Rumor: Footage for new horror title from Hudson [update 2]
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Oct 16th 2008 at 12:47PM }
Update 2: Hudson has requested we take down the videos.
Update: Looks like the original videos were pulled by YouTube (new videos have already made their way back up). Be warned: these also could disappear at any moment. Incidentally, Hudson has contacted us, explaining that a hacker stole these videos from internal files on their server and posted them without their permission.
Leak ahoy! A mysterious trio of videos have been discovered on the open servers of a PR company representing Hudson, apparently showing off a brand new Wii horror game from the publisher. Judging by the name of the directory address, the title will be known simply as Calling (though we'd wager on The Calling), and it looks like an extremely creepy slice of J-Horror. That doll! Eeee!
It's played from a first-person perspective (a technique which has always boosted the scare factor for us), and might be an on-rails adventure, unless the person playing this has incredibly steady hands. That's difficult to believe -- cowards that we are, just watching this makes us tremble a little. If you dare, go past the break for a second gameplay video.
Update: Looks like the original videos were pulled by YouTube (new videos have already made their way back up). Be warned: these also could disappear at any moment. Incidentally, Hudson has contacted us, explaining that a hacker stole these videos from internal files on their server and posted them without their permission.
Leak ahoy! A mysterious trio of videos have been discovered on the open servers of a PR company representing Hudson, apparently showing off a brand new Wii horror game from the publisher. Judging by the name of the directory address, the title will be known simply as Calling (though we'd wager on The Calling), and it looks like an extremely creepy slice of J-Horror. That doll! Eeee!
It's played from a first-person perspective (a technique which has always boosted the scare factor for us), and might be an on-rails adventure, unless the person playing this has incredibly steady hands. That's difficult to believe -- cowards that we are, just watching this makes us tremble a little. If you dare, go past the break for a second gameplay video.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
videoanime @ Oct 16th 2008 1:52PM
That was awesome creepy XD XD XD I'm coward, I don´t want it.
Zerenix @ Oct 16th 2008 1:57PM
That looks awesome.
Ronnie76er @ Oct 16th 2008 1:57PM
Was there something that blinked at the end of that second trailer?
Moojuice @ Oct 16th 2008 2:07PM
I am terrified. Looks sweet.
CubeGuy @ Oct 16th 2008 2:19PM
Now THIS is the kind of game I've been waiting for!
I love the on rails feel. Like there's nothing you can do to stop what's coming...
And you KNOW it's coming...
Christ @ Oct 16th 2008 3:05PM
The feeling of playing this must be awesome. I like how they made the motions of the character. Feels like he's really scared but stays quiet, I like it :)
TheCoats @ Oct 16th 2008 3:07PM
that looked awsome watched the first one just now - and now all 3 have been pulled from youtube
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 16th 2008 3:17PM
Yup, they're all gone now
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 16th 2008 4:07PM
On update:
Wow. Fatal Frame might have some good competition
HereticPB @ Oct 16th 2008 3:27PM
Yes, they had to be removed - ... ... ...
David Hinkle @ Oct 16th 2008 3:34PM
Have no fear, we're updating the post.
HereticPB @ Oct 16th 2008 3:51PM
I can tell you what happened - if anybody wants to know.
Lauren @ Oct 16th 2008 3:57PM
That looks awesome!
leonus11 @ Oct 16th 2008 4:04PM
that was AWESOME!! i (personally) wouldn't have stuck my hand under that bed! they just need to work on making the hand grab him faster. i feel it was a little to slow. but i'm sure hudson will fix that as the game is VERY LIKELY to be in early production. still though, AWESOME!!
Ben @ Oct 30th 2008 6:52PM
looks scary, can't wait to find out more about it.
Hardy @ Oct 16th 2008 4:41PM
This would be smart marketing if they did this on purpose.
I mean, it's a horror movie, and like a Jhorror, this game appeared out of nowhere, everyone notices, then POOF! gone from the net.
HereticPB @ Oct 16th 2008 4:49PM
heheh yes it would but Its not.
TX2 @ Oct 16th 2008 5:11PM
YES YES YES!!!! This is the kind of stuff I've been waiting for since the Wiimote was first made. Really forcing the people to stick there arms into hols in the wall or under beds and then WHAM!
I don't even care if it'll work or not, the fact that it's actually finally gotten into somebodies head to do this is making thank every kind of god I can think of!
bm @ Oct 16th 2008 5:21PM
The on-rails look may come from the fact that it appears to just be a prerendered proof-of-concept video. I don't see any prompts or pauses, if this was on-rails there is no way they'd expect the player to perform all those actions so perfectly in sync, like the door opening stuff.
CJLopez @ Oct 16th 2008 5:39PM
Dam, all down!!!!
Chris Greenhough @ Oct 16th 2008 6:11PM
Try this!
http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/10/16/rumor-footage-for-new-horror-title-from-hudson-update
Dr_W@dsy @ Oct 16th 2008 6:48PM
Yeh, totally want now.
Huge fan of J-Horror (the american 'grudge 'was nowhere near as creepy as the original, though grudge 2 wasn't too bad). Very keen for this, though it's not likely to come out of JPN... :(
Berty200 @ Oct 16th 2008 7:00PM
Um, yikes. I hope this doesn't come out in America. The problem with horror for me:
The human mind is naturally curious, and I just so happen to be scared extremely easily. But, when I see "New horror game" I'm like, okay control, don't look. But then, it was leaked, so I get even more curious. So I keep looking. I play it without volume. See something creepy. I turn on the volume after getting more curious. I hear that doll laughing and a scream, my face turns red and I go away.
This is... scary.
leonus11 @ Oct 16th 2008 8:03PM
"Um, yikes. I hope this doesn't come out in America."
noooooooo!! please, please, PLEASE!! PLEASE don't jinx it for us please! =(
CJLopez @ Oct 17th 2008 1:58AM
Ok, this sets it, i'm not getting this game...
I won't be able to handle it.
Sile hill 1 on the psone is the first and last game of this kind i'm playing.
When i finished fatal frame 3, i said 4 would be the last one horror game i would play
Dash @ Oct 17th 2008 12:03PM
Oh yeah, a good old fashioned horror game smartly using the Wiimote.
But I guess this is more of a demo-video. The actions are too much in sync, so it's not normal gameplay. But so far I see: good graphics, good use of the controls, exploration and fear. So much fear...
HereticPB @ Oct 19th 2008 11:24PM
Calling – A Clarification
You may have seen the rounds of three mysterious video files of a point and click horror game by Hudson called Calling. I know Hudson and Clever Communications wants no mention of this game anymore but I thought I would put digital words down on what really happened at least concerning my actions.
The videos were quite good and quite scary. Be it test footage, game footage, whatever they were great and I loved them. For that matter many other people liked the footage.
Hudson we love the idea and game that is if it is a game yet or will be now, it is amazing.
I was contacted to remove the videos, which I promptly did from Youtube and from Revver that I uploaded them to. Hudson has made the rounds to remove the other videos from the Internet from other individuals and they are justified, as it is their property.
I wanted to put this out on the net. I do not know who put the videos on the PR site of Clever Communications be it employees of Clever Communications, Clever Communications themselves, Hudson Employees, Hudson, or anybody else and I am sure Hudson as a company is quite pissed. You would be too if someone uploaded content and had “stolen it”.
Honestly, though it being on a PR site I have a hard time with the notion of it being stolen. I found these videos myself, and I have no problem stating that, from Clever Communications site. There was no intent, no idea, or action of stealing the videos. It could have been a bit of stupidity on my part as I thought the PR page that was posted was validated information to be released.
Honestly, the leak of these videos actually created more fans of the game earlier than it should but the game looks to be amazing. I hope that not harm comes from this situation.
http://nintendo-centrum.net/2008/10/19/calling-%e2%80%93-a-clarification/