Infestation

As influential as the original Doom games are, it’d be interesting to know how much they’d stand the ravages of time were it not for modding and unusual ports. It set the building blocks for the FPS genre back in the day, but the fact that people continue to tweak the original formula shows just how much of an impact the series has had these past 30 years. Sometimes mods will even incorporate other horror franchises. Take this one that mixed Doom with Friday The 13th. Inspired. Now, here’s one for us Alien lovers,…

Upcoming horror game Infestation ’88 has been renamed following backlash over alleged neo-nazi references in the title. The game is based on Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest cartoons to feature the character of Mickey Mouse. The cartoon entered the public domain days ago, meaning that it can be used in projects without fear of being sued by Disney. After claims online that Infestation ’88 contains references to neo-nazi symbolism (primarily due to the number 88 in the title being used as code by Neo-Nazis for a…

With Steamboat Willie now in the public domain, people have free reign over the classic cartoon. To celebrate that, indie developer Nightmare Forge revealed their new co-op PC horror, Infestation 88, to IGN that stars the Disney mascot himself: Mickey Mouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe85jZhSflk The game features co-op gameplay where players have to handle a rodent infestation. Who’s the leader of that club? Mickey Mouse. A disgusting, vile-looking Mickey Mouse. We get some gameplay with some creepy crawlies and…

The earliest version of Mickey Mouse is now in public domain as of January 1, 2024, and as many guessed, a game developer has announced its own twist on the character in a spooky setting.Nightmare Forge Games has announced Infestation 88, an episodic 1-4 player co-op survival horror game set in 1988. You play as an exterminator called upon to rid dwellings of "twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends." And yes, Mickey Mouse is one of those characters. The game is set to release later this…

In the past six months, cybersecurity research group Bitdefender has discovered that more than 60,000 Android apps were loaded with adware, posing a significant threat to users.Adware refers to software that is often bundled with programs, such as mobile apps. Its purpose is to generate revenue for malicious actors by displaying ads either in the foreground or background of the user's smartphone. Unfortunately, this not only causes loss of money, drains the device's battery and also causes it to overheat. Interestingly,…

While many Manitobans share photos of their wrecked lawns online, one Winnipeg woman knows the problem all too well: voles.The small, chunky mouse-like rodents tunnel and nest underground. They like to munch on seeds and roots have destroyed Gina Remillard's Island Lakes lawn — and not for the first time."I was a little horrified because it means a whole summer of trying to reseed and nurture the lawn again," Remillard said Monday.She cut her grass very short before the onset of winter, but the voles returned, and she…

Bug Bites starts off innocuous enough, if a little disturbing: a young woman with an alarming amount of bug bites decides to call an exterminator to make sure she doesn’t have a dreaded bed bug infestation. From there, the short dives into some extreme body horror... then injects an unexpected tidal wave of surreal humor. Check it out, but maybe not while you’re eating!Horror Short Film “Bug Bites” | ALTER | Online PremiereThe tone shifts alone are notable, but the seemingly endless sequence where everybody just whips…

Brooke Shields has had a long and wildly successful career as a model and TV/film actress, and continues to be part of the fabric of pop culture. One of her most iconic movies came from early in her career, as Emmeline in Randal Kleiser’s The Blue Lagoon. The 1980 coming of age drama was a massive hit, but it was made under a number of wild conditions. And Shields recently reminisced on the nudity, pneumonia, and rat infestation that came with shooting it.The Blue Lagoon takes place in the Victorian period, and follows…

The discovery of millions of fire ants in Kauai, Hawaii, marks the island's most extensive infestation since the invasive species was first detected there in 1999, the news website SFGATE reported.The infestation poses a risk to pets, the agriculture industry, and residents and tourists visiting Hawaii's fourth-largest island, according to SFGATE."They're changing the way of life for our residents here in Hawaii," said Heather Forester, who works for Hawaii Ant Lab, per the news website."You used to be able to go out…