Warning: MGS5 story and ending spoilers throughout To say that Metal Gear Solid 5 (opens in new tab) feels unfinished – whether that feeling is intentionally designed (opens in new tab) or not – is an understatement. Broken into two chapters and a prologue, MGS5: The Phantom Pain tells the …
Read More »Race now, take revenge in October with Arkham Knight Tumbler and Catwoman DLC
Batman: Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) DLC keeps rollin’ along – quite literally this time, as a new skin based on the Tumbler (first seen in 2005’s Batman Begins) is now available to download for $1.99 / £1.69 or as part of the $40 / £33 season pass. Downloading …
Read More »I Got Next: The Multiplayer Hook
Metal Gear Online (opens in new tab), the competitive multiplayer counterpart to Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab), is going live in a matter of weeks. Beyond the obvious concerns about Konami’s servers catching fire (again), what will make it a good online game? To …
Read More »Steven Moffat says Sherlock and Doctor Who crossover “not going to happen”
With the latest series of Doctor Who newly returned to UK screens, showrunner Steven Moffat has once again been asked about the possibility of setting up a crossover with his other major TV project, Sherlock. However, it sounds like such a notion is simply wishful thinking on the part of …
Read More »This GTA 5 video shows you the magic of semi truck tricks
Just when you thought every possible weird thing to do for fun in GTA 5 (opens in new tab) had been covered, along come trailer tricks: disconnecting a truck trailer at high speed then using C4 to send it sailing back onto your trailer hitch (preferably over a bridge or …
Read More »Praise the sun, Dark Souls 3 stress test sign-ups are open
If death at the bony claws of unknowable horrors isn’t enough for you, you might as well see how you do with a bunch of network problems and work-in-progress bugs in the mix. Applications for the PS4-exclusive Dark Souls 3 (opens in new tab) are open now. You have until …
Read More »Metal Gear Online looks tense (and bizarre) in this extended gameplay video
The tense stealth action and bizarre quirks of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab) are coming to a full multiplayer mode with Metal Gear Online on October 6 (opens in new tab) (except for PC, which is getting it next year). Konami has finally pulled …
Read More »Simon Kinberg teases Deadpool, X-Men and Gambit crossover movie
With both Deadpool and X-Men: Apocalypse hitting cinemas next year (not to mention the new Gambit film in production), it’s safe to say there’ll be plenty of mutants on our screens for some time to come. Not that we’re complaining. In fact, producer Simon Kinberg has just made our day …
Read More »The top 40 crime movies
As a genre that’s as old as celluloid itself the crime flick casts a wide net. It’s not just your career gangsters and world-weary detectives who populate our selection, seductive femme fatales and even scrappy high-schoolers appear in everything from small-time heists to grand organised schemes. So what are you …
Read More »Essential tips for your first few hours of Super Mario Maker
Time to make the Marios Super Mario Maker (opens in new tab) But creating something out of nothing is intimidating, and while Super Mario Maker does a great job of teaching you how to use its interface, it’s surprisingly hands-off in a lot of ways. So I’ve compiled a list …
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