2024-05-08 18:20 UTC · PC Gamer · Rich Stanton
Shinji Mikami is one of the greatest developers that games have so far seen. He spent his early years at Capcom and, among many other games, created the Resident Evil series, returning to direct the standout Resident Evil 4, before becoming a key member of the legendary Clover Studio. He and others left Capcom to co-found PlatinumGames, with Mikami always of the mind that he would direct one major title at the company and help it get established, before leaving to set up on his own. Mikami directed the outstanding Vanquish, before founding Tango Gameworks later in the same year... Read more.
2024-01-08 16:10 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
What makes a great survival horror game? The conventions of the genre are well established by now. Limited saves. Tight inventory space. Surprise attacks and swift deaths. But almost 30 years since the first Resident Evil, classic-style horror has come to mean a lot more. Between Silent Hill, Amnesia, Alien Isolation, and dozens more, today, as well as puzzles, ammo management, and everything else, a truly great horror game needs a robust story, a distinctive aesthetic, and a unique twist. Produced by Shinji Mikami, and boasting a 9/10 rating on Steam, one such game is now available for less t
2023-10-27 20:10 UTC · PC Gamer · Wes Fenlon
lan Wake 2 is the horror game of the moment, and it's the right moment, with Halloween just around the corner. This weekend is the perfect time to bundle up with something pumpkin spiced, take a cautious glance left and right for black cats, and then dive into a spooky game... Read more.
2023-10-26 17:07 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
If you're a fan of survival horror games, then Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within 2 is a must-play. Following on from his return to "true survival horror," the creator of the original RE1, RE2, RE3, and Resident Evil 4 delivers once again, taking on the producer role alongside director John Johanas and the team at Tango Gameworks to deliver a stellar follow-up to The Evil Within - and it's yours to keep as a free PC game, if you move fast. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Terrifying 9/10 survival horror game is available now for under $6 Bethesda threatened legal
2023-01-03 18:37 UTC · PC Gamer · Joshua Wolens
Remember that Amazon Prime subscription you have quietly ticking away in the background of your bank account? It's all been worth it, because you can use it to grab a free GOG copy of The Evil Within 2 over at Amazon Prime Gaming right this second. Well, kind of free, if you don't count the monthly subscription cost you've been forking over all this time. Potentially the most expensive game you've ever bought if you do... Read more.
2020-12-07 08:15 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Jake Green)
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. There’s a bit in The Evil Within 2 where you walk into a large residential area with lots of houses, garages and shops to explore. Up until this point the game (and the series) has been entirely linear, so having the ability to roam is immediately daunting. You pick a building, head inside and hope for the best. What you’ll find ranges from fairly normal zombie-killing fare to genuinely horrible miniature horror stories involving force-feeding mothers and shouty poltergeists. (more…)
2019-05-10 20:47 UTC · PC Gamer
I didn't expect to like The Evil Within 2, but since finishing it nearly two years after it was released, it's become one of my favorite horror games of all time. Yes, even in the year of the Resident Evil 2 remake, The Evil Within 2's schlock and gore and nonsensical plot far outshine Mr. X's big boots, much as I love 'em. The Evil Within 2 is a modern cult classic, an erratic and strange horror game that deserved far more praise than it received back in 2017. And I will explain why by making fun of it's incredibly stupid premise and an even stupider boss fight.&
2018-10-28 15:42 UTC · Eurogamer
Bethesda has updated The Evil Within 2 on PC to include a new difficulty setting, as well as release a trio of cheat codes. While the bonus content hasn't been formally announced on Bethesda's website, if you're playing on PC and have a linked Bethesda.net account, you can now download all-new nightmare difficulty AKUMU - "to challenge the most die-hard players" - as well as new gameplay options Infinite Stamina, One-Shot Kills, and Invincibility (thanks, PC Gamer). This isn't the first time developer Tango Gameworks has brought free new features to its open-world horror sequel post-release. I
2018-10-28 13:49 UTC · PC Gamer
Excellent survival horror sequel The Evil Within 2 has added a new nightmarish difficulty mode and enabled cheats—but only if you have a Bethesda.net account. Anyone that signs up for an account, or links to an existing one, will get the Akumu difficulty level as well as access to cheats such as invincibility, one-shot kills and infinite stamina.  I'm glad developer Tango Gameworks has added options to both ends of the spectrum. I'm sure there are players that wanted more of a challenge, but I struggled with parts of the game even on the regular difficulty. I like the ide
2018-08-12 03:52 UTC · PC Gamer
As explained here, Bethesda's legal firm, Vorys, recently sent a letter to one Ryan Hupp, telling him that his listing of a sealed copy of The Evil Within 2 on the Amazon Marketplace was "unlawful" and he would have to remove it or face legal action. Following up on this, Eurogamer approached Pete Hines, Bethesda's senior vice president of global marketing and communications and marketing, at QuakeCon for more information.  Hines explained that the issue was not that Hupp was selling their game second-hand, but specifically that he listed it as 'new'. "A
2018-08-11 21:46 UTC · Eurogamer
Overnight Polygon posted a report about Bethesda threatening an individual with legal action for selling a sealed copy of The Evil Within 2 on Amazon Marketplace. The legal firm acting on Bethesda's behalf - a company called Vorys - took issue with an individual's labelling of The Evil Within 2 as "new", insisting the individual, a man called Ryan Hupp, was not an authorised reseller and therefore his selling a "new" copy was unlawful. It seemed like an overreaction by Bethesda, so I asked Pete Hines, senior vice president of marketing and communications, about the issue at QuakeCon 2018 today
2018-08-11 14:42 UTC · PC Gamer
Bethesda has reportedly blocked the sale of a second-hand, still-sealed copy of The Evil Within 2 on the Amazon Marketplace, in a move that could have wide-ranging implications for the sale of used Bethesda games. The seller, Ryan Hupp, received a letter from Bethesda's legal firm, Vorys, warning that he must remove the listing or face legal action. In the letter, which Hupp forwarded to Polygon, Vorys said the sale was "unlawful" because it was not by an "authorized reseller". Hupp's use of the word "new" in the listing also constituted "false adve
2018-02-14 18:57 UTC · Eurogamer
Developer Tango Gameworks' open-world horror sequel The Evil Within 2 has just been updated to include an official first-person mode. Like its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 unfolds predominantly from a third-person perspective, although several first-person sequences do feature. Following the game's launch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One last year, however, fans quickly discovered that a rudimentary first-person mode could be accessed for an entire play-through by inputting a couple of console commands on the PC version. That first-person mode has now been polished up and officially incorporated int
2018-02-14 17:30 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Tom Sykes)
This is of less note to us PC types, but still worth a mention. A surprise patch for The Evil Within 2 adds an official first-person mode to the enjoyable, semi-open-world survival horror. If you want to appreciate the detailed environments without also appreciating the back of Sebastian Castellanos’ head, you’re in luck, as you can now play through the entire game in such a fashion. (more…)
2018-02-14 17:18 UTC · PC Gamer
Flowers? Check. Chocolates? Check. Ex-war photographer-turned-twisted homicidal maniac who murders people and turns them into horrifying art displays? … Check? Bethesda and Tango Gameworks' The Evil Within 2 has now added a first-person mode to its otherwise third-person survival horror 'em up. Who says Valentine's Day romance is dead? Stefano Valentini. Quite literally.  Look, see: I really enjoyed my first run through of The Evil Within 2's throwback to traditional survival horror, but I now fancy giving it a bash through the eyes of protagonist Sebastian Cast
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