I’m going pretend I’m not just jumping on a trending topic for this week’s theme and use the fact that Halloween is right around the corner as an excuse to celebrate the survival horror genre. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water was released in North America a few days ago. To say there has been a bit of controversy surrounding this game is quite the understatement. We have news, podcasts, and opinions regarding the new Wii U entry in the series.

To stay on topic, the oprainfall Retro Commercial Research Team–in other words, me–presents some television advertisements for Fatal Frame games. Being a niche game, it didn’t get any Western ads, so these come from Japan where the series is known as Project Zero.

Here are the highlights from the past week.

REVIEWS & PREVIEWS

• REVIEW: Corpse of Discovery | Michael Fontanini
• REVIEW: Party Hard | Chris Melchin
• Early Access IMPRESSIONS: Soul Locus: Cards of Order | Phil Schipper

ORIGINAL CONTENT

• UPDATE: Nintendo Has Personally Killed the Fatal Frame Series For the West
• Gaming Crossroads: Toughest Video Game Challenge Round Table
• Total Control Ep 52: OpZero is Back With More Fatal Frame (PODCAST)

NEWS

• [UPDATE] Hideo Kojima has Left Konami as of October 9
• [UPDATED] Koei Tecmo Announced Yoru no Nai Kuni Renamed in the West
• New “Valkyria Chronicles”-Related Trademark filed by SEGA Games?
• Idea Factory International to Localize Trillion: God of Destruction
• Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni Gets Limited Edition
• Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir Gets a New Trailer
• New Character Trailers For Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem
• Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter to PSN and PC

Also, don’t forget to check out Operation Recap on our YouTube channel for an alternate take on this week’s news.

And, as always, if you have any ideas or suggestions for retro commercials, let us know either through Facebook, Twitter, or just leave a good old-fashioned comment below.