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It wasn’t until November 24, a full two weeks after Destiny 2: Beyond Light was released, that I got the rush of excitement I was waiting for. That’s when I finally logged in on reset day, looked at the array of new activities and challenges peppered over the solar system …

The worst thing about Sackboy: A Big Adventure is trying to find a fault with it. Which of these fabulous crafty worlds wasn’t absolutely perfect? Did any of the truly magical musical levels make my whole body vibrate with joy a little less than the others? Were any of the …

The original Star Wars Holiday Special holds a special place in the fandom’s consciousness. Unanimously derided as two of the worst hours of television ever created, the cash-in that brought back Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher has been the kicker of dozens of jokes – even mocked by …

The timing of Ron Howard’s classy yet unremarkable Hillbilly Elegy, an adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir charting his upward mobility from Ohio poverty to Yale law school, couldn’t be more pertinent, arriving as it does when we’re all unpacking President Trump’s legacy. Published in 2016, Vance’s book seemed to explain the …

The Falconeer is an aerial combat game against a backdrop of acrylic-painted skies and Game of Thrones-style intrigue. Its one-note gameplay ensures that its waterlogged setting isn’t the success it could be, but the desire to learn more about its richly imagined world kept me interested throughout my 19 hours …

Warning: This Star Trek: Discovery season 3 review contains major spoilers for episode 1 – many of them set to stun. Boldly go further at your own risk… Star Trek: Voyager made a big thing of the fact it was going where no Trek had gone before. Unfortunately, it really …

There’s nothing quite like finding a toaster tucked away in the depths of an armchair labeled “for emergency use only” to make you truly appreciate how wonderfully quirky a game is. And sure, you might find yourself saying, “A toaster in a chair? That’s absurd!” But as strange as it …

The phrase ‘gaming chair’ often conjures images of ugly racing aesthetics and outlandish colours and flare – even a lot of the best gaming chairs are built of some of these traits – but not all gaming chairs are made for the same use. That’s where something like a gaming …

“And remember, don’t give your heart to any boys. You’re mine, until you get married. And then you’re still mine…” Spoken over a black screen, On The Rocks’ opening lines could be the prelude to a dark psychodrama of paternal possessiveness. Instead, Sofia Coppola’s latest emerges as a beguiling, souffle-light …

Star Wars: Squadrons almost seems like a reaction to an entire generation of Star Wars games. Slick spectacle has been the calling card of EA’s time on the series, which has meant that games such as Battlefront looked the part, even when they sometimes didn’t feel it. This first-person dogfighting …