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    Friday
    Apr192013

    "The Evil Within" to give True Horror; Dirty Underwear in 2014. 

     IGN revealed the first trailer and screenshots to Bethesda/Tango Gameworks' "The Evil Within" (formerly known as "Zwei") the new survival-horror from Shinji Mikami, creator of "Resident Evil", "Devil May Cry", and "God Hand" 

    From the official website:

    Shinji Mikami, the father of survival horror, is back to direct The Evil Within™ – a game embodying the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story weave together to create an immersive world that will bring players to the height of tension. The Evil Within is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC and next generation consoles and is slated for release in 2014.

    The plot has been somewhat hinted at in a press release from Bethesda:

    When Detective Sebastian and his partner rush to the scene of a gruesome mass murder, a mysterious, powerful force is lying in wait for them. Witnessing the killing of fellow police officers one after another, Sebastian is then attacked and loses consciousness. Waking up in a land where monsters are wandering about, Sebastian has to fight his way through a world of death and its close friend madness in order to understand what’s going on. Sebastian has to face his fears in order to survive on a journey to discover what lies in the shadows of that mysterious force.

    The game, which has been under-wraps and in secrecy, was first shown back in April 2012 with the site going live, with a screenshot and message, part of which read:

    As a master of the ‘survival horror’ genre, Shinji Mikami is committed to making a game that is the realization of pure survival horror, an experience which he defines as one that pushes the limits of fear and exhilaration. He and his team at Tango are committed to attaining this vision.

    Mikami promises fans "The perfect blend of horror and action" with this title, dropping in 2014 and running off of the powerful id Tech 5 engine .

    IGN will be going into full detail on Monday, April 22 at 7 am Pacific Time. with an early demo of the title.

     

     

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