From “Real Ghost Footage” compilations on YouTube to staged ectoplasmic photographs, our species has been fascinated with attempting to record the supernatural ever since it first became possible to do so. I mean, spirit photography was popularized almost immediately after the first camera was invented, so it makes sense that we’re still chasing spirits from […]
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It’s one thing to watch someone try to survive a gauntlet of supernatural scares, but quite another to actually experience these horrors for yourself. This is precisely why video games are so effective at serving up genuine moments of terror, as the hands-on approach allows players to become fully immersed in these digital nightmares. And […]
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It’s hard to talk about the fourth entry in the long running Fatal Frame franchise in anything but a retrospective manner. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was originally released for the Nintendo Wii nearly 15 years ago and was a collaboration between series creator Makoto Shibata and director/writer Goichi “Suda51” Suda (of No More Heroes […]
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A few years back, Brotherhood of The Wolf director Christophe Gans (and director of the first Silent Hill film adaptation) had mentioned plans to do another Silent Hill film, along with plans for an adaptation of Fatal Frame. Fast forward to today, and Gans has revealed that he now has a scripts in hand for […]
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Last July, we told you about Nosebleed Games’ MADiSON, a first person psychological horror game that borrows Fatal Frame‘s mechanic of using a camera to fight off ghosts, while also using it to solve puzzles. The game was slated to arrive on PC via Steam and GOG this month, however a legal dispute involving Nosebleed […]
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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 […]
The Camera Obscura returns with an upgrade thanks to a multi-platform remaster of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Does this snapshot of the Fatal Frame series’ recent past look sharp or has it faded? After spending seven years confined to the Wii U, Maiden of Black Water remains the swansong entry in the underappreciated […]
We’re creeping towards the release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water on modern consoles, having previously only been available on the now-defunct Wii U seven years ago. It remains the last game in one of horror gaming’s most famous franchises, but with the resurgence of horror games and a wider audience able to experience […]
With Koei Tecmo recently trademarking Fatal Frame‘s Japanese series’ logo, one would think (and hope) that things would be picking up for a potential revival of the series. According to series producer Keisuke Kikuchi, that now largely rests on the performance of the upcoming re-release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. In a new […]
Revealed today courtesy of Chizai Watch, it’s been announced that Koei Tecmo had trademarked the kanji logo for the series’ Japanese name, Project Zero. The company had filed the trademark on July 7. While it may very well be in preparation for the release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water later this year, one […]
Fatal Frame doesn’t get nearly enough love as it should. Nosebleed Games seems to recognize this, and has taken a cue from the cult classic survival horror title with their upcoming title MADiSON. In MADiSON, much like Koei Tecmo’s baby, you must make use of a handheld camera to deal with ghosts. Granted, it’s more […]