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Pikachus on parade Pikachu’s been around the block a few times. He’s been a cartoon character, a World Cup mascot, even – unofficially – a symbol for Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protests. But you might not know that Pikachu’s also, officially, a Halloween fan.This year Pokmon kicks off the 2015 …

After countless deaths, frustrated restarts, and aimless wandering through dark cavernous hallways that seemingly went nowhere at all, my best friend and I looked at each other and agreed: even though we loved playing it and wanted to keep loving it, Halo Combat Evolved is awful. This was the game? …

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 of late, you’ll have gained easy access to Cortana, a voice-activated personal assistant who bears a striking audio resemblance to Master Chief’s see-through secretary/guidance councillor/probable love interest. That point’s proven when you ask her Halo-themed questions – she’s got a surprising repository of trivial/sassy …

Microsoft is releasing its high-end Xbox Elite Wireless Controller for the Xbox One on October 27 at the hefty price tag of $149.99. Not exactly chump change, but this isn’t your average controller. The Elite comes with an Xbox One app that allows you create custom control schemes and settings, …

Welcome (back) to the Fantasy Zone. GET READY! In the 1980s and early 1990s, Sega’s output was absolutely formidable, both in coin-operated arcade form and on home consoles like the Genesis/Mega Drive. You’ve probably played a re-released version of at least one of these at some point, but developer M2 …

Bedlam takes a strange turn as far as shooters go, spanning multiple virtual worlds and styles in a connected “gameverse.” Drawing from retro Quake clones and far-flung sci-fi concepts of virtual reality, Bedlam (opens in new tab) is a nostalgic trip through a possible dystopia. If it sounds like the …

I’m playing Metal Gear Solid 5, sitting in my helicopter, scrolling through the various menus of my iDroid. Story missions: Finished. Side ops: Completed. Mother Base: Fully built. All that’s really left now is to raid other players’ forward operating bases, so I bring up the list of potential victims. …

When you think of Metal Gear Solid, ‘online multiplayer shooter’ is probably the last thing that comes to mind. But Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (opens in new tab) also includes the latest edition of Metal Gear Online, with all the gadgets, cardboard boxes, and inherent silliness found …

Choose your soldier Gone are the no-name soldiers, the generic ghillie suits, and the standard issue fatigues. In Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s multiplayer, you no longer play as a grunt, but rather a highly skilled Specialist soldier. Each of these soldiers will have their own progression system (of …

Road rage Have you ever driven a go-kart? It feels fast, doesn’t it? Really fast. It’s exciting and fun and you love the feeling of the tyres struggling for grip on the smooth track surface, screeching as you corner. You grip the wheel so hard, and every bump in the …