Realistic player faces have become something fans insist upon across all sports games – so every year Konami and EA do their utmost to one-up each other on the football licenses front. It’s the latter who usually win out, but PES 2017 (opens in new tab) is making efforts to …
Read More »SDCC 2016: Matt Fraction Interview
Don’t miss out on comic book writer, Matt Fraction, as speaks about the upcoming stories coming from Sex Criminals, his experience writing the Hawkeye comic, and whether he thinks Hawkeye could star in his own Netflix series. Watch the interview here.
Read More »SSX meets Jet Moto: You should be playing Riptide GP: Renegade
What is it? An arcade racer set in a future full of high-tech Jet Skis Play it if you like… The oddball racing games that were all the rage in the late ’90s and early 2000s Format: PS4, PC (coming soon to Xbox One, iOS, and Android) Price: $15 / …
Read More »“Its showtime a-holes!” Heres everything you missed in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Comic Con trailer
As expected Marvel debuted the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (opens in new tab) at San Diego Comic Con (opens in new tab), and as expected, they won’t be releasing it online any time soon. If you were in Hall H and saw it, awesome. If …
Read More »How comedy in games succeeds and brutally, tragically fails
Comedy is a tough gig. Ask any touring comedian or comedy writer, even the wildly successful ones, and you’ll hear the same refrain: it’s hard to be funny on demand. It’s even tougher in games, in a lot of ways, because it’s not a medium that lends itself easily to …
Read More »What Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud would (probably) say about Pokemon Go
Gotta catch ‘em all! The chipper tag line has never felt more true as millions of people roam their towns playing Pokemon Go (opens in new tab). This particular game has some traits that explain how its moment of zeitgeist came to be. The new spin on a beloved franchise. …
Read More »55 Final Fantasy games explained in 10 seconds or less
From its humble beginnings in 1987, Final Fantasy has since blossomed into a ridiculous multimedia empire. There are, of course, the main numbered entries, but there are spin-offs, sequels, kart racers, energy drinks, even feature-length movies – and it can be tough to keep track of it all. To help …
Read More »Movies to watch this week at the cinema: Central Intelligence, Queen of Earth, Notes on Blindness, more…
Out on Friday 1 July An action-comedy that uses its Hart and Johnson. Elisabeth Moss astounds in a psychological thriller. A doc that uses audio to visualise blindness. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Central Intelligence, Queen of Earth, Notes …
Read More »Good libations and frank conversations: You should be playing VA-11 HALL-A
What is it? An anime-style bartending simulator where you get to know a colorful cast of characters while mixing Piano Man cocktails in a cyberpunk dystopia Play it if you like… Narrative-led games, fantasising about life as a bartender, Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher Format: PC/Vita Price: $14.99/£10.99 Release date: PC: Out …
Read More »Madness, Velocipedes, and Tigers: You should be playing Fallen London
Plenty of mobile games rely on the energy model, where each turn costs you a certain amount of stamina or whatever; once you’ve used it up, you have to wait (or pay) to take another turn. It’s what turns most folks off of mobile games, because just as you’re getting …
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