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Hearthstone’s Year of the Raven (opens in new tab) is officially in full swing, ushered in by The Witchwood, the newest expansion full of spooky monsters and new effects. We’re only a week into this brave new meta, but even with three older sets rotating out of Standard and an …

There’s a bit at the end of the original God of War (opens in new tab) that, while it even seemed a bit grimly comic at the time, I’d probably find completely unplayable now. The plot, in case you need a refresher is that Ares, the OG God of War, …

My PAX East 2018 demo for Scum, the upcoming online survival game from Gamepires, Croteam, and Devolver Digital, did not go to plan. It started with me fleeing the lobby area where the rest of the players were murderously passing time while waiting for a competitive mode to begin, and …

Wearing a simple black hoodie, olive green capris, and a beanie, Yoko Taro is, to put it bluntly, a bit underwhelming in person. Sitting across from him in a hotel meeting room at PAX East 2018 (opens in new tab), I find it somewhat hard to believe this is the …

Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that the crew of the Terror and the Erebus were a hell of a lot more confident with Captain Franklin around. The Terror episode 4 – Punished, as a Boy – sees indiscipline creeping deeper into the crew, with the gap between …

Good day, grapple fans. It’s WrestleMania weekend, so you know what that means: wrestling, wrestling, and, yep, more wrestling. But, among the suplexes, slams, and other shenanigans taking place in New Orleans and beyond, you may want to take a break, kick back, and watch some movies. Starring wrestlers. Because, …

Ratchet and Clank’s creators shared the highs and lows of their 15-year-history in one of the warmest and most insightful talks we saw at GDC 2018. Their one-hour presentation was a candid insight into how to build a (mostly) successful franchise; from the game’s beginnings as the ‘girl with the …

Imagine an arcade filled with rows of rectangular pods. As you climb into one and slide the door shut, the only illumination in the otherwise black interior comes from a huge monitor and a cornucopia of blinking buttons. In front of you there’s a joystick and throttle, along with two …

How the stuff in the box keeps getting ‘better’ with each episode I do not know, but this week is certainly going to entertain you movie lovers out there with a visit from Iron Man’s gauntlet, and a headless Porg… wait what? That’s right, I behead a Porg in order …

How many games allow two, very burly men to wade into a small stream and splash each other for fun? Go on – take your time. The answer is one: A Way Out. Ok, time for some context. I’m sat with Josef Fares, creator of the game, and the guy …