N3II Promo Posters 1 & 2

Two very cool promotional posters for the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights II show off a nicely grim aesthetic I’m hoping the game manages to pull off a bit more than the original (well, a LOT more, actually).

Konami has the publishing rights this time out, but I’m guessing they more than likely had not much at all to do with the development on the sequel. I’ve got my fingers crossed anyway that the game will be at least equal to the first one in terms of massive waves of enemies and very tough bosses. We shall see, I suppose…

Ju-on: The Grudge Set To Creep Into Stores Next Week

Time to get a little bit more frightened if you’re a Wii owner… Xseed Games has announced that Ju-on: The Grudge will ship on October 13, 2009. The feelplus-developed interactive “Haunted House Simulator” looks to scare up sales with its unique use of the Wii remote, genuinely scary moments aplenty and most importantly, creative input from Ju-on creator, Takashi Shimizu.

Don’t expect any big guns, fast-paced action or room sized bosses to do battle against here – the game is a pure test of nerves and what could be called a “true” survival horror experience, as your sole goal in each scenario is to make it to the end of the stage alive. Trust me, folks… it’s harder than you think, especially if you’re scared of the dark, objects moving just out of your vision, strange sounds emanating from your Wii Remote and pure, “jump-out” scares when you least expect it…

A tiny bit of the press release remains to let you know what you’re about to experience… two surviving game images merely hint at the horror to come…

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