In this interview, Makoto Chida, Project Manager, explained where the “haunted house simulator” concept came from and how Takashi Shimizu contributed to the game’s development.

Feelplus, the studio behind Ju-On: The Grudge, had plenty of options with the Ju-On license.

This haunted house simulator for the Wii may not be deep, lengthy, thought provoking or especially challenging, but it does what it promises.

Xseed has a two games coming out next week, which one will you get?

Every time a trailer for Ju-On: The Grudge squeaks out it always has “reaction” shots of terrified players. As a haunted house simulator it’s supposed to be scary, but wouldn’t the game be more interesting if it measured your pulse as a life meter?

At E3 I played Ju-On: The Grudge with magical auto-recharging flashlight batteries. In the game you play as a family member afflicted by the curse and explore haunted areas only carrying a flashlight. When the batteries run out you’re toast. I didn’t have to worry about that, but I stopped to pick up extra batteries [...]

Xseed confirmed they will bring Ju-On: The Grudge to North America this October. The announcement came with extra details about the game or “haunted house simulator,” as Xseed describes it.

Rising Star Games has an announcement to make at London’s MCM Expo and sent out a video to tease it. The clip has starts with a scream and has staffers running in terror while holding a Wii remote.

Ju-On from AQ Interactive came out of nowhere last month and surprised a lot of people because it actually looked like a decent horror game. Information on the game has been pretty scarce so far, but now we finally know how it controls.

Horror movie Ju-on, known overseas as the Grudge, is coming to the Wii. AQ Interactive is publishing Kyoufu Taikan Ju-On (loosely Feel Fear: Ju-On) which is based on the film. Players investigate the haunted mansion using the Wii remote as a flashlight — sort of like Lit.   In the game’s official blog Mr. Hiratsuka, [...]