Sometimes you know exactly where you want to go in Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale, and other times the Battle Bus is halfway across the map before you resign yourself to dropping at Tilted Towers again. It’s especially tough to decide when you have a squad full of …
Read More »Avengers: Infinity War spoiler-free review: “Bold, ballsy, satisfying, and dramatic”
“So, this is it?” says Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. “It’s all been building to this.” He’s talking about the approaching menace of Titan warlord Thanos, a threat so great it’ll take the might of all the assembled Avengers (and then some) to …
Read More »Watch our Westworld season 1 recap and get caught up before season 2 starts
Westworld season 2 (opens in new tab) is very nearly here, which means it’ll soon be time to delve back into the world of the Hosts, DELOS, and questionable ethics! The only problem is – you can’t really remember everything that happened in the first season. There’s no shame in …
Read More »Dark Souls Remastered is the perfect jumping-on point for newcomers (and a warm welcome back for veterans)
Dark Souls is more deserving than most games (opens in new tab) of a remaster. But how does a developer handle the weight of that responsibility? The original Dark Souls managed to be one of the greatest of all time, despite a fair number of performance issues, precisely because its …
Read More »Far Cry 5 has a secret space gun that catapults bears and liquefies bad guys – heres how to find it
Tired of using boring old guns to fight people in Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab)? You need the Magnopulser, a secret space weapon unlocked by completing missions for the UFO conspiracy nut Larry Palmer. It’s good for two things: sending bears flying and making bad guys pop like …
Read More »How to get Boomer the dog in Far Cry 5
You’ve probably heard about Boomer by now. He’s the dog companion in Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab), and the first animal friend you can adopt in the game as part of the Fangs for Hire programme. You’re definitely going to want Boomer on your team, too, as his …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawns mechanical animals were inspired by angry chickens and emus fighting kangaroos
Watching the BBC’s phenomenal Planet Earth series multiple times won’t magically make you a game developer – but it sure comes in handy when you’re trying to animate believable creatures. The mechanized fauna of Horizon Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) are integral to the appeal of its post-post-apocalypse (opens …
Read More »Best Final Fantasy 15 PC mods to use right now, including a… Cactuar sword?!
Get ready. Mods are coming. Final Fantasy 15 (opens in new tab) is finally out on PC, and you know what that means: a whole host of alterations are on the horizon for the monstrously-big, open-world game – from the bizarre to the inevitable. There are slim pickings at the …
Read More »PS4s next update adds 2 features weve all been asking for since launch
PS4 software update 5.50 has rolled out to all users today, bringing with it some long-awaited features for organizing and cleaning up your digital collection. This is the same patch that went into beta in early February, so if you’ve already tried it, you know what kind of good stuff …
Read More »Fortnite Battle Royale makes up for its jetpack delay with a new Teams of 20 mode that sounds just as ridiculous
Let’s start with the bad news first. No, it doesn’t look like the jetpack is coming to Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale today, despite being teased by Epic Games last week before the studio walked back on its promise by admitting the item needed a little more time …
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