No Publisher Wanted Outlast. 60 Million Players Later, The Horror Juggernaut Is Doing Just Fine.

Ask a room full of players to name the scariest game they have ever played and a handful of titles come up again and again. Silent Hill is usually there, along with Resident Evil. Alien Isolation makes the list. One of the Fatal Frame games gets a mention, and the better-informed might add something like Siren. It is a crowded field, which makes Outlast’s success all the more remarkable. According to the current teaser, the game was turned down by publishers before it ever saw release, yet it has since reached sixty million players. A horror juggernaut that no one wanted has, by any measure, done just fine. The rejection is not hard to understand in hindsight. Outlast is brutally intense, built on helplessness rather than empowerment. Players cannot fight back in any meaningful way; they run, hide and survive, relying on a camcorder and its night vision to see through the dark. That... Read More

“I Wanted To Challenge Myself”

Wario Where? Earlier this year, Nintendo veteran and WarioWare icon Goro Abe disclosed that he was departing the company and accepting a teaching position at the Osaka Electro-Communication University. Approximately seven months later, VGC had the opportunity to converse with the developer regarding his life after Nintendo…Read More Read More

Here’s How Wanted Levels And Crime Work In GTA 6

Grand Theft Auto 6 is revamping the Wanted and law enforcement response mechanisms in a fascinating manner. If you’ve engaged with Grand Theft Auto titles previously, you’re aware that when you commit an unlawful act, the authorities will arrive. You’ll receive a wanted rating indicated by stars—the greater number of stars you possess…Read More Read More