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So it turns out there’s a new Star Wars trailer doing the rounds at the minute and err, it’s absolutely bloody fantastic! I mean, did you see it (opens in new tab)?! With the lightsaber and the Stormies and the Millennium Falcon whooshing all around. It was… it was… arrrghhh! …

Winter is coming There’s condensation on your windows and ice on your windscreen: yup, its definitely winter again now. The cold can be more than just an inconvenience, though. It can be a killer. In some horror movies, extreme temperatures are as deadly as any monster. If you’re stuck in …

There’s something very different about this year’s spate of big-name FPS. Jetpacks. Jetpacks all over the place. Where once the plodding, funneled, straightforward shooting of the modern military man-killer dominated the AAA spectrum, now we have something altogether freer, more flowing, and almost pathologically obsessed with its newfound Y-axis. Even …

A life lived in ignorance is a life half-lived On Sunday, November 16th 2014, Half-Life 2 turned 10 years old. Crazy, right? And even after a decade, the influence of Valve’s most monumental sequel can still be felt in the current gaming ecosystem. The Half-Life name is just as potent …

A little originality goes a long way Most RPG classes boil down to one of four timeless archetypes: the tanky warrior, supporting healer, ranged damage-dealer, or melee specialist. That’s just at the most basic level, mind you – modern RPGs know to make their roles a bit more nuanced. But …

It’s a big world out there If you can remember all the way back to Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, you might recall an email on an Abstergo bigwig’s computer that traces the geographical path of Desmond Miles’ family line. While some locations on the list were familiar, like Renaissance …

So it’s official: Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is strapping on a proton pack and rebooting Ghostbusters with an all-female crew of spook-hunters. Is this good news? Do you welcome a fresh take on a solid gold classic? Or should Hollywood leave the indisputable greats of ’80s cinema alone? And what’s …

My Little Pony Begins Directed By Christopher Nolan It’s been around for more than thirty years and survived four different generations of cartoons, toys and pink plastic lunch boxes – My Little Pony deserves a director who can really take it back to its roots. Drawing from Greek mythology and …

In our regular polarising-opinion series, Total Film contributor Martyn Conterio asks, ‘Is it just me? … or is The Wicker Man a great remake?’ The Wicker Man remake by Neil LaBute is unjustly maligned. Its sorry reputation and dubious legacy is evident in countless snarky memes and YouTube clips of …

Solid gold For their 32nd year, the Golden Joystick Awards have been distributed to the crowd-pleasing favorites of the video game industry. More than 9 million members of the gaming public cast their votes across 18 categories, including best studio, gaming personality, and Game of the Year. This year’s ceremony …