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Horror house Frictional Games detail "10 ways to evolve horror games"

Posted: 02.05.2012 by Technet2k

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Amnesia developer Frictional Games, a small studio in Sweden, has highlighted 10 points that will "evolve horror" as a genre. It's what is need to take horror "to the next level," they say.

It should start off "very mundane" in setting to give us normalcy so we can "draw close parallels" to our own lives. Let the horror elements take a while to build to so it hits better.

Resident Evil 6 worth 'around 30 hours' when campaigns combined

Posted: 11.04.2012 by Technet2k

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Game director Eiichiro Sasaki of Capcom's Resident Evil 6 notes that while each of the three character campaigns on their own are "a little bit less" than RE5, together they're quite the journey.

Overall RE6 is "much longer" than its predecessor, teased Sasaki-san at Capcom's Captivate event. While standalone each story experience a "certain level of overlap" with others.

Resident Evil 6 trailer confirms new release date

Posted: 10.04.2012 by Nakerman

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A new Resident Evil 6 trailer has confirmed the release date for Capcom's much-anticipated sequel.

Resident Evil needs to "keep going" towards action, survival horror 'too small'

Posted: 23.03.2012 by Technet2k

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Producer Masachika Kawata of Resident Evil: Revelations believes the series must embrace a more Call of Duty style of direction as survival horror fans alone can't sustain the series.

It needs action "especially" for the US market, and actually need to "take that a step further" than they already have. Resident Evil 4 and 5 "aren't shooters, per se."

GDC 2012: Kawata backs Inafune's words on state of Japanese development

Posted: 09.03.2012 by JonahFalcon

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Yesterday, Keiji Inafune raised some eyebrows by announcing to an audience at Game Developers Conference, "A few years ago I said Japanese games and industry are over. Game over. These days I'm seeing some of those folks have started to run out of steam. They're in a situation where they realise that perhaps my prediction was true."

Now, Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata has backed Inafune's comments to some extent at his GDC presentation for Resident Evil: Revelations.