After wrapping up Resident Evil Village, we’re already looking forward to our next horror experience. Dark Moonlight is currently being developed by Silent Bear Studio and will be published by Black Rose Projects, and it’s a survival horror that features a protagonist with mental health issues whose treatment is the start of a descent into a horrifying new reality. We got in touch with Grzegorz Misztal, the team lead for Black Rose Projects who is working on the game – here’s what we found out. Continue reading “Developer interview: Dark Moonlight”
Category: Interviews
Developer interview: Radio Viscera
If you’re a fan of the indie scene you might remember the rather unique Small Radios Big Televisions coming out a few years ago. Its creator Owen Deery is about to launch his next game Radio Viscera with Alliance Games, and we got in touch with Owen as well as Nathan Gelman (from Alliance) about what we can expect. What we’ve seen so far looks absolutely great – check out the trailer at the bottom to see what we mean.
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A Gamescom 2021 preview with Indie Arena Booth
2021 is the second year in a row where most major trade shows have been canceled, at least in their physical form. While Gamescom 2021 was originally going ahead with a hybrid format, they’ve recently announced they’re scrapping the physical portion of this year’s event. Covid-wise things might be looking better at the end of August, but with so much uncertainty and the long preparation that exhibitors have before these shows, it seems like a sensible decision. But with a digital-only show to look forward to, what can we expect? We got in touch with Valentina Birke from Super Crowd, project manager for the Indie Arena Booth – which won the 2019 Gamescom ‘booth of the year’ award and pioneered a digital platform for the 2020 edition. What followed were some unique insights into the birth and future of their digital indie game platform. Continue reading “A Gamescom 2021 preview with Indie Arena Booth”
Interview: From Host to GHOSTS – a new approach to (FMV) videogame horror (part 2)
Jed Shepherd, co-writer of the runaway 2020 horror sensation Host, is dipping his toes into videogames. Bringing live action video to a real time horror concept, he’s looking to change the way we think about Full Motion Video (FMV) games while also helping us sleep a little less at night. Ghosts is currently on Kickstarter and set to come out on all major platforms through Limited Run Games early next year. It will star all five girls from host, with a stellar supporting crew attached as well. We spoke to Jed about the creation of Host, transitioning to videogaming and his views on horror films and videogames. Here’s part 2 of our interview, where we dive deeper into Ghosts and look at horror in videogames. You’ll find part 1 here. Continue reading “Interview: From Host to GHOSTS – a new approach to (FMV) videogame horror (part 2)”
Interview: From Host to GHOSTS – a new approach to (FMV) videogame horror (part 1)
Jed Shepherd, co-writer of the runaway 2020 horror sensation HOST, is dipping his toes into videogames. Bringing live action video to a real time horror concept, he’s looking to change the way we think about Full Motion Video (FMV) games while also helping us sleep a little less at night. Ghosts is currently on Kickstarter and set to come out on all major platforms through Limited Run Games early next year. It will star all five girls from Host, with a stellar supporting crew attached as well. We spoke to Jed about the creation of Host, transitioning to videogaming and his views on horror films and videogames. Here’s part 1 of our interview, looking back at Host and the first steps towards making a new kind of FMV game with Ghosts. You can also find Part 2 here. Continue reading “Interview: From Host to GHOSTS – a new approach to (FMV) videogame horror (part 1)”
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