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A life lived in ignorance is a life half-lived On Sunday, November 16th 2014, Half-Life 2 turned 10 years old. Crazy, right? And even after a decade, the influence of Valve’s most monumental sequel can still be felt in the current gaming ecosystem. The Half-Life name is just as potent …

It’s a big world out there If you can remember all the way back to Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, you might recall an email on an Abstergo bigwig’s computer that traces the geographical path of Desmond Miles’ family line. While some locations on the list were familiar, like Renaissance …

So it’s official: Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is strapping on a proton pack and rebooting Ghostbusters with an all-female crew of spook-hunters. Is this good news? Do you welcome a fresh take on a solid gold classic? Or should Hollywood leave the indisputable greats of ’80s cinema alone? And what’s …

My Little Pony Begins Directed By Christopher Nolan It’s been around for more than thirty years and survived four different generations of cartoons, toys and pink plastic lunch boxes – My Little Pony deserves a director who can really take it back to its roots. Drawing from Greek mythology and …

In our regular polarising-opinion series, Total Film contributor Martyn Conterio asks, ‘Is it just me? … or is The Wicker Man a great remake?’ The Wicker Man remake by Neil LaBute is unjustly maligned. Its sorry reputation and dubious legacy is evident in countless snarky memes and YouTube clips of …

Solid gold For their 32nd year, the Golden Joystick Awards have been distributed to the crowd-pleasing favorites of the video game industry. More than 9 million members of the gaming public cast their votes across 18 categories, including best studio, gaming personality, and Game of the Year. This year’s ceremony …

Copy, paste, annihilate To the hardline cynic, it may appear that every single game in creation is some form of knock-off, copy or crude imitation. After all, plenty of games share similar elements. However, the blatant knock-offs are often budget games that limp onto iOS or Android, away from the …

Enemies are made when you cant swim Water is the most essential element of life. We need it to survive. But don’t ever forget that it can be an unstoppable force of nature. You never know when H20 will stab you in the back–remember those cute little droplets of water …

Be like Wartortle, my friend Video games aren’t usually the first port of call when it comes to learning a new life skill. After all, what can a mish-mash of crazy polygons possibly teach me about tolerance, or charity, or why I should maybe stop replacing other people’s packed lunches …

Let the battle begin! Boss battles are usually lame. After a long journey through a swamp or over a mountain, you have to stand face to face with the bastard who put you through that obstacle course to finally bring closure to your adventure. Few boss fights follow after Metal …