June EGM features Splatterhouse for next-gen consoles, boatload of game updates

After revealing 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand (Xbox 360, PS3) for its May issue, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine’s upcoming June issue is revealing the next-gen resurrection of Splatterhouse. Splatterhouse and its sequels are considered to be the arcade games which paved the way for survival-horror titles. Head over the full article to see what else is there for the June EGM issue.

For the May issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), we were treated to a cover featuring 50 Cent. As it turns out, the issue detailed the sequel 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Xbox 360, PS3). Now the upcoming June EGM issue will reveal to us the next-gen revival of the classic 1988 arcade game Splatterhouse.

Namco Bandai‘s Splatterhouse is considered a pioneer for the survival horror video game genre which spawned Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Now how would the beat ’em up nature of Splatterhouse translate to next-gen consoles? The EGM June issue will provide a first look.

That’s not all there is for the June EGM magazine. Here is a run-down of all the games covered for the upcoming issue:

• Dark Void exclusive first look
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots hands-on
• Grand Theft Auto 4 review (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
• Mario Kart Wii review
• Soul Calibur 4 (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Iron Man (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS)
• The Incredible Hulk (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, DS)
• Spider-man
• Bionic Commando (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Street Fighter IV
• Tecmo Bowl
• Golden Axe: Beast Rider (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
• Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii)
• Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC)
• Alien Crush
• Space Invaders Extreme (PSP, DS)
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
• Guilty Gear 2: Overture
• Battle Fantasia
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger