Sup Holmes every Sunday at 2:30pm EST!
[Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.]
[Update: Show’s over everyone! A lot happened, including the dual declaration thatBrain Dead/Dead Aliveis Peter Jackson’s second best film ever. That was just one of many surprising treats you won’t want to miss. The rerun should be up soon, so you won’t have to wait long. In the meantime, here is popular Youtube personality Markiplier playingSoma. He’s got pink hair, which is nice.]
Horror! It can be more fun than conventional logic would dictate, which may be why AAA publishers like Capcom and Konami don’t seem to have the same confidence in the genre as they once did. While both theResident EvilandSilent Hillfranchises may have fallen from grace in the eyes of many of today’s horror fans, smaller publishers like Frictional Games have done well to fill the void left in their wake with highly successful titles likeSomaandAmnesia: The Dark Decent(currently on sale for $4.99 until December 1st).
We’ll be talking with Thomas Grip, co-founder of Frictional Games, about the studio’s rise to success, his influences, working with The Chinese Room on a sequel to the originalAmnesia, his thoughts the state of horror games in the industry today, and a lot more.Join us here at 2;30pm ESTfor the live show as it transpires. There may even be a spooky surprise or two (but probably not).
