November, 2016

• 4 November

  Stranger Things season 2 will see Eleven return

  

  The rumors (opens in new tab) are true! Stranger Things season 2 (opens in new tab) will see the return of everyone’s favourite telekinetic Eggo fan, Eleven. Thanks to a cryptic post on the show’s official Twitter – alright, it’s not that cryptic, just upside down – we know for …

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• 4 November

  Netflix’s first trailer for A Series of Unfortunate Events introduces Neil Patrick Harris’ terrifying Count Olaf

  

  A Series of Unfortunate Events is coming to Netflix and, if the first trailer is anything to go by, Neil Patrick Harris will creep everyone out with his portrayal of Count Olaf. The one-minute teaser gives us a hint of what’s to come once the show hits Netflix on January …

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• 4 November

  Halo 5 does its best Battlefield 1 impression with this delightful map

  

  Itching to jump into some WW1-era combat, but don’t have a copy of Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)? That’s okay, Halo 5 (opens in new tab) has you covered. Xbox gamer JoeAct20 has created a custom Halo map that includes old-school “planes” (Sam said with sarcastic air quotes) created …

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• 1 November

  The Last of Us gets PS4 Pro and HDR support. Heres how much prettier it looks already

  

  Time to add The Last of Us (opens in new tab) to the list of existing games that support PS4 Pro (opens in new tab). While we obviously can’t see the PS4 Pro (opens in new tab) enhancements yet, the HDR support is already adding a visual upgrade to the …

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• 1 November

  Game of Thrones season 7 directors: who they are, what theyve done, and why you should be excited

  

  In case you hadn’t heard, a little show called Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) is shooting what appears to be (opens in new tab) its most epic season yet. It will arrive a little later than normal (end of Summer 2017) and that’s definitely a good thing; we’ll …

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• 1 November

  The best comedy movies

  

  Having a hearty laugh is good for the soul. There’s all sorts of scientific evidence out there proving that laughter lowers stress levels, turning us into happier humans in general. As luck would have it – oh come on, you knew where this was going – the history of cinema …

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• 1 November

  New videos for Resident Evil 7 tease puzzles and item inspection

  

  Two new teasers have popped up for Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab), giving us a look at the level of detail and gameplay mechanics we can expect in the upcoming horror game. Who would have thought inspecting an old orange box would be so fascinating? The previous videos …

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October, 2016

• 31 October

  Alien: Covenants second Fassbender droid is named, and the pair form a homage to the original movie

  

  The David model android we met in Prometheus won’t be the only artificial person showing up in Alien: Covenant (opens in new tab). Michael Fassbender has revealed that he’ll be playing the role of a second synthetic, named Walter, who serves aboard the USCSS Covenant. “I am allowed to say …

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• 28 October

  Even Mads Mikkelsen doesnt know if Darth Vader is in Star Wars: Rogue One much

  

  Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) is “going back to the beginning,” but Mads Mikkelsen said he didn’t get to meet Darth Vader when we sat down with him to talk about his new movie Doctor Strange (opens in new tab). Sadly, the Hannibal star admitted he doesn’t …

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• 28 October

  The 11 most extreme modern horror movies, and whether they’re actually any good

  

  There are many different kinds of horror. From the early, pre-sanitisation folk-slaughter of European fairy tales, to the blades, buzzsaws, and bodily blighting of the torture-porn movement, the genre has, like a certain Victorian vampire lord, taken on many forms and faces in order to get its work done. But, …

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