Ubi are offering up four sets of free gear to use in The Division (opens in new tab) that will include different visual looks and specific skills to use in the game. These are the sets in question: Paramedic, Firefighter, Police and Hunter (that latter one is slightly worrying for …

Mutantkind was on the brink of extinction in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but for this summer’s followup, X-Men: Apocalypse, it’s the whole world on the line. Speaking in a new Q&A video, writer Simon Kinberg called Apocalypse “the biggest X-Men movie we’ve ever done,” a proclamation made possible by …

In order to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens to life, JJ Abrams insisted on a combination of digital and practical effects, a feat that lent the space opera sequel an edge of fanboy-approved cool. The result (opens in new tab) is quite a contrast compared to the CGI-heavy prequels. …

It looks like Assassin’s Creed is taking a year out for a reboot, then. Okay, it hasn’t officially been confirmed, but in this industry there’s little stronger confirmation than a lack of corporate denial after a week or two of leak-driven rumours. Having delivered annual installments since 2009 – with …

Destiny proved that always-online RPGs could work on consoles, provided the MMO-style experience was grounded by solid gameplay. Activision’s space epic FPS took the inherent fun of blasting aliens in Halo, then gave players a reason to stick around for hundreds of hours with endlessly replayable quests, addictive progression, and …

Ever since Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (opens in new tab) was announced, rumours have persisted that because it takes place before Star Wars: A New Hope Darth Vader may make an appearance. The rumour has never been confirmed, but some new information suggests that it could be a …

Five teenagers have found the perfect place for their beach party; Edwards Island, which at night is completely deserted and near-impossible to leave. As ideas go, that’s up there with inviting Freddy Krueger to your sleepover. Sure enough, it’s not long before dark forces crash the party, but this adventure …

We’ve heard it from Deadpool (opens in new tab). We’ve heard it from Ryan Reynolds (opens in new tab). But now it’s official – Deadpool (opens in new tab) will be rated R. The news comes to us via Box Office Mojo (opens in new tab), who report that Deadpool …

The Division (opens in new tab)’s beta will kick off some time before the end of this month, according to Ubisoft’s Uplay app. The beta was originally supposed to launch back in December for all Xbox One owners, though that got bumped back (opens in new tab) in favor of …

The best scares from the nineties The ’90s. When a horror movie won the best picture Oscar. When the Japanese sent their vengeful spirits worldwide. When the found footage phenomenon took off. When cool directors like David Lynch and David Fincher decided to give horror a new respectability, and new …