Joe’s Diner and Pineview Drive are coming to Xbox One on July 1 and June 24 respectively. The titles are unique horror experiences that I believe were available on the Wii U before going multiplatform. They look rather unique and we’ll be sure to keep you posted about them closer to launch. Until then, check out the gameplay and descriptions below.
Joe’s Diner
Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. As an employee working the graveyard shift for the next month, your primary task is to keep the tables clean—no tough challenge at all. Unfortunately there’s a rub to it. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Among the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other. One chieftain endeavors only to rest in peace. The other, a prankster both in life and the afterlife, is prone to ruffle the feathers of his fellow chief. Besides your tasks as a waiter, it’s up to you to keep things calm and not incur the angry chieftains’ wrath. To lay them both to everlasting rest just do your duty. Sounds easy but it’s not—promised.
Features:
• Work over 30 night shifts as a holiday replacement in Joe’s Diner.
• Keep things calm to not incur the angry chieftains’ wrath.
• Atmospheric graphics with fantastic lighting.
• Innovative gameplay.
• Deactivate all objects after the chieftain does his monkey business.
Pineview Drive
An old abandoned mansion lies at the dead end of Pineview Drive. A troubled man is standing at its gates, looking over the property. 20 years ago he had visited this estate with his wife Linda. During their stay his beloved vanished without a trace—her mysterious disappearance unresolved. For 20 years no clues, for 20 years no peace, for 20 years this house on Pineview Drive has not relinquished its tormenting grip on him. Now, he returns in hopes of coming to terms with his nightmarish past. The ominous legends haunting this seaside lodge have become renown. The stories abound that no one has been able to endure more than 30 days within the mansion since Linda’s disappearance. Facing a force greater than you ever imagined, you must cross the threshold and confront the evil that envelops this cryptic cottage. To solve the mystery of Linda’s disappearance and lift the veil on this troubling history, there is no time to spare.
Features:
• The game watches your every move and reaction—you will need steady nerves if you want to survive the game unscathed. In this extraordinary gaming experience, any trace of fear comes at a price—your life.
• Get ready for a ground-breaking spine-chiller.
• 30 in-game days where each one allows you to delve further into the secrets of the house on Pineview Drive.
• Every move and reaction is being watched so do not get yourself worked up or you will lose precious health.
• Premium sound scenery and effects make every tone run your blood cold.
• Breathtaking horror atmosphere where you face your deepest fears within the house.
Purchase: Joe’s Diner and Pineview Drive
Asher is a games journalist, former News Writer (Gaming) at Windows Central. They contributed 1110 articles to ICXM between 2015–2017, focused on opinion pieces, game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news: wrote over 1,100 ICXM pieces on Xbox news, hardware reviews, and platform commentary before joining Future plc’s Windows Central in 2017.