14 h. ago Cronos: The New Dawn review – survival horror is dead on arrival

PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch 2; Bloober TeamAn intriguing setup sees an unnamed protagonist time-travel to discover the origins of a devastating outbreak, but a stingy inventory and one-sided battles lead to frustrationBloober Team, the Polish developer behind 2021’s hugely underrated psycho-thriller The Medium and last year’s excellent Silent Hill 2 remake, clearly understands that there is an established, almost comforting rhythm to survival horror games. It’s baffling, then, to see this latest game excel in so many areas while failing spectacularly on several of the genre’s most basic tenets.You play an unnamed traveller, the latest of many, sent to gather information about a devastating outbreak that transformed the citizens of a town called New Dawn into the sort of misshapen monsters that have become the staple of sci-fi-adjacent survival horror: contorted of limb, long of fang, and ample of slobber. As you explore the stark, often beautifully devastated aftermath of the outbreak, yo...

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36 h. ago Horror as dead body is found inside trunk of singer D4vd's impounded Tesla

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department made the grim discovery on Monday, after receiving reports of a foul odor coming from the vehicle.

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44 h. ago Cronos: The New Dawn has me excited for the future of survival horror on Nintendo Switch 2

After also recently launching on more powerful consoles, Bloober Team's latest sci-fi horror also plays brilliantly on Nintendo's sequel hybrid console.

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63 h. ago ‘I was running for an eternity’: Eyewitnesses recall horror of Jerusalem bus stop shooting that left six dead

Israeli police said 12 people were injured after gunmen opened fire during rush hour

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3 d. ago Almost 300 sheep dead in horror flood as Welsh river rises suddenly

Kiyan Freedom was in a field with his flock earlier when water began rising from a nearby river

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5 d. ago Cronos The New Dawn wasn't as costly as analysts predict, and Bloober Team isn't worried about money

Bloober Team's latest horror game, Cronos: The New Dawn, has launched to a mixed reception, but the developer isn't worried about financial losses – or Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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5 d. ago Everything we know so far about Lisbon tram crash horror as three Brits confirmed dead

Tragedy broke out in Lisbon after a tram on the famed Lisbon Gloria Funicular derailed and crashed into a building. The catastrophic crash left at least 16 people killed and around 21 more injured

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5 d. ago Lisbon tram crash: Three Brits among the dead after horror smash kills 16

Three British nationals are confirmed to be among the 16 people tragically killed in a horror funicular crash in Lisbon

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6 d. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Why Walking Dead star's neighbours hit the roof

Have David Morrissey's neighbours spent too much time watching The Walking Dead, the American horror drama he starred in that was set after the collapse of modern civilisation?

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6 d. ago American and two Canadians believed to be among at least 17 dead in Lisbon tram disaster

An American and two Canadians are feared to be among at least 17 dead in a horror tram crash in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon on Wednesday.

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6 d. ago Emmerdale's Mack Boyd 'dead' in horror twist as killer John wields axe

Emmerdale's Mackenzie Boyd appeared to meet a brutal end at the end of the latest episode that saw him chased down by an axe-wielding John Sugden on the side of the road

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6 d. ago They say it's darkest just before the dawn...but in Polish survival horror game Cronos it's always dark. And there be monsters...

The latest from the Bloober Team, who last year released the brilliantly ghastly Silent Hill 2 remake, Cronos turns the industrial buildings of Krakow into writhing hellscapes

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6 d. ago Release time for Cronos The New Dawn, Bloober Team's next adventure after Silent Hill 2

The Cronos: The New Dawn release date has been confirmed for Bloober Team's AAA horror title

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6 d. ago Lisbon tram horror leaves 15 dead as kids pulled from wreckage

Terrified passengers were left "covered in blood" after the funicular smashed into a building in Portugal’s capital.

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7 d. ago Cronos: The New Dawn review – classic survival horror tropes wrapped around a cool sci

Hot on the heels of its Silent Hill 2 remake last year, Bloober Team is back with an original survival horror game that puts time travel and horrific merging enemies at its core.

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8 d. ago Girl, 16, shot dead at sleepover while brushing friend's hair in horror drive

Traelynn Sibley, 16, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting at a Kansas City home on August 9, in what prosecutors say was a case of fatal mistaken identity that has left a community in shock

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9 d. ago Burning Man horror as police issue major update over man found dead at festival

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office is seeking help identifying the man who was found dead at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada on Saturday, August 30

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1 week ago Benidorm horror as British tourist found dead on Levante Beach

Police confirmed the 31-year-old British man was found lifeless after struggling to return to Benidorm's famous Levante beach - an investigation has been launched

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2 w. ago The Occupant review – air crash survival thriller gets Rob Delaney’s voice for company

Ella Balinska is excellent alongside Delaney’s disembodied voice, but it’s a shame the film isn’t as sharply sketched as they areHere is a survival sci-fi thriller in which Abby (Ella Balinska) is trying to save the life of her sister, who is stricken with apparently terminal cancer. Abby’s tenacious sense that the possibility of a cure exists is the major guiding force behind a narrative that goes to some strange and unexpected places. For most of the run time, Abby is trying to return home from the site of a helicopter crash in the remote wilds of of Georgia, where the odds of survival are minimal and her only companion is the disembodied voice of comedian Rob Delaney, who plays a pilot – or is he? – who has also crashlanded somewhere in the wilderness.Delaney, best known for his work in comedies such as the excellent Catastrophe, gives an excellent voice-only performance, but it’s Balinska’s show, and she delivers the kind of turn that made Sigourney Weaver a legend in Alien: bra...

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2 w. ago Mastodon rocker Brent Hinds dead at 51 after horror Atlanta motorcycle crash

The former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon has died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta aged 51.

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