January, 2016

• 20 January

  Get free in-game gear for The Division (& watch movies, but mainly FREE STUFF)

  

  Ubi are offering up four sets of free gear to use in The Division (opens in new tab) that will include different visual looks and specific skills to use in the game. These are the sets in question: Paramedic, Firefighter, Police and Hunter (that latter one is slightly worrying for …

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• 20 January

  Mortal Kombat XL bundles every character and skin in March

  

  If you want to play every Mortal Kombat X character (opens in new tab) but would rather not futz around with all that DLC business, Mortal Kombat XL is X-actly what you need. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios today announced they will release an all-in-one edition of their …

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• 19 January

  An Assassins Creed reboot is the perfect opportunity to resurrect Prince of Persia

  

  It looks like Assassin’s Creed is taking a year out for a reboot, then. Okay, it hasn’t officially been confirmed, but in this industry there’s little stronger confirmation than a lack of corporate denial after a week or two of leak-driven rumours. Having delivered annual installments since 2009 – with …

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• 19 January

  Rogue Ones “realistic” aliens will play a part in the films main mission

  

  In order to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens to life, JJ Abrams insisted on a combination of digital and practical effects, a feat that lent the space opera sequel an edge of fanboy-approved cool. The result (opens in new tab) is quite a contrast compared to the CGI-heavy prequels. …

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• 19 January

  X-Men: Apocalypse writer promises “the biggest X-Men movie weve ever done”

  

  Mutantkind was on the brink of extinction in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but for this summer’s followup, X-Men: Apocalypse, it’s the whole world on the line. Speaking in a new Q&A video, writer Simon Kinberg called Apocalypse “the biggest X-Men movie we’ve ever done,” a proclamation made possible by …

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• 16 January

  Rumour: Is Darth Vader making a cameo in Star Wars: Rogue One?

  

  Ever since Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (opens in new tab) was announced, rumours have persisted that because it takes place before Star Wars: A New Hope Darth Vader may make an appearance. The rumour has never been confirmed, but some new information suggests that it could be a …

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• 16 January

  WATCH: A primer on The Division and what it shares with Destiny

  

  Destiny proved that always-online RPGs could work on consoles, provided the MMO-style experience was grounded by solid gameplay. Activision’s space epic FPS took the inherent fun of blasting aliens in Halo, then gave players a reason to stick around for hundreds of hours with endlessly replayable quests, addictive progression, and …

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• 15 January

  Oxenfree review

  

  Five teenagers have found the perfect place for their beach party; Edwards Island, which at night is completely deserted and near-impossible to leave. As ideas go, that’s up there with inviting Freddy Krueger to your sleepover. Sure enough, it’s not long before dark forces crash the party, but this adventure …

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• 14 January

  Its official! Deadpool gets an R rating for strong violence and language

  

  We’ve heard it from Deadpool (opens in new tab). We’ve heard it from Ryan Reynolds (opens in new tab). But now it’s official – Deadpool (opens in new tab) will be rated R. The news comes to us via Box Office Mojo (opens in new tab), who report that Deadpool …

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• 13 January

  Making your own Yarny may require stabbing him through the heart

  

  Want more Yarny after watching him defy death for fifty minutes of yule log action (opens in new tab)? Unravel still isn’t coming out until February 9, but you can start platforming around with its adorably crafty protagonist early by making your very own Yarny. And there’s no one better …

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