Rode’s RodeCaster Pro II is the second all-in-one audio workstation by the Australian audio brand, and in my opinion, an absolutely essential addition to any high-end streaming setup, too. Priced at $699 / £629, the company, perhaps best known for making some of the best microphones on the market, has …
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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 might look like a puzzle game on the surface, the names of two of the biggest franchises in block/puyo busting being a pretty big clue, but behind it’s colourful facade is a JRPG through and through. There’s a huge cast of characters who you’ll slowly win …
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There are a lot of eyes on Le Mans ’66 (or Ford v Ferrari, as it’s known in the US), because it was produced by 20th Century Fox, but is being released by Disney following that mammoth entertainment acquisition. It’s almost become the epitome of ‘the type of film that …
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You’re going to be doing a lot of talking in The Outer Worlds. Or, rather, you’re going to have a lot of people talk at you before selecting from one of several pre-written dialogue options in response. Anyone who’s played a Fallout game won’t be a stranger to this kind …
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“Only you can decide what’s best for you, Jesse.” Those words, said during the opening moments of El Camino, epitomise the character’s journey through Breaking Bad – the show-stopping series that charted the rise and fall of Walter White. Has Jesse, the former meth cook-turned-escapee, ever made a decision that’s …
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Turtle Beach is a company with a long, prestigious history in the world of gaming headsets. The Elite Atlas Aero is the wireless version of its PC-focused Elite Atlas (opens in new tab) headset, released late in 2018, and one of the best PC headsets for gaming (opens in new …
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“I know how black a man’s heart can be,” mutters Sylvester Stallone’s ex-Green Beret in this fifth – and presumably final – Rambo adventure. Even kicking back on his Arizona family homestead (as glimpsed in the final shots of 2008’s Rambo), the PTSD sufferer is still armed to the teeth: crossbows, shotguns and knives …
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You’d have been forgiven for feeling slightly underwhelmed when the NHL 20 reveal trailer emerged back in June. It all but confirmed the series was to avoid EA’s Frostbite Engine for yet another year – something FIFA and Madden transitioned to years ago – while a perceived lack of major …
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The alpha-male friction between DSS agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and criminal Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) is one of the more amusing sidelines in the recent Fast & Furious films. The Rock v. Statham… it doesn’t get more testosterone-fuelled than watching these two man-mountains trade bantz and blows. So it makes perfect sense that they form the backbone for Hobbs …
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Indulge me and cast your mind back to 2006. Raven Software released the original Marvel Ultimate Alliance to a pre-iPhone world. Nobody knew what a streaming service was, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a mere twinkle in an executive’s eye, not a Disney-owned media juggernaut, raking in nearly $3 …
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