Tag: Alone in The Dark
News Looks Like PS5, PS4 Is Getting More Retro Survival Horror
Alone in the dark
It’s been a good year for survival horror fans, whether you’re playing remakes like Silent Hill 2 or all-new adventures inspired by the 32-bit era, like Crow Country. There’s also been a steady stream of retro goodness added to Sony’s flagship subscription service PS Plus Premium, with Dino Crisis added just days ago. And...
News PS Plus Premium Brings Back Classic Alone in the Dark Horror for PS5, PS4
Available from Tuesday, 16th April
If the new Alone in the Dark PS5 reboot has given you a classic survival horror itch, then Sony's subscription service PS Plus Premium is looking to scratch it. Available from Tuesday, 16th April 2024, the old PS1 terror Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare will be available to members on the top tier, complete...
Review Alone in the Dark (PS5) - An Admirable Effort with One Too Many Flaws
The new nightmare
In spite of all its shortcomings, Alone in the Dark is a game we can't help but have a soft spot for. It's packed full of glitches at launch. The combat feels awful. It's not scary whatsoever, and the stealth sequences are dreadful. Yet, there's such a clear passion for the survival horror genre coursing through it that it comes...
News New Alone in the Dark Trailer Reveals Fresh Look at the Haunted Mansion
Welcome to Derceto
It's nice to cover a piece of Alone in the Dark news that isn't a release date delay for once. Instead, the upcoming PS5 horror game has been treated to a fresh trailer that explores the innards of the Derceto mansion, the main setting for the title. Check it out above. In it, we see more from co-protagonists Emily Hartwood...
News PS1's Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Is Almost Certainly Haunting PS Plus Premium
Lights out
We know the PS1 classics being added to PS Plus Premium from 16th January include Rally Cross and Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace – but Sony may have accidentally leaked another upcoming retro release. Mentioned on PlayStation UK’s Twitter account before promptly being removed, the 2001 surv
News Alone in the Dark Delayed Once More, Now Out in March 2024
To avoid crunch over Christmas period
THQ Nordic has made the decision to delay Alone in the Dark again so studio Pieces Interactive can avoid crunch over the Christmas period. Originally slated for a January release, the PS5 horror reboot will now launch on 20th March 2024. In a statement, the publisher said "the well-being of the teams is a top...
News New Alone in the Dark PS5 Gameplay Shows Chats, Puzzles, and Combat
Scene changes based on your character
PS5 horror game Alone in the Dark is now much better positioned in the release calendar following its delay to January 2024, so studio Pieces Interactive is sharing why it should be your first purchase next year with some new gameplay. All seemingly captured from a PS5 build, the fresh look reveals how certain...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed to January to Avoid 'Chaotic' October Window
Game will also be improved
THQ Nordic has announced it's delaying promising PS5 horror title Alone in the Dark to 16th January 2024 to avoid the extremely busy release schedule of October. The game was originally slated to release in amongst Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2, but will now represent one of the first major game launches of next...
News Jodie Comer, David Harbour Star in PS5 Alone in the Dark Reboot This Halloween
Free demo available now
Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Stranger Things’ David Harbour will bring a sprinkling of star power to THQ Nordic’s Alone in the Dark reboot when it releases ahead of Halloween on 25th October, 2023. Confirmed as part of a showcase earlier today, Comer will play Emily Hartwood while Harbour will assume the role of the...
News New Alone in the Dark PS5 Details to Be Shared in Thursday's Showcase
Release date incoming?
THQ Nordic has announced it'll be sharing fresh Alone in the Dark details in a Spotlight livestream dedicated entirely to the PS5 survival horror game. Still expected to release this year, you can tune in on Thursday, 25th May 2023 at 5pm PT / 1am BST (on the Friday) to learn more — and perhaps get that launch window...
News Alone in the Dark's PS5 Reimagining Is a Real Resident Evil Rival
Written by SOMA and Amnesia scribe
While the original Resident Evil ultimately popularised survival horror on PS1, it wouldn’t exist without Infogrames’ scrappy Alone in the Dark. The game – first released in 1992, and later ported to consoles like the 3DO – was a remarkable feat: it depicted a pre-rendered 3D environment, where you had to...
Rumour Reliable Leaker Teases the Return of Alone in the Dark
Lights out
The Snitch, a leaker that has proven to be very reliable over the last few months, has another teaser for us. Their latest hint at what's to come is a quote that, through some cursory googling, can be directly linked to Alone in the Dark: The line, "Being afraid of the dark is what keeps most of us alive," is directly lifted from...
News THQ Nordic's Spending Spree Expands to Alone in the Dark
It Carnby true
THQ Nordic is a company with a lot of cash, and it’s buying every dormant intellectual property it can get its greedy little hands on. Next up: survival horror Alone in the Dark, which it’s clawed away from the clutches of Atari Europe for an undisclosed fee. The company also picked up real-time strategy series Act of War, which...
