The RE5 demo is out

The demo for RESIDENT EVIL 5 is available in the Xbox Live marketplace. Now fans will get the chance to shoot some infected with Chris Redfield and his new partner. We've seen trailers and clips from the game, but this was out first hands on. It's not even the full game, and it's still really fun. RE5 is fucking fantastic! The controls are familiar, the graphics are sweet and I'm willing to bet the story is going to knock our socks off. The controls are almost identical to RE4. Right away I was comfortable with the aiming and running. Using items however is a learning curve. Now you can quick grab items, heal yourself (or your partner) and pick up items to give to your partner. Single play works out very well. The AI does its job. Whenever you're low at health, your partner heals you up almost right away. The catch to this is that you have to do the same. You have to work together and save each other whenever possible.

Playing online and split screen co-op works very well too. I was wondering how they would work out the co-op for a RESIDENT EVIL game, and Capcom has nailed it. There are no interruptions and if you've played LEFT4Dead, you know how vital it is to help out your partners. RE5 works the same way. Help one another, or be killed. The first mission in the demo has you running into a village where an execution is taking place. The enemies spot you, and you have to hold them off inside of a small building. This scenario was fun when you had to control Leon Kennedy, but now, it's even more intense. More enemies come after you (even hopping over fences) along with the "executioner," who wields a giant axe. The second level in the demo has Chris and Sheva working together again. This time it's to take care of the chainsaw wielding maniac you see in the trailer. If you use the sniper rifle and explosive barrels to your advantage, you should take him out no problem.

If you haven't tried out the RE5 demo, do it now before the exclusive ends! This game is fucking awesome. -Nightmare Child

Jaws, eat your heart out!

Director/producer Greg William Stechman sent us an update on the film adaptation of Steve Alten's MEG. The film is based on the bestselling book about the hunt for an eighty foot long, 100,000 pound Megalodon shark, the most deadly predator of all time. We got word on this film months ago, but didn't hear anything new about it until now. The report was even featured on G4tv, which also gave viewers a look at the cool concept art. Talk about cool artwork, you gotta love the book cover with the shark eating the dinosaur. It's just fantastic. We're glad to see that the MEG movie is still in production. Our readers love these series of books, and I think it would be great if we can score an interview with the author. We're crossing our fingers for that one. -Nightmare Child

http://www.horror-fanatics.com/articles/2009/01-23-meg.html

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Zombies ate my Marines

Rarely do I see video games covered on horror websites. There are a ton of survival horror games out there that deserve attention amongst horror fans. I'm sure most horror fans play games on their spare time, as do I. Since November I've been hooked on the latest Call of Duty entitled WORLD AT WAR. What was striking to me was the fact that Treyarch actually went back to World War II, which I didn't mind at all because I'm a WWII fanatic, and CoD2 was my favorite entry at the time. I played Modern Warfare way too much, so it was time for an upgrade. I picked up the game, and it's amazing. The battles are crazy, the cut-scenes are amazing, the gore is intense and it feels like a WWII version of Modern Warfare. On top of that, you got zombie mode! Which is why CoD: World at War was featured on a few horror sites (including ours). I'm hooked on that multiplayer.

So, I went to sleep early last night, and woke up around 1 am. I figured I would play online for a bit, and for some strange reason my 360 wouldn't read the disc. Apparently the console scratched up my game. Okay, I'm fucked. I've been sucked into this game for months, and now I can't play it. I'm sure there are thousands of people out there who've had this same problem with other games. I read reports all the time about 360s scratching and even cracking game to the point where they're unplayable. As if the "three red lights" weren't an issue, now I have to be cautious when putting in new games. I guess I'll have to install it onto my hard drive. I'm just curious as to how many of you out there reading this had a similar problem?

-Nightmare Child

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My GORY Valentine

Last week I reviewed the Special Edition DVD for the original MY BLOODY VALENTINE. I've officially named this version of the movie MY GORY VALENTINE, because this is some sick shit. Originally before this film came out, the MPAA hacked it to pieces so that way it can get to theatres with an R rating. Seeing as to how the MPAA has changed over the years, Paramount and Lionsgate have re-released MY BLOODY VALENTINE with all the cut footage put back in. Granted, it's definitely an improvement. The theatrical cut had this "Halloween" feel to it where you never really got to see any gore. It was more about suspense rather than the violence. Now, that's all gone with this version. This is what we were originally meant to see, and now it feels like Friday the 13th's evil step brother. This version (still R rated) is gory as fuck. Don't believe us? Check out these delicious screen shots:

Trust me, this is just a taste of what's in the full version. It's fucking brutal! For my full in depth review of the Special Edition DVD just head over to the site.

http://www.horror-fanatics.com/reviews/mybloodyvalentinesedvd.html

New year, new releases

It's a brand new year, and that means we get to review a ton of new releases. Our year started off rocky however. Like last year and perhaps the year before, we kick off the new year with a Pg-13 horror film. Nothing special; just a crappy spiritual movie about a woman being haunted by a unborn spirit. What makes this special is the fact that it's not based off of an Asian horror movie.

http://www.horror-fanatics.com/reviews/unborn.html

Today we posted up our review for MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D. This is a modern day take on the 1981 slasher. It's almost as if we haven't learned anything in the last twenty years, because it's typical and predictable. Oh did I mention that it's in 3D? That's the marketing ploy, and the only reason why we got excited for it in the first place. 3D or not, it fails in comparison to the 1981 movie, and that's sad. But hey, it's not all bad. There's an element of fun to this movie. Just watch it for the gore; that's the best advice I can give to you.

http://www.horror-fanatics.com/reviews/mybloodyvalentine3d.html