For ages it was an obscure, niche series confined to Japan and a handful of hardcore otaku. However, the past few years have seen Monster Hunter’s popularity explode, and it has even spawned an entire new genre, hunting games that task players with stalking giant monsters to harvest their most …
Read More »Travel the globe with the best locations in the Street Fighter series
Get ready for broken barrels, teleporting rocks and every national stereotype you can fit on to a 2D background. We present 14 perfect, far-flung locations from the Street Fighter series – it’s called World Warrior for a reason. Las Vegas, USA – Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior Balrog’s Las …
Read More »“A masterpiece of choreography and character” – the apartment fight is The Best Bit of The Bourne Identity
Unsurprisingly, The Bourne Identity is a solid action thriller with much to recommend it. But anyone who has seen the movie will tell you that the highlight is unquestionably the fight scene that goes down in the Paris apartment. Jason Bourne is still experiencing amnesia, so he and his new …
Read More »Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Assassins Creed, Silence, A Monster Calls, more…
Out on Sunday 1 January and Friday 6 January Michael Fassbender enters the world of gaming. Scorsese blends his twin religions of Catholicism and cinema. J.A. Bayona delivers a tree-mendous fantasy. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Assassin’s Creed, Silence, A Monster Calls, and …
Read More »Exploring the wide world of wrestling with the WWE 2K series
While many see wrestling as loud Americans shouting at each other in their underpants, the first ‘W’ in ‘WWE’ stands for ‘World’, and it’s more global than you know. Following the arrival of the latest instalment, WWE 2K17, we go around the world in 80 graze. Canada – Hart House, …
Read More »Grab a pincer the action with PlayStations greatest crabs
Far from being a seaside rockpool distraction, there’s a real risk that the decapod crustaceans featured here could entirely ruin your day. So crouch down and scuttle from side-to-side in delight as we round up the best of our extra-pinchy PlayStation pals. No Man’s Sky ARGH, GIANT SPACE CRABS! Or …
Read More »The Rogue One cast reveal the Star Wars Easter eggs to watch out for
One thing every Star Wars fan will be looking out for when they watch Rogue One (opens in new tab) is Easter eggs. While you could argue the whole movie is one giant Star Wars Easter egg, the movie contains some more subtle (and not so subtle) references and nods …
Read More »Prey is the evolution of Dishonored, and the sequel BioShock always deserved (but never got)
BioShock never realised its full potential. It couldn’t, not even with two, entirely different sequels. The reason, ironically, is that BioShock nailed it the first time. It’s one of those rare games that delivered everything it could be – contemporarily at least – in an utterly complete form, in terms …
Read More »“The worst Christmas story ever told” – Phoebe Cates festive tragedy is The Best Bit of Gremlins
During a special screening of the original preview version of Gremlins at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last summer, director Joe Dante explained why his madcap Christmastime horror comedy could never be made today. It’s not just that Hollywood, especially Warner Bros. who released Gremlins in the first place, is …
Read More »8 questions from the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer we need answered
The first Spider-Man: Homecoming (opens in new tab) trailer (opens in new tab) landed today and with it we got a first look at Michael Keaton’s villain, a sneak peek at Spidey’s suit upgrades, plus an Iron Man cameo (which is always good). That’s not the only thing the trailer …
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