didn't like everything I

I don't usually play survival games.I've played and enjoyed shooters with survival elements, like Metro: Last Light and Stalker: Call of Pripyat. But if it's a full-on survival game with resource-gathering, crafting, constantly-draining meters, and (shudders) other people, I tend to stay clear. It's why I'm not writing

It's the middle of the week, and Steam has decided that it's the time to launch a brief visual novel sale (March 3 to March 6, 10 am PST; it ends on March 7, 2 am in Malaysia). Don't know what to pick? Don't worry, we've picked out some highly-rated visual novels and personal recommendations to help you out. Higurashi

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan came out in August 2019, which we found to be a flawed interactive adventure horror title (check out our review here). Nevertheless, a second entry is coming soon, and developer Supermassive Games have dished out a few new details. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope was

Dreams is a game creation sandbox developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment exclusively for the PS4. Players can create user-generated content in the form of games, mechanics, assets, 3D models, music, and art. It was recently released on 14 February 2020, but it's actually been in Ear

Netflix recently announced the Locke & Key miniseries, which is an adaptation of the horror comic book series from co-creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Here's the trailer, which showcases a mansion, a group of kids, and some supernatural shenanigans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EonRi0yQOE And here's a

The Silent Hill franchise may be coming back from the dead. According to a tip-off from Aesthetic Gamer, Konami has reached out to developers a couple of years ago to get pitch ideas to revive the franchise. One idea was a "soft reboot" of the franchise, while the other is an episodic adventure similar to QTE horror g

Oh Metroidvania genre, how fast and bountiful you've flourished. Yet for every Hollow Knight and Axiom Verge out there claiming all the praise and awards, it would be nice to see a gothic vampire-laden horror-bound "anime" version of that. Especially from the king of the genre himself, Koji "I love whips & cowboy

Another year in the books. Taking a look back at all the things that happened in 2019, I find myself pleasantly surprised by the number of video game releases there was this year. It's a number that ranges in the hundreds. In fact, there are more video game releases in a year than there are actual days. Knowing that

It may sound strange to some that the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) genre is so strongly defined by its country of origin, Japan. When we talk about JRPGs, we normally refer to the styles or trends that are commonly used in Japan for their games, be it their graphical style, aesthetic, game design, or music. Out o

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original PlayStation, which originally launched in Japan on 3 December 1994 and changing the landscape of the gaming industry forever. Sony's first console is currently the fifth best-selling gaming console of all-time (including handhelds), with over 102.49 million units sold to

There are only two certainties in life - death and Steam sales popping up every few weeks to drain our bank accounts. The end of 2019 approaches, so it's time to get ready for the season that's the most painful for our wallets. The Steam Autumn Sale has begun will be happening from 26 November to 3 December 2019. Th

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Metroidvania, Soulsborne-lite, & Uncharted-lite For over four decades of its franchise, Star Wars has translated pretty well into video games. Putting aside all the shooters and racing games we've received, games that really allow players to live the fantasy of being a Jedi have

[This review was originally published on 1st November, 2019] It's not easy to one-up the horror work of an auteur like Stanley Kubrick. But it's easy to change direction just a mite and make a sequel that neither imitate nor duplicates. That's what director  Mike Flanagan did with the 2019  sequel to The Shinin