“But isn’t gaming just a bit… antisocial?” goes The Question. It’s usually delivered through curved lips by an elderly relative over a plate of something beige and green, as the sound of cutlery protesting faintly against cold ceramic plates grows louder. Well, next time you hear The Question, swallow your …
Read More »Dialogue Options: Should video games cover sensitive subjects?
Welcome to Dialogue Options, our weekly show where we take our gaming theories and opinions, and put them to you. There’s a bit of a change of tone this week as we talk about whether games should be tackling sensitive subjects, and how they might go about it. 10 minutes …
Read More »Apple TV Plus: Release date and price revealed along with more shows
Apple TV Plus is a new video subscription service from Apple built on original programming from the likes of Steve Carell, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and more. After an initial reveal in March 2019, Apple recently shared more about the service at a fall event, including its price point. Here’s …
Read More »How Ghost Recon Breakpoint puts a fresh spin on classes to make each Ghost feel unique
My Ghost has green eyes, a white mohawk, and a faded scar that cuts a crooked line across her cheek and forehead. At the start of my hands-on session with Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s PvE campaign (opens in new tab) last week, I poured over all the options in the character …
Read More »Playing Doom Eternal is like solving a puzzle where you and all the pieces have been fired out of a cannon
There’s a part of the Doom Eternal demo where Doom Guy is actually fired out of a cannon. It’s a handy way to reach a new area but also thinly veiled symbolism for the Slayer character’s status as a living weapon. The opening moments, as people around him flinch away …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the Gears 5 characters, from Kait to J.D.
While it’s looking likely Gears 5 (opens in new tab) will include a whole raft of characters from Gears of War history, we’re here to talk about the biggest players in the game’s narrative. Primarily focused on the story of Kait Diaz, our favourite Swarm-kicking heroine from Gears of War …
Read More »On The Radar: Gears 5 – A deep dive into the most ambitious Gears of War game ever created
Welcome to On The Radar: The home for in-depth conversations around the world’s biggest games. This month we are diving deep into Gears 5 (opens in new tab), one of the most anticipated and mysterious games of 2019. For the latest instalment of On The Radar, GamesRadar travelled to The Coalition’s …
Read More »Gears 5 was inspired by BioShock Infinite, of all things
If you’ve played a Gears game before, you know how it goes by now: you stomp through a door, the camera breaks away from your shoulder to show a mass of enemies converging on your positions at the other end of a corridor, and you automatically slide into the closest …
Read More »12 Classic games you can revive on your smartphone
Sometimes the gold leaf-inlaid memories of gaming childhood should be left alone. Do you, like us, have nostalgia about renting Shaq Fu and Clayfighter on SNES from Blockbuster? Don’t get within 50 feet of those cartridges. However, there are plenty of oldie classics worth revisiting. And you can do the …
Read More »15 best college movies of all time
College. Ah, the first taste of freedom. Whether it be through a beer bong, a keg stand, or via less intoxicating means, like… uhh… studying? The best college movies tap into that feeling, that glorious sweet spot where youth is still on your side and the promise of a bright …
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