February, 2016

• 3 February

  Halo 5 map recreates the best scene from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

  

  If there was one thing the Star Wars prequels got right, it was podracing. The high-speed chases featuring small cockpits strapped to ludicrously large engines blazing across the surface of Tatooine were great to watch on the big screen, and even more fun to play when the inevitable video game …

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• 3 February

  Dont forget to add Bayonetta and Corrin to your Super Smash Bros. roster today

  

  A sexy witch and a dragon-person are about to enter a melee with Mario, Samus, Kirby, and a whole bunch of other Nintendo characters. Bayonetta and Corrin, the next two characters to be added to Super Smash Bros. (opens in new tab) for Wii U and 3DS, will be available …

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• 2 February

  Jessica Jones Trish is ready to go full-on superhero

  

  Jessica Jones viewers who happened to also be fans of the Marvel heroine Hellcat were no doubt watching the character of Trish closely over the course of season one. The child star turned talk show host never went full superhero as she has in the comics, but the groundwork for …

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• 1 February

  Gwendoline Christies Captain Phasma will return in Star Wars: Episode VIII

  

  Having been featured heavily in the pre-release marketing, it was a little surprising that Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma ultimately had very little screen time in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. Thankfully we haven’t seen the last of the character, as Christie confirmed Phasma’s return on the red …

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• 1 February

  Watch The Division betas invisible invincibility glitch in action

  

  The Division (opens in new tab)’s Dark Zone is easily the most tense part of the game… unless you happen to be invisible to all the other players and invulnerable to all damage. We already told you about glitches in The Division’s closed beta (opens in new tab)that mess with …

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• 1 February

  Fire Emblem Fates makes the struggle to get a Marth amiibo worth it

  

  In creating amiibo (opens in new tab), Nintendo hit the emphatic fan (emfantic?) jackpot, with Nintendo devotees going to sometimes extreme lengths (opens in new tab) to to get their twitchy, grabby hands on these plastic idols to their favorite classic characters. But in addition to looking great and being …

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• 1 February

  Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Point Break, Trumbo, Dads Army, more…

  

  Out on Friday 5 February Point Break gets a remake. Bryan Cranston faces writer’s block. Jack Black brings R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps from page to scream. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Point Break, Trumbo, Goosebumps, Dad’s Army, Rams, Miss Hokusai, Strangerland, Taking Stock, Lee …

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• 1 February

  The 20 best films of Sundance 2016

  

  Best Of The Fest Diversity was the buzz word uttered by founder Robert Redford when the festival kicked off on 21 January, and that dedication to new and interesting voices was evident in many of the 123 feature films playing at the festival. There was a Polish mermaid musical (The …

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• 1 February

  Fallout 4s second major update will hit consoles later this week

  

  Fallout 4 (opens in new tab)’s second major post-release patch will roll out to consoles this week, heralding a new dawn of easily rotatable objects and Sole Survivors who always die when they get their heads blown off. Fallout 4 Update 1.3 also fixes a number of quest and companion …

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• 1 February

  Leak points to The Division open beta starting February 16

  

  The streets of post-outbreak Manhattan will surge with well-armed life once more when The Division (opens in new tab) enters open beta later this month, if an apparent leak on Facebook (via Eurogamer) (opens in new tab) is accurate. The online shooter from Ubisoft is now at the tail end …

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