If the Nintendo E3 2021 Direct proved anything, it’s that it is implausible – if not outright impossible – for the platform holder to please everybody. This isn’t a new state of play for 2021, mind; Nintendo has long suffered in the war against fan expectation. Managing anticipation has proven …
Read More »How KeyWe reimagines the co-op chaos of Overcooked in the post office for family-friendly, flightless fun
Kiwis are hardly the first candidates that come to mind for a post office gig. The flightless birds have a wingspan of around one inch, useless for any sort of manual labour, and a brain the size of a walnut, which isn’t exactly ideal in the fast-paced, sensory overload of …
Read More »Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy game devs talk Star-Lord, decision-making, and 80s soundtracks
Star-Lord as a protagonist is an interesting choice. Anyone who’s watched an MCU movie or dipped into a Guardians of the Galaxy comic will know Peter Quill is anything but a reliable leader. But I wonder if all that will change once you get involved… Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy …
Read More »With Bethesda and Game Pass behind it, Microsoft has made the Xbox Series X impossibly attractive
When Microsoft claimed that it would ‘power our dreams with the next-generation of Xbox’ in the run-up to the Xbox Series X, I don’t know that any of us could have anticipated that it would look quite like this. In the 90-minute Xbox E3 2021 showcase, packed with over 30 …
Read More »Have you tried… returning to your teenage years in Emily Is Away <3
It has been a long time since Facebook felt fresh. But, as hard as it might be to imagine now, there was a time when Facebook was the most exhilarating website to ever exist. Here was a place where we could not only chat with mates, crushes, and frenemies, but …
Read More »The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a story of metal detecting and friendship in a small English town
Metal detecting is the new walking. At least that’s how it feels when you’re waving your scanner over lush fields in The Magnificent Trufflepigs, a new walking simulator from Thunkd and AMC Games. You play as Adam, recruited by his old friend Beth to help her scour the inches of …
Read More »14 Movies that were stuck in development hell, from The Irishman to Chicken Run 2
The Woman in the Window arrived on Netflix this year, and it was a book adaptation a long time coming – the Amy Adams-led thriller has been in the making for nearly half a decade, stuck in what is known as “development hell.” A movie (or a TV show or …
Read More »Have you tried… using Pikmin-like creatures to solve puzzles and save the world in The Wild at Heart?
The Wild at Heart is charming, heartfelt, and makes me feel a little dumb sometimes. Coming across a charred blockade glowing with red embers, I chuck one of my Pikmin-like spirit creatures in an attempt to clear the path. The spriteling bounces off the rabble and looks at me, confused. …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic will let players relive the magic of Outland, right down to its launch day chaos
Every longtime World of Warcraft player remembers the day the Dark Portal opened. In the hours leading up to the launch of The Burning Crusade expansion in 2007, thousands of Horde and Alliance characters descended upon the Blasted Lands to await their journey into the gates of Outland. The crowds …
Read More »Shadow and Bone books: the major differences between the Netflix show and the novels
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for both Shadow and Bone on Netflix, and Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha books! Turn back now if you’re not all caught up with the series and don’t want spoilers! Shadow and Bone is streaming now on Netflix, and if you’ve watched the whole thing, you …
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