There are few sorrier tales than that of the poor Baudelaire orphans in Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events. By “sorrier” in this instance, I mean depressing or utterly miserable. And if you haven’t read the books then that will make no sense but let’s carry on regardless. If there’s …
Read More »Elegant simplicity and impatient passengers: You should be playing Mini Metro
What is it? A lovely bare-bones approach to managing mass transit. Play it if you like… Railroad Tycoon, Thomas Was Alone, minimalist puzzle/strategy games Format: iOS, Android, PC, Mac Price: $4.99 Release date: Out now Designing an efficient subway system isn’t all that tough. You just have to connect …
Read More »A four hour demo of Resident Evil 7 is one of the best things I’ve played this year
Horror games should make you feel scared. And Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab) does ‘scared’ very well. I jumped a lot, flat out screamed a few times and, when playing in VR, flailed uselessly at the air under my chin as a mutilated, regenerating corpse lifted me up …
Read More »“A 10-second joke that gets everything right” – the Polymorph gag is The Best Bit of Warcraft: The Beginning
Imagine being Duncan Jones (or any of the cast and crew), working on the Warcraft (opens in new tab) adaptation. Here’s a series that, when it was an MMORPG, snared more than 10 million people. That’s to say nothing of the various novels, comics, toys, board games, tabletop RPG adaptations, …
Read More »With a few quiet tweaks and one loud bang, Mass Effect 2 sent the series core appeal into supernova
The Mass Effect series helped define the previous console generation. It was a third-person cover shooter, for one thing, which is as close to the Xbox 360 heartland as you can get this side of Don Mattrick’s Kinect-packed basement. It also set a new high bar for storytelling and cinematic …
Read More »Video game challenge coins: the real life Trophy you’ll never truly earn unless you risk your life
Image credit. Chances are you’ve never heard of a challenge coin unless you’re in the services or the military. The metal tokens are a simple mark of service or achievement. They commemorate everything from membership in a particular unit to service in a certain conflict. Think of them as Trophies …
Read More »“A no-holds-barred adrenaline-fueled thrill-ride” – the final showdown is The Best Bit in Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is the greatest comedy of the 21st century, and easily one of the best in movie history. That’s not a claim I make lightly, but it’s hard to argue with Edgar Wright’s tightly plotted tale of crime and justice in a small, rural English community. It’s a parody …
Read More »The 15 greatest reboots in the history of Xbox
Sometimes it’s necessary to give a gaming series a kick square in the pants, to move it in a different direction or make it relevant to a new audience of gamers. We’ve raided tombs, fought shadow lords and murdered moon Nazis to bring you the best gaming reboots, refreshes and …
Read More »The best comedy movies
Having a hearty laugh is good for the soul. There’s all sorts of scientific evidence out there proving that laughter lowers stress levels, turning us into happier humans in general. As luck would have it – oh come on, you knew where this was going – the history of cinema …
Read More »The 11 most extreme modern horror movies, and whether they’re actually any good
There are many different kinds of horror. From the early, pre-sanitisation folk-slaughter of European fairy tales, to the blades, buzzsaws, and bodily blighting of the torture-porn movement, the genre has, like a certain Victorian vampire lord, taken on many forms and faces in order to get its work done. But, …
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