The Bloodiest Game Of E3?

I didn’t play the original 1990s arcade game Splatterhouse. I told Crecente last week that the new one I played at E3 felt like a more violent God of War. Be careful, he warned me.


June 4, 2010
In Real Life

The First Video Game To Appear On The Cover Of Fangoria Magazine

Fangoria, the magazine that has been servicing horror fans the world over for over 30 years, has never had a video game on its cover. Until now.


May 28, 2010
News

Everything Is Juicy And Wet In Splatterhouse

The successes of 1988′s arcade brawler Splatterhouse were almost entirely due to its shocking portrayal of over-the-top violence and gore.


May 25, 2010

All The Blood, All The Metal Of Splatterhouse In Motion

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April 9, 2010
News

New Splatterhouse Also Throws In The Original 16-bit Trilogy

Namco Bandai’s gory re-imagining of the 16-bit side-scrolling classic Splatterhouse will come with an unlockable bonus: three 16-bit side-scrolling classic Splatterhouse games.


March 26, 2010

Splatterhouse Screens Get Chunks Of Stuff All Over The Place

Is it time to start age-gating screenshots? The newest Splatterhouse screens, full of blood-soaked ghouls, chunky guts and flying severed limbs, might be better limited to mature audiences only. Or are we overreacting?


November 28, 2009

We’re Up To Our Elbows In Splatterhouse Screens, Blood

Call me cautiously optimistic about the new Splatterhouse, despite the developer switcheroo and year-long delay for the re-imagining of the arcade and Turbografx classic. New screens from Namco Bandai keep me cautiously optimistic.


November 25, 2009
In Real Life

Splatterhouse Gets Appropriately Splattered Shoes

We weren’t sure if Namco Bandai was taking the new Splatterhouse game seriously until we saw the exclusive Globe International Superfly model Splatterhouse shoes.


November 4, 2009
In Real Life

Splatterhouse Figure Won’t Bring Jennifer Back

It will, however, look great in your office, custom toysmith Jin Saotome’s latest piece capturing Splatterhouse’s Rick in all his barbaric, denim-clad glory.


October 14, 2009

New Splatterhouse Screens Dripping With Gore

Namco Bandai unlocks the door to the Splatterhouse next year. Check out the latest screenshots to see what they’ve done with the place.