The team behind Fatal Frame is working on a 3DS spin-off dubbed Shinrei Shashin, or Spirit Photo, according to the latest issue of Famitsu.
The game will heavy utilise the portable's camera functionality and come bundled with an item called "AR Notebook".

Famitsu (via Andriasang) lists the following modes of play:

  • AR Story: Zero: Purple Diary - Working with a girl whom you brought out into the real world, you attempt to solve the mystery behind the cursed Purple Diary, represented by the AR Notebook item. ("Zero" is the Japanese name for the Fatal Frame series.)
  • Horror Notebook - A collection of mini games that use the AR Notebook item
  • Ghost Camera - A free photo mode where you take your "spirit picture" and pit it against other spirits (the faces of other people).

    The game's target release date is yet to be announced.

    The last Fatal Frame game, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (pictured), came out on Wii in 2008. A new series release for PS3 was rumoured to be in development in June.