More games should be Cthulhu based. There, we said it. The dripping tentacles of the Old Ones bearing towards mankind a fathomless hatred born from beyond the stars and nurtured over the millennia in chthonic tombs far below the sea — it's depressing that games don't feature Lovecraft monsters more often.

So we're excited to see a new Alone in the Dark has been announced. Alone in the Dark is not only the grandaddy of survivor horror, but one of the earliest Lovecraftian games out there, as well as a truly excellent film by cinematic artist Uwe Boll. Ha ha ha. No, just kidding on that last one... like you, we wish someone would plunge syringes full of ebola right into Uwe Boll's eyeballs.

Few details are available, except that it will take place in Central Park (?) and Edward Carnby will be back. Excellent news. Let's see if the new Alone in the Dark can take back the survival horror crown from Resident Evil 4 and the Silent Hill series.

The Return of Alone in the Dark [1UP]

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