(opens in new tab) The Last of Us debuted atop the UK all formats all prices chart for the week ended June 15. Naughty Dog’s PS3 exclusive became publisher Sony’s first chart-topper since Uncharted: Golden Abyss on Vita back in week eight of 2012. It also recorded the biggest launch …

Look familiar? Animal Crossing: New Leaf has taken over our gaming lives. Which is fine, of course–we loved it as our review will attest. But is it fine when it’s started seeping through into our everyday thoughts? It’s like the ‘Tetris Effect’, where you see blocks in front of your …

“How do they do that?” you might gasp whilst watching a film, before quickly writing off the mind-boggling illusion you just witnessed to CGI. Don’t be fooled, though – not so long ago when CGI was merely a gleam in a filmmaker’s eye  palpable magical trickery was at work in …