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Until Dawn sales ‘surpassed expectations’, sequel ‘in discussion’

PS4-exclusive horror game Until Dawn could be set for a second instalment. The title, developed by UK-based Supermassive Games, placed second in the UK retail charts following its release in late August. Its popularity was partially driven by the utilisation of its branching ‘butterfly effect’ narrative, which allows different characters …

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Sony was surprised by Until Dawn’s success

Not all first party triple-A games are equal. Some fall short of the weight of lofty expectation placed on their shoulders. Others, however, strike a bigger chord with fans than their makers expected. It seems that Sony’s interactive survival horror Until Dawn, which hit PS4 last month, falls into the …

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Until Dawn was YouTube’s top August game

PS4 horror title Until Dawn has been named as the ‘hottest’ game on YouTube in July. As reported by Kotaku, YouTube defines ‘hotness’ by combining both video watch time and uploads. Supermassive’s title was helped no doubt by the attention it was given by big names such as PewDiePie and …

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Until Dawn Twitch archiving block was unintentional

Sony has said that it did not deliberately disable player’s ability to archive their Until Dawn gameplay streams. Twitch users are normally able to archive their streamed footage for those who missed the live broadcast. However, Twitch confirmed earlier this week that the game’s publisher, Sony, had disabled the functionality …

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Until Dawn has been censored in Japan

A particularly gory scene in new PS4 title Until Dawn has been omitted from the Japanese version of the game. The grizzly demise of the game’s cast is hardly a rare occurrence in the slash-flick spoof, but the death of Josh in particular has proved too much for Japanese authorities, …

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Margin Makers: Guide to horror merchandise

It might still be summer, but it’s not safe to go outside, with horror games lurking just around the corner. MCV checks out the spookiest merchandise on offer The resurgence in the popularity of horror games has been frightening. After several years in the wilderness, the last 12 months have …

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‘Horror games are pushing into the mainstream’

Creepy PS4 exclusive Until Dawn will help the horror genre march into the mainstream, says Sony. Product manager Joe Palmer praised the resurrection of the horror game ahead of the release of the PS4 exclusive later this month. The horror genre is huge in the wider entertainment industry,” Palmer told …

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PS4-exclusive horror title Until Dawn has been dated

Sony’s PlayStation 4 survival horror title Until Dawn will be coming to stores in August. The title from UK developer Supermassive will be out on August 28th. Until Dawn was originally announced for the PlayStation 3 at Gamescom 2012, and was originally set to feature Move support. Little was heard …

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Horror games terrify in Cologne

A few years ago, horror games were a rarity. Even the big horror IP such as Dead Space and Resident Evil were abandoning scares in favour of action. That’s been changing this year, and Gamescom was filled with creepy games designed to scare the pants of gamers. The Evil Within …

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