In addition to Ben Affleck’s new Batman and Gal Gadot’s new Wonder Woman, 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will also give us a new Lex Luthor, played by Jesse Eisenberg. The mantle of the bald-headed one has previously been held by Gene Hackman, Michael Rosenbaum, Clancy Brown and …
Read More »Fallout 4 has driveable cars – its just that theyre in Forza 6
Drivable vehicles have been absent from the Fallout series for some time, but today they make their comeback – albeit in a different game series. Forza Motorsport 6 (opens in new tab) developer Turn 10 has partnered with Bethesda to give players of its racing game a taste of Fallout …
Read More »B.D. Wong and Nathan Darrow cast as Dr Strange and Mr Freeze in Gotham season 2
The second season of Gotham – which has been given a ‘Rise of the Villains’ tagline – is in full swing in the US, and while the show continues to tell the story of Edward Nygma’s transformation into The Riddler, two more bad guys have been cast. Expect to see …
Read More »Drop the mic. In video games we can communicate better without words
Verbal communication isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask anyone who’s endured the rancid stench of a stranger’s halitosis – also known as ‘paying the iron price’ for the last free seat on the bus. In keeping with our species’ tendency to ruin every innovative idea – from …
Read More »Watch the final trailer for In the Heart of the Sea starring Chris Hemsworth
With less than two months to go until its release, Warner Bros. has unveiled the final trailer for In the Heart of the Sea. Directed by Ron Howard and adapted from Nathaniel Philbrick’s book of the same name, the film will follow the loss of the whaleship Essex in 1820 …
Read More »How Super Mario Bros famous glitch captured our imaginations
Science has mostly usurped the supernatural in our collective consciousness, but the concept of magic is too old and too meaningful to just fade away. The inexplicable continues to slip through the chinks in reason, taking the form of ghostly presences, statistical flukes, and psychedelic experiences. But the kind of …
Read More »Heres the 50+ titles confirmed for PlayStation VR so far
Sony confirmed at last week’s PlayStation conference that more than 200 development studios are busying away creating games for PlayStation VR. Now a post from ZilliVanillii (opens in new tab) on Reddit (opens in new tab) has gathered more than 50 titles that we know are definitely on the way …
Read More »Brooklyn review
Girl meets world. The experience of voluntary exile – and the gnawing sense of betrayal that’s so often bound up with it – is known to generations of Irish expats, and it’s at the core of this romantic drama from John Crowley (Intermission, Boy A), drawn with loving fidelity from …
Read More »Heres why theres no matchmaking in Destinys Raids
Like any great MMO, Destiny is constantly evolving to meet the needs of its community. The latest Nightfall strike has been made more profitable and a new update has improved Legendary drops in the Crucible, but what about those raids. More specifically, will Bungie ever add a matchmaking capability? In …
Read More »Wilds untamed open world wants to be a whole new kind of adventure
Michel Ancel has some interesting ambitions for Wild on PS4. He want to create an open world game without anything as mundane as ‘an end goal’, ditching even obvious touch points like mission markers and maps. Instead he want to create a place for players to explore and find their …
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