Dead Space 2

No one wants to play as the nerd or the airheaded cheerleader or the weed huffing burnout. Gaming is, mostly, all about feeling empowered which is why the bland, muscular white man is an all important cornerstone of action gaming. There are…

Two words: baby maggots. Maggots are already babies (OK larvae, sue me) so I can only be talking about one thing. A hideous combination of human babies and maggots. That explode. Say what you will about sequel slumps for any other game but…

Aim for the head. Slice off the limbs. Burn the rotting corpse. Suck the spirit into a vacuum. The ways in which we can kill our fears in horror games are numerous but that doesn't make them any less terrifying. That doesn't mean we ever…

Horror gaming has really evolved since the new millennium put it's cold claws around our necks. Mainstream horror games are no longer relegated to zombie infested mansions or towns overcome by thick fog and pyramid-headed monsters. Ever…

We all remember the blood-drenched rictus grin of the first zombie in Resident Evil. Or the sloughing flesh and sharpened bones of the necromorphs in Dead Space. Whatever our fears video games have often put them front and centre in very…