March, 2018

• 19 March

  Unsane review: “Experimental, urgent, and made for immediate consumption”

  

  Following his temporary retirement, Steven Soderbergh is making up for lost time, knocking up this inventive thriller as a chaser to his heist caper comeback Logan Lucky (opens in new tab). Filmed in secret (on an iPhone!), with Soderbergh also cinematographer and editor, Unsane benefits from being seen cold, giving …

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• 19 March

  Get $12 million worth of Unreal Engine 4 assets free courtesy of Epic and Paragon

  

  Paragon, the 3D MOBA from Epic Games, is shutting down come April 26 (opens in new tab). But before it goes, it has one last gift to give: $12 million worth of assets, now available for anyone who’s signed on as an Unreal Engine developer to use in their own …

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• 13 March

  Fighting, fishing, and Connect4 – there’s way more to co-op adventure A Way Out than you think

  

  How many games allow two, very burly men to wade into a small stream and splash each other for fun? Go on – take your time. The answer is one: A Way Out. Ok, time for some context. I’m sat with Josef Fares, creator of the game, and the guy …

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• 9 March

  How Thanos might kill [SPOILER], Thor’s new weapon, and 5 other things from the Avengers: Infinity War reveal

  

  Avengers: Infinity War (opens in new tab) is oh-so-nearly here and, so far, Marvel has done a pretty good job of keeping the major moments under wraps. Until now. Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab) has pulled back the curtain on Marvel’s endgame – and what’s behind it will entertain, …

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• 7 March

  Daily NewsRadar: Legion season 2 looks freaky (in a good way), Overwatch gets a new crossover, and more

  

  Tuesday has just about come and gone – and with it, a host of news tidbits you ought to know about. Fortunately for you, we’ve gathered them all right here!  Overwatch adds Sarah Kerrigan (as a skin)  In honor of StarCraft’s 20th anniversary, Blizzard is rolling out gifts across all …

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• 7 March

  Play as Linkle (AKA female Link) in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

  

  While The Legend of Zelda hero Link has never a rippling mountain of muscle and chest hair, a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) from 2014 depicted him a bit more androgynous than what we’d seen in previous games. This, plus producer …

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• 4 March

  Why sci-fi and superheroes are (mostly) ignored during awards season – and how thats about to change

  

  If you’ve pored over the list of Bafta 2018 winners (opens in new tab), you may be left with the nagging feeling that something’s missing. Namely, most of Marvel and DC’s recent output, alongside Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab), and Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed sci-fi sequel, …

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• 2 March

  The Oscars drinking game

  

  There’s a reason most people don’t bother to watch the entire Oscars ceremony each year, and that’s because – unless you’re up for an award yourself (like this weekend’s list of potential Oscar winners 2018) – they can be a pretty dry affair. The jokes are naff, the speeches are …

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• 1 March

  You died, Demons Souls – with servers shut down, fans share their favorite memories of the game

  

  At approximately 9:00 UTC, February 28 2018, Atlus pulled the plug on Demon’s Souls’ online servers (opens in new tab), after nearly a decade of players fighting with and against each other in the kingdom of Boletaria.  Given that its unique multiplayer angle was such a key, compelling part of …

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• 1 March

  Dumbass Female Movie Action Hero Tropes That Make No Sense Whatsoever

  

  From Captain Marvel (opens in new tab) to Star Wars 9 (opens in new tab)’s Rey, female action heroes are on the rise. However, no matter how female positive the characters and the stories are, they still fall victim to a handful of unrealistic and frankly ridiculous female movie action …

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