Modern Warfare’s mission briefings might be pornography for hardcore military fetishists – all bristling gun barrels and intimate exhaust port close-ups – but there’s really only one vehicle that makes an impact deserving of Infinity Ward’s near-reverential treatment. For a game that’s in constant, unabashed thrall to military hardware, the …
Read More »John Boyega photobombing fans at Star Wars Celebration is just the best thing
What would you do if you got to hang out with Finn from Star Wars (opens in new tab)? Would you take a trip around town, get into trouble, or just take silly photos? A few fans got a taste of what hanging out with the Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance hero would be …
Read More »Jeff Goldblums Jurassic World 2 casting proves that life *always* finds a way
Forgive me for shouting but JEFF GOLDBLUM IS BACK IN THE JURASSIC SERIES. Ahem. Sorry about that. Anyway, Jeff Goldblum is totally back on board for a third helping of dino-disaster as he makes a return in Jurassic World 2 as the world’s most suave mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm. Colour …
Read More »7 rules Alien: Covenant needs to follow if it’s going to be a legitimate Alien film
Alien: Covenant (opens in new tab) has Aliens in it. It has the word ‘Alien’ in the title – which to be fair, is a big improvement over its in-denial precursor, Prometheus (opens in new tab). But does that make it an Alien film? Not necessarily. And I currently find …
Read More »Outlast 2 critical round-up: What does the world think?
Two and a half years after Outlast (opens in new tab) let players explore a creepy asylum until they got killed or their cameras ran out of batteries, Outlast 2 (opens in new tab) has arrived. The first-person survival horror follow-up trades the claustrophobic halls of Mount Massive for cultist-patrolled …
Read More »The Overwatch team is working on 6 maps for this year and “a few other experiments”
Overwatch (opens in new tab) will get a heaping helping of new maps soon if all goes according to plan. Game director Jeff Kaplan stated on the game’s forums (opens in new tab) that the dev team is currently working on three “standard” maps (meaning they’ll be available via Quick …
Read More »Alien: Covenant star addresses those Ripley rumors with a classic Fawlty Towers reference
For months, fans have wondered if Katherine Waterston’s character Daniels in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien: Covenant is related to Sigourney Weaver’s original Alien hero, Ellen Ripley. In a new interview with SFX Magazine, Waterston was asked point blank about the rumors and offered an intriguing response. Subscribe to SFX Magazine …
Read More »Titanfall 2s free DLC is out now – heres whats in the A Glitch in the Frontier update
Titanfall 2 (opens in new tab) continues to receive more free DLC today with the ‘A Glitch in the Frontier’ update. Along with the usual buffs, nerfs, and bug fixes, this patch adds in a new map, faction, execution, featured modes, and a few visual updates to make the game’s …
Read More »Doctor Who S10.02 review: “A quirky idea that never reaches its full potential”
Smile should have been a really good episode. Honestly, the potential was there. Here’s why: the Doctor and Bill are transported to a distant future (a normal scenario, granted) where they discover caretaker robots of a not-so-mysteriously empty colony (more on that in a bit) have gone haywire, instructing nano-robot …
Read More »How Race Driver: Grid’s rewinding time and deeply unhinged AI made it a beloved racer
Second chances are great. They let you be late for work every now and then. Give you a free pass to be a drunken pillock at least once. Oh yeah, and they’re terrific when you bugger up a hairpin in a Koenigsegg CCXR while racing the Le Mans 24 Hours. …
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