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Out on Sunday 1 January and Friday 6 January Michael Fassbender enters the world of gaming. Scorsese blends his twin religions of Catholicism and cinema. J.A. Bayona delivers a tree-mendous fantasy. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Assassin’s Creed, Silence, A Monster Calls, and …

While many see wrestling as loud Americans shouting at each other in their underpants, the first ‘W’ in ‘WWE’ stands for ‘World’, and it’s more global than you know. Following the arrival of the latest instalment, WWE 2K17, we go around the world in 80 graze. Canada – Hart House, …

Far from being a seaside rockpool distraction, there’s a real risk that the decapod crustaceans featured here could entirely ruin your day. So crouch down and scuttle from side-to-side in delight as we round up the best of our extra-pinchy PlayStation pals. No Man’s Sky ARGH, GIANT SPACE CRABS! Or …

One thing every Star Wars fan will be looking out for when they watch Rogue One (opens in new tab) is Easter eggs. While you could argue the whole movie is one giant Star Wars Easter egg, the movie contains some more subtle (and not so subtle) references and nods …

BioShock never realised its full potential. It couldn’t, not even with two, entirely different sequels. The reason, ironically, is that BioShock nailed it the first time. It’s one of those rare games that delivered everything it could be – contemporarily at least – in an utterly complete form, in terms …

During a special screening of the original preview version of Gremlins at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last summer, director Joe Dante explained why his madcap Christmastime horror comedy could never be made today. It’s not just that Hollywood, especially Warner Bros. who released Gremlins in the first place, is …

The first Spider-Man: Homecoming (opens in new tab) trailer (opens in new tab) landed today and with it we got a first look at Michael Keaton’s villain, a sneak peek at Spidey’s suit upgrades, plus an Iron Man cameo (which is always good). That’s not the only thing the trailer …

There are few sorrier tales than that of the poor Baudelaire orphans in Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events. By “sorrier” in this instance, I mean depressing or utterly miserable. And if you haven’t read the books then that will make no sense but let’s carry on regardless.  If there’s …

What is it?  A lovely bare-bones approach to managing mass transit.   Play it if you like…  Railroad Tycoon, Thomas Was Alone, minimalist puzzle/strategy games  Format: iOS, Android, PC, Mac Price: $4.99 Release date: Out now Designing an efficient subway system isn’t all that tough. You just have to connect …

Imagine being Duncan Jones (or any of the cast and crew), working on the Warcraft (opens in new tab) adaptation. Here’s a series that, when it was an MMORPG, snared more than 10 million people. That’s to say nothing of the various novels, comics, toys, board games, tabletop RPG adaptations, …