'When you look at horror franchises or movies or games, the sci-fi space is huge' — Directive 8020 executive producer says the simple reason for the game's space setting was because it's 'just fun'
According to Directive 8020 executive producer, Dan McDonald, Supermassive always knew that it would make a Dark Pictures game set in space.
<p>When it comes to new horror games, there are times of feast and famine, and this past year we gorged until our bellies bulged and our mouths dripped with gruesome grease. In 2024, we received [...]
Directive 8020’s rewind feature makes play-your-own-survival-horror easie
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Video Games Weekly: Censorship, shrinkage and a Subnautica scandal
<p><em>Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game tr [...]
Supermassive Games is delaying Directive 8020 and laying off staff
<p>Supermassive Games, the developer behind story-driven games like <em>Until Dawn</em>, <em>The Quarry</em> and <em>The Dark Pictures Anthology</em>, is cutt [...]
Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+
<p>The keyword for the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/iphone-16e-review-whats-your-acceptable-compromise-020016288.html"> [...]
Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule, announcements, new games and everything els
<p>As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com [...]
Summer Game Fest 2025: What new game announcements to expect, how to watch
<p>As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com [...]