March, 2015

• 30 March

  While Were Young review

  

  This is fortysomething… For the first time in my life,” says middle-aged documentary-maker Josh Srebnik (Ben Stiller), “I’ve stopped thinking of myself as a child imitating an adult.” The latest mordant satire from writer/director Noah Baumbach (The Squid And The Whale, Frances Ha) explores what it means to grow up …

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• 30 March

  Russian artist makes a literal point-and-shoot Game Boy Camera

  

  Game Boy Camera’s rotating lens provided the first selfie-taking experience for countless players, but it was always a bit awkward to swivel it around and try to capture anything else. If only we could have swapped that bulky Game Boy body for something with a more natural point-and-click interface… Moscow-based …

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• 30 March

  Maisie Williams Joins Doctor Who Series 9 Cast

  

  Game Of Thrones’ Maisie Williams will guest-star in an episode of Doctor Who series nine, the BBC has announced. Filming started today on “The Girl Who Died” (an echo of “The Girl Who Waited”, perhaps?), a “period adventure” written by fan-favourite series eight scribe Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat. Mathieson …

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• 30 March

  Two new TV spots land for Jurassic World: watch now

  

  A pair of brand new TV spot has appeared online for Jurassic World, giving us another glimpse of the dino-tastic new film. The subject of the latest teasers? The newly developed “attraction”, the Indominus Rex. As was the case with previous trailers, we aren’t given a clear, warts and all …

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• 30 March

  Cheshire police will respond proportionately to children playing adult games

  

  Playing eighteen rated games underage in Cheshire, UK has serious consequences it seems. Head teachers sent out a letter to the parents of children across sixteen schools stating that they could be reported for neglect if found to be allowing their children access to 18+ material. A letter from the …

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• 26 March

  Studio Profile: Simogo

  

  Whenever Simogo attends a game conference, Simon Flesser will give his job title as “a little bit of everything”, while Magnus ‘Gordon’ Gardebäck is referred to as “Strongman”. It’s a typically unorthodox response for a two-man studio that wilfully defies pigeonholing, its output so far taking in whimsical action games …

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• 25 March

  SteamWorld Dig tunnelling its way to Xbox One

  

  Following the revelation that an Xbox One port of SteamWorld Dig has been rated by PEGI (opens in new tab), Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson has confirmed to GamesRadar+ that their critically-acclaimed Metroid/Mr Driller hybrid is indeed coming to the console. The company doesn’t have a firm release date …

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• 25 March

  PS4 Suspend/Resume update coming Thursday

  

  Update: Sony announced that PS4 software update 2.50 will release on Thursday, March 26, adding Suspend/Resume, enhanced Trophy options, and more to the system. Check out the original story below for more details. If you’re the sort of player who likes to clear one game at a time, dropping back …

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• 24 March

  Borderlands: The Handsome Collection review

  

  You’d think that I’d be tired of the Borderlands series after spending more than 100 combined hours wandering the harsh wastes of Pandora, shooting skags in the face, and looting their corpses for better weapons. Then along comes Borderlands: The Handsome Collection to completely annihilate my weekend; such is the …

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• 24 March

  Powers S1.05 “Paint It Black” review

  

  Potential is a bastard. It’s near impossible to completely fulfill, but still an aching disappointment when it inevitably seems to falls short: a promise never kept. As a grungey two-piece thrashes out a tribute to River Phoenix, reintroducing us to the plaid delights of Flashback 1994, it’s a timely reminder …

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