So here I am, deep into the second seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale, Glow (opens in new tab) and Luke Cage (opens in new tab), and I find myself not exactly thrilled to be settling down for evenings in front of the telly. I’m part of the problem: the moment …
Read More »Why the cluck are chickens such cocks in video games? Discovering the science behind the age old question
Chickens are utter bastards in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (opens in new tab). They’ll attack your character without warning or cause, often in broods of three or more, breaking your cover at the most inconvenient times and even killing players too flabbergasted to respond quickly enough. Read more The best games …
Read More »8 things to watch out for this week
1. Black Ops 4 is here, but will its multiplayer-only approach feel comparable to a traditional Call of Duty experience? This year’s Call of Duty is an unusual one. If you haven’t heard the news, for the first time ever, it’s come out without a single-player campaign. That means no …
Read More »Weird Americana by way of Japan: Swery explains The Missings donut-sprinkled origins
Like the nation it’s named for, Americana has no singular origin. It can mean many things to many people, drawn from all kinds of provenances – classic Westerns, Route 66 road trips, 1950s Hollywood, aging chotchkies. For Hidetaka ‘Swery’ Suehiro, director of such eclectic cult classic games as Deadly Premonition …
Read More »PlayStation Classics games wishlist
Following suit with Nintendo and its bite-sized mini-consoles, Sony has announced the PlayStation Classic (opens in new tab) – a miniature version of its first console containing 20 games from its vast library on a single interior hard drive, designed to work with modern televisions. So far, Sony has announced …
Read More »The Walking Dead season 9 spoiler-free premiere preview: “For the first time in a long time, Im hopeful again”
It’s no secret that The Walking Dead has been struggling to avoid the dramatic irony of its namesake for quite some time. The series has lurched from one identity crisis to the next with each new season, never quite able to liberate itself from the fetters of traipsed pacing, dramaturgic …
Read More »Spider-Man PS4 – the best prices and Limited Edition details
Spider-Man on PS4 is available to buy now. So, you’re probably looking for the best prices on Spider-Man, searching for a good deal, and maybe trying to find some of those limited editions (warning, people are selling them for INSANO prices – some joker is trying to flog one in …
Read More »Matrix-level action and MCU charisma: Why Upgrade is the best sci-fi action movie of the year (that you’ve probably missed)
Don’t watch any of the trailers for Upgrade (opens in new tab). Just go and see it. I promise you that you’ll thank me later. This spoiler-free recommendation is my gift to you. Upgrade, you see, is definitely going to be the best sci-fi movie (opens in new tab) of …
Read More »Destiny 2 has struggled to keep its players, but now Forsaken might just have fixed things for everyone
Destiny 2 is one of those games where it takes weeks to properly analyse, and appreciate, its various systems, quirks, upgrade paths and more. But with Destiny 2: Forsaken, it’s immediately apparent how much has changed, and how intently Bungie has listened, and learned, from its community and its game …
Read More »8 things to watch out for this week
1) The UKs biggest horror movie festival has started. But what will its films have to say about 2018? FrightFest 2018 has kicked off in London. That means that dozens upon dozens of the hottest, freshest, and zestiest new horror films from around the world are now parading through the …
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