There’s only a matter of weeks until we’re let loose in the enormous Ancient Egypt of Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) with brand new hooded hero, Bayek. October 27 can’t come soon enough for everyone who has twiddled their thumb sticks for a bonus extra year waiting for …
Read More »Denting the Nazi war machine and admiring damn fine coffee physics in Wolfenstein: The New Order
I came away from E3 this year with a greater sense of self-loathing than usual. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (opens in new tab) was the most exciting game of the show – a blend of pulp adventure, hippy weirdness and bald savagery – but somehow, I’d managed to miss …
Read More »“Welcome to Freedonia”: Minecraft’s oldest server is still a mind-boggling menagerie of marvel and wonder
It is believed that the term ‘Freedonia’ was first used by 18th century Americans in the aftermath of the War of Independence, as a colloquial (and rather on the nose) nickname for their newly liberated nation founded on the principles of freedom and equality. Almost 250 years on, and America …
Read More »Dooms Switch port is as much gory fun as you remember – with one tiny problem
Bethesda has already made it clear that it has a crush on the Nintendo Switch with the announcement on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab) on the handheld – but the news that Doom (opens in new tab) and Wolfenstein (opens in new tab) II: The New …
Read More »6 questions we have after completing Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (opens in new tab) has been billed as the definitive conclusion to the Kaldwin revenge story that first kicked off in 2011 with the original Dishonored, which is a tall order to fill for a standalone expansion that’s only about 8-10 hours in length. Though …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Origins’ narrative director reveals 5 secrets of the new trailer
Hyenas! War elephants! Boat battles and scary masked faces! We’ve got six or so weeks to go until Assassin’s Creed Origins – no, you’re counting – so it was about time we found out a little more about what we’ll be doing in Ancient Egypt. Thankfully, the new trailer doesn’t …
Read More »5 things you need to know about The Lego Ninjago Movie (like, Jackie Chan advised on the fights!)
Lego! Kung fu! Robots! Warner Bros’ next movie in The Lego Movie cinematic universe might not be what you expect, but it’s definitely got everything. With it hitting cinemas on October 13, 2017, our sister publication SFX magazine (opens in new tab) sat down with The Lego Ninjago Movie director …
Read More »10 best card games you can play right now
A few years ago, collectible card games were a small blip on the map of the mainstream release calendar, largely relegated to the realm of the free-to-play mobile market. Fast forward to 2017, and we now live in a world where Bethesda, Blizzard and CD Projekt Red have all released …
Read More »From CIA To comic books: The secrt origin of Tom King
When Tom King signed on as co-writer of the “New 52” series Grayson, DC promoted his background as a CIA operative that would inspire that run. That was definitely a new way to promote a comic book. Although there’s been plenty of comic book writers who’ve previously worked in surprisingly …
Read More »12 brand new things we discovered in Assassin’s Creed: Origins – cat lovers, look away now…
Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) has all the usual hooded fare we’re accustomed to: a heavy tendency to stab anyone we don’t like, a penchant for climbing up walls when anyone normal would just use them for a bit of shelter, and – of course – a fondness …
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