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Nothing, as the adage and Jane’s Addiction records tell us, is shocking. The comedy by way of horrific violence video game is a format old as dirt. Forget the gory glory of Hotline Miami (opens in new tab); early arcade designers were milking yuks out of horror back in the …

What is it? A tough-as-nails Metroidvania that takes as much inspiration from 16-bit classics as it does Bloodborne Play it if you like: Navigating maze-like hallways; brooding, demonic terror; dying a lot Format: PS4/PC Price: $9.99/£6.99 Release date: Out Now Let’s get this out of the way up front: Momodora: …

Want to hunt a Thunderjaw yourself? All the Thunderjaw locations in Horizon: Zero Dawn, ranked from easy to oh dear God why (opens in new tab) Being relentlessly stalked, trampled, slashed, ripped apart, crushed, and even shot (thanks, Thunderjaw) in Horizon: Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) can spawn a …

Out on Friday 17 March Emma Watson leads a live-action recreation of a familiar fable. Kristen Stewart texts a ghost in a spooky, twisty thriller. Jordan Peele enters the world of Blumhouse horror. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Beauty and the Beast, Personal …

Let’s paint a portrait: Nintendo sold 13.5 million Wii Us before sending the poor tablet controller out to pasture. It sold more than 8 million copies of Mario Kart 8 during that time, an astounding attach rate of 60 percent. If you happen to be one of the Wii U …

Multiplayer games – the big ones, the seemingly-every-person-on-earth-is-playing games – have a much smaller window of entry today than they did before online play overtook in-person play. When Rocket League (opens in new tab) hit in 2015, it went from fun little PS4 curiosity to big money competition juggernaut almost …

CATASTROPHIC GORE WARNING: Blood, eyes, fire, and general misery await.  Want more Agony gore? Here’s 14 gifs that prove Agony is already the most horrific game of 2017 (opens in new tab) Here we are again. Another Agony gameplay trailer is out, bursting with even more downright disturbing moments which’ll …

A lot of people don’t like the seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Maybe you think I’m crazy picking any season 7 moment for my best bit when there’s such juicy pickings elsewhere, but when I think about the scenes that really stayed with me, the Slayer’s …

I’ve spent hundreds of hours battling the Covenant, but I wouldn’t say I hate them. I’ve walloped The Joker more times than I can count, but I don’t really harbour any personal grudge against the clown prince of crime. And while the Locust Queen got me a little narked on …

The Big Topic: The Switch is here! We chat about the games we’ve been playing on it Further discussion: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is majestic What we’re into: Nier: Automata is weird and great The Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) is officially in the wild …