Spelunker World never stood a chance of standing out, and I’m willing to bet you had no idea it exists. That’s just what happens when you’re an obscure, free-to-play PS4 platformer being quietly released on the same day as Fallout 4 (opens in new tab) and Rise of the Tomb …
Read More »The time is right for a new Star Wars fighting game. Heres how to do it justice
There is a disturbance in the Force Star Wars: The Force Awakens (opens in new tab) has categorically stoked the embers of our long-dormant love for the movies. The video game landscape is abuzz with the scope of Star Wars games on new-gen hardware (opens in new tab). It has …
Read More »The thing youre really crafting in Fallout 4 is a legacy
I desperately wanted to love Fallout 3, given that it was cousin to Morrowind and Oblivion, two of my all-time favorite RPGs. It certainly shared many of their best traits, including huge expanses begging to be explored, tons of lore to unearth, and protagonists I could customize to my precise …
Read More »Best movies about drugs
The only way is up Movies about drugs feature highs, lows, hallucinations and more. What should be a regular road trip suddenly becomes a pumped up thrill ride. What should be a boring high school is secretly full of the wildest twists and turns. What should be… Well, you see …
Read More »AAA games can tell great stories, but why dont they hit me emotionally?
Point of fact: video games are the only major medium never to flick my sob switch. Now I won’t unleash the water works over just anything. In fact, I’m not much of blubberer at all. I’m actually more of the ‘onion-eyed’ type, occasionally shedding a single tear a la that …
Read More »I put Lara Croft through a serial killer checklist. Bad news, everybody
Many jokes have been made about how the Tomb Raider reboot saw a naive Lara Croft turned into a hardened killer within minutes. Her ability to dissociate from murder became legendary. Having played the first few hours of Rise of the Tomb Raider, however, it became slightly more worrying. Laras …
Read More »Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Steve Jobs, Tangerine, more…
Out on Friday 13 November Michael Fassbender walks and talks as Steve Jobs. A transgender hooker seeks revenge in a Christmas comedy shot on an iPhone. Maggie Smith camps outside Alan Bennetts house. Yes, heres this weeks new releases. Click on for our reviews of Steve Jobs, Tangerine, The Lady …
Read More »Why Final Fantasy 14 is secretly the best game in the series
Before I get started, and before you shoot me for not saying Final Fantasy 7 is the best, there are a few things you need to know about me. I’m a huge Final Fantasy fan. The kind of fan that has given up several pieces of furniture to an ever …
Read More »Departure Lounge: things get EDGY in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
We’ll officially get to lay hands on Rise of the Tomb Raider come next week, but Lara hasn’t always been on the up-swing – once upon a time she descended into the bowels of hell in Angel of Darkness. Ashley and Ludwig take the plunge into that ancient adventure (which …
Read More »How Its Done: Noct is nothing but scares
Noct shouldn’t be scary. Top down shooters wrought in super minimalist black and white should be about as scary as a casual game of Pong. Yet Chris Eskins’ survival shooter is absolutely terrifying. The first time you walk into a little shack hunting for ammunition and the pulsing outline of …
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