Condemned: Criminal Origins

‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’-Inspired Lo-Fi Horror FPS ‘CONCRETE VISIONS’ Now Available [Trailer]

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Any time a game that cites Condemned: Criminal Origins as an inspiration is worth checking out. Case in point: DOSMan Games and publisher VoxPop today have released their lo-fi psychological thriller, CONCRETE VISIONS to Steam, which borrows heavily from games such as the aforementioned Condemned: Criminal Origins, along with Quantic Dream’s Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. Focusing on […]

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‘Se7en’-Inspired First-Person Horror Game ‘2×4 Nails’ Unveils Demo Ahead of Steam Next Fest [Trailer]

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The next edition of Steam Next Fest is coming in hot, and Cult Software looks to capitalize on it with a new demo for their upcoming visceral first-person action game, 2×4 Nails. Despite its initial plain look, 2×4 Nails ramps it up quite quickly by taking a cue or two from Monolith’s Condemned: Criminal Origins, […]

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New GVMERS Documentary Looks at Monolith’s ‘Condemned’ Series [Video]

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The Condemned series of games were some of the best horror you could find on the 7th generation of consoles. Admittedly, while the second game didn’t quite live up to the first, it was still a good game that took risks in trying new things. It also makes it that much more frustrating that Monolith […]

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Demo for ‘Silent Hill’ and ‘Condemned’-Inspired ‘Psychosis’ Available Today [Trailer]

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If all this talk of the recent Silent Hill announcements has you itching to get into a new Survival Horror game, you might want to give developer Aaron Gilbert’s Psychosis: Teaser a look. Inspired by Silent Hill and Condemned: Criminal Origins, the demo is now available via itch.io. Described as invoking “the nostalgic spirit of […]

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Scream in Your Hands: How To Evolve the Serial Killer Subgenre In Video Games

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The release of the new Scream movie has me in the mood to play games where you’re trying to evade a slasher/serial killer. My personal favorites when it comes to this type of mayhem are that of Puppet Combo’s games; in gems like Babysitter Bloodbath and Murder House, you must run for your life as a mad killer tries to hunt […]

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Horror in a Box: 20 Years of Exclusive Horror Games For Xbox Consoles

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What started as a snicker for many gamers way back in 2001 has gone on to become a successful endeavor for Microsoft. True, the Xbox has always played runner-up to Sony’s PlayStation, and it wasn’t without its growing pains (the initial Xbox controllers, the infamous 360 Red Ring of Death), but the extraordinarily large game […]

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‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’ Still Hits Like a Lead Pipe to the Skull [Safe Room Podcast]

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As is in life, first impressions are important. And as a result, launch titles carry more weight than most console releases. Not only ushering in a new console cycle, but the games available on Day 1 should be a snippet of the future of that cycle. And for the Xbox 360, that Day 1 horrifying […]

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The Claustrophobic Horror Of ‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’

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The empowerment of arming the player has always been somewhat of a conundrum for the horror genre.  While necessary to the player’s survival, the inevitable firepower bestowed upon the player can be detrimental to the carefully crafted horror elements.  So, what happens when the player is stripped of that empowerment and trades in their gun […]

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