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Rumours grow as details of a Silent Hill 2 remake emerge following recent leak

May 16, 2022VG247

A remake, a new mainline game, and “side ‘stories’” are all part of this week’s rumours. The rumour mill doesn’t want to stop at the moment, as a new rumour has come out claiming that The Medium developer Bloober Team is working on a Silent Hill 2 remake. Earlier this week, some images leaked of a supposed Silent Hill reboot were taken down via DMCA by Konami. While it can’t be confirmed if these images are real or not, the take downs certainly are suspicious. And now YouTuber NateTheHate has claimed that a remake of Silent Hill 2 is in…

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DualSense features detailed for The Medium ahead of PS5 release

August 7, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley 7 August 2021 18:54 GMT Bloober Team has released a video explaining in detail how the PlayStation 5 version of The Medium increases immersion through the DualSense controller.Featuring dual-reality gameplay, The Medium puts you in the shoes of Marianne, a medium haunted by visions who can interact with two worlds: the real, and the spirit world. Her goal in the game is to uncover a dark mystery masked by secrets, sinister spirits, and puzzles that only she can solve.Watch on YouTubeAccording to the studio, with the PS5 version, the game takes full advantage of the DualSense controller allowing players…

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Our favourite games of 2021 so far

July 16, 2021RockPaperShotgun

With 2021 marching on at a seemingly impossible pace, we thought it was high time we sat down in our virtual Treehouses to chat about the best games of the year we’ve played so far. 2021 has been an odd year for games. The first few months were front-loaded with some big meaty hitters after giving Cyberpunk 2077 a wide berth at the end of last year, while others have been pushed back even further into the depths of 2022. Indeed, a lot of the games we’re really looking forward to in 2021 are still hovering away on the horizon,…

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Former Xbox exclusive The Medium is coming to PS5 in September

June 15, 2021VG247

The Medium, the apparently timed Xbox console exclusive from Bloober Team that launched earlier this year, is coming to PS5 on September 3, 2021.This isn’t a complete surprise, though: the Entertainment Software Rating Board listed The Medium on PS5 back at the start of the month. Bloober Team’s third-person psychological horror title was first announced for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and was a day-one release through Xbox Game Pass. At no point had it previously been mentioned that it would end up on PS5.The PS5 version of The Medium will feature “full DualSense controller support,” according to a press release, so there’s some specific…

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The Medium made back its development costs in just a few days

January 31, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 13:25 GMT Bloober Team’s latest psychological horror hit, The Medium, has already made a profit thanks to sales across PC and Xbox.In an interview with Polish publication Money.pl (via GameSpot), the development studio noted that The Medium has already made back both its developmental and marketing costs, meaning that any revenue from here on out is pure profit.That’s a good win for the game, considering it’s only available on two platforms at the moment (PC and Xbox Series S|X – it’s not available on Xbox One). The development team hasn’t shared a breakdown of the…

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The Medium Door Code number | How to work it out

January 28, 2021VG247

By Tom Orry, Thursday, 28 January 2021 09:02 GMT A basement in the burned house hides a secret door that needs a special door code.The Medium is a game full of puzzles to solve, but some are definitely trickier than others. One of the more difficult puzzles is figuring out the correct door code for a locked door in the basement of a house. If you’re struggling to work out the solution to The Medium door code, we’ve got the answer, plus details on how to work it out if you’d rather not just be given the code.How to work…

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The Medium reviews round-up – all the scores

January 27, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 14:54 GMT Reviews for Bloober Team’s The Medium are dropping, and if you are interested in it, you may want to have a look at the scores.Psychological horror title The Medium releases tomorrow, and we’ve rounded up the review scores for you.In the game, you play as Marianne, a medium haunted by visions who can interact with two worlds: the real, and the spirit world.Her visions have led her to an abandoned hotel in Krakow, the site of a tragedy. Because she is a medium, she can interact with the spirit world in…

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The Medium Interview: Bloober Team talks Xbox Series S power, Game Pass, and new-gen challenges

January 25, 2021VG247

With Xbox Series X|S about to get its first proper console exclusive, The Medium dev Bloober Team talks about how the studio has accomplished this achievement.The Medium is Bloober Team’s most ambitious game to date. Not only is it the biggest production the developer has taken on, but it’s also a next-gen Xbox console exclusive arriving at a time when those are practically non-existent. I spoke to The Medium Lead Designer Wojciech Piejko and Producer Jacek Zięba to find out what pressures this has put on the firm, their thoughts on Game Pass, and just what they think about Microsoft’s…

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Bloober Team releases a new trailer for The Medium and updated PC specs

January 19, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 18:22 GMT Bloober Team has released a new trailer for The Medium, exploring what a medium actually does.The new video for The Medium is the second in Bloober Team’s premonition video series, which shines a light on how the psychological horror title plays.The latest video entitled What Does A Medium Do? explains what it means to be a medium like Marianne, and shows off some of the unique psychic abilities she is able to use to navigate the spirit world and unravel its mysteries.The Medium will release on Xbox Series X/S and PC…

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Watch The Medium’s disturbing live-action trailer here

January 14, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Thursday, 14 January 2021 15:04 GMT Bloober Team has released a new live-action trailer for the upcoming horror game, The Medium, and it sets a grizzly tone for the PC and Xbox Series X/S title.Bloober, the developer behind Observer and Layers of Fear, has created a new trailer for The Medium in collaboration with award-winning VFX and animation studio, Platige Image.The cinematic trailer is built around the game’s core conceit; two co-existing realities that you will need to explore to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Niwa Hotel. It’s all a bit psychological horror, and the trailer goes big…

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Check out 14-minutes of psychological horror title The Medium

January 5, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:19 GMT Bloober Team has released a video providing an extended look at gameplay from its upcoming psychological horror title The Medium.The 14-minute video showcases the different perspectives, environments, and powers players will experience when The Medium is released later this month.In it, you will see medium Marianne explore the real and spirit world both alternatively and simultaneously, featuring a split-screen dual reality gameplay system where you will play in two locations at the same time.A third of the action in the game takes place in the real world, a third in the…

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The Medium devs explain how Xbox Series X horror game works in dual realities

October 23, 2020VG247

By Sherif Saed, Friday, 23 October 2020 11:35 GMT The Medium lets you inhabit the real world and the spirit world.One of the neat mechanics in Bloober Team’s upcoming horror adventure The Medium is how it takes place in two versions of the same world at the same moment.The developer talked before about how the power of Xbox Series X/S is what enables the game to essentially render two versions of the world in real time, but not much has been revealed about how the mechanic itself works in game and what each of the realms offers that the other…

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