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Madden 18 will divide opinion among fans of the long-running football franchise. Longshot mode, essentially a fully-stocked story mode, is a much-needed welcome addition – with a genuinely interesting narrative to boot – but, away from the flagship feature, the changes are mostly skin-deep. EA has wheeled out its rinse-and-repeat …
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August, 2017
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17 August
Subsurface Circular review: “A robot mass murder mystery”
It’s rare that a game will come along that doesn’t actually require you to do much gaming. But that’s just what Subsurface Circular asks of you. This is the first of a new series of shorts by Mike Bithell – the chap behind Thomas Was Alone (opens in new tab) …
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17 August
The Obi-Wan standalone movie takes another step toward reality with a reported director pick
The standalone Obi-Wan Star Wars movie is reportedly in talks with a potential director, taking a step forward from ‘this idea has to happen’ (opens in new tab) to ‘oh heck yeah this idea is actually happening’. According to The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab), Stephen Daldry is in …
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17 August
PS4 update 5.0 changes revealed: Custom friend lists, disable notifications in Netflix, and more
The PS4 update 5.0 beta is rolling out today and thus we finally know what’s arriving in the system’s next major update. First, the bad news: you still can’t change your PSN account name, even if it seemed really cool back in middle school. But there’s some good stuff too. …
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16 August
“The internet has a lot to answer for” – Game of Thrones big returnee on conspiracy theories, memes, and how his mum got involved
Game of Thrones season 7 (opens in new tab) is hurtling along at such a breakneck speed that it’s to forget the show has left certain characters on the wayside, presumably never to be heard from again. Game of Thrones season 7, episode 5 (opens in new tab) shook things …
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16 August
Justice League will star a more heroic Batman, says Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is ready to deliver a more traditional Batman in his next outing as the Gotham vigilante. Less ‘angry emo kid who got his iPhone taken away’, more noble hero and leader. “This is more in keeping with the canon of how Batman’s usually been portrayed, and how he’s …
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16 August
These Uncharted: The Lost Legacy iPhone stickers are upsettingly adorable
Prepare to spam your friends with tiny Nadines and miniature Chloes, because there are new iMessage stickers to celebrate the launch of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (opens in new tab), and they’re available right now. For zero dollars and zero cents. Need to tell a friend you love them? Send …
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15 August
If you like Persona or Twin Peaks, pay attention to this cat RPG from Swery65
Hidetaka Suehiro, known to fans as Swery65 or Swery, is quite the eclectic game designer. He’s responsible for the creative direction of Deadly Premonition (opens in new tab) – the best terrible game with a Twin Peaks vibe ever made – as well as D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die (opens …
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14 August
Game of Thrones season 7, episode 6 preview teases the next big battle, an amazing team-up, and a GIANT. FLAMING. SWORD.
Game of Thrones season 7, episode 5 (opens in new tab) may have rocked the boat (and then some) with a combination of awkward reunions, hammer-blows, and dragon-petting but the preview for the sixth chapter of Game of Thrones season 7 (opens in new tab)already makes the Loot Train ambush …
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14 August
Game of Thrones season 7, episode 5: Heres what Sansas letter said and why its important
Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) is no stranger to callbacks, but the one shown last night as part of season 7, episode 5 (opens in new tab) stretches aaaaall the way back to season 1, so it’s understandable if you’ve forgotten some of the finer details. That’s why …
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