Review

It’s been a rough few years for apocryphal English folk heroes: last year’s Robin Hood missed the mark, while Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur (opens in new tab) was a costly flop. Both films failed by sticking modern sensibilities onto anachronistic period settings. The Kid Who Would be King flips this …

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the auditorium… along comes an earworm even deadlier than Everything is Awesome. Behold Catchy Song, which (repeatedly) insists: “This song’s gonna get stuck inside your heaaaaad…” Yes. Yes, it does. Question is, does the film follow suit?  If not …

Turtle Beach are one of the biggest players in the headset market, known as makers of quality cans. So, the Recon 200 will be under plenty of scrutiny. It pitches itself as an affordable, entry-level headset, that offers quality sound for gaming. It’s a neat headset that’s wired into your …

The mule might well describe Clint Eastwood: stubbornly making his own kind of films despite his advancing years and increasingly old-fashioned tastes. This, his 37th film as director, shares DNA with some of his ’70s output in its casual racism, depiction of women as whores or angels, and a masculine …

German manufacturer and eSports sponsor Roccat has largely made their name producing peripherals squarely targeted at gamers, emphasizing in-game performance and flashy aesthetics over workspace productivity. The Vulcan is a prime example of this design philosophy, a board that attempts to lure gamers with vivid RGB lighting and proprietary switches, …

Fanatec’s racing wheels are undoubtedly the cream of the crop, catering for the very most hardcore racing enthusiasts with pro-class mechanisms and ultra-realistic, strong force feedback – but at a price. The high build quality and elegant designs mean they come in at a real premium. So if you want …

There’s something about a bright green headset that automatically puts me off. It’s obviously personal preference, but if I had the choice I would always go for something a little more… discrete. But actually that’s just one of the minor problems I have with the Razer Kraken Tournament Edition. And …

It’s Armageddon. The end of the world. The forces of Heaven and Hell wage war on a scorched Earth. You must traverse this blasted landscape as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in order to defeat powerful foes and uncover a sinister conspiracy. It’s a setup that’s as …

Wreck-It Ralph was a welcome surprise when it landed in 2012. Venturing beyond the traditional Disney animation staples of fairy tales and talking animals, it mixed video game pop-culture with smarts and heart in an extremely appealing confection. It felt like a one-off, so now the ‘Continue Playing’ countdown is …

It’s seven years since Lisbeth Salander last hurtled vengefully across our screens, but everyone’s favourite Stockholm-based superhacker, avenger of the abused, and kicker of hornets’ nests is finally back. This time, though, instead of Noomi Rapace (in the three 2009 Swedish films drawn from Stieg Larsson’s novels known as the …