Battlefield Hardline (opens in new tab) is about to take its game of cops and robbers in a decidedly more feudal direction. The upcoming Betrayal expansion, which will come to Premium subscribers in March before reaching general players two weeks later, is adding swords to the mix. Freaking. Swords. Look …
Read More »A live-action Sonic movie is coming in 2018 – this is fine, everythings fine
A live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie is coming in 2018, courtesy of a partnership between Sony Pictures and Sega. Hajime Satomi, president and CEO of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. (the parent company of Sega as we know it), revealed the news in an interview with The World Folio (opens in …
Read More »Michael Fassbender compares Assassins Creed to The Matrix
A video game movie thinking about other films and different ways to approach the story? You’d think they were taking the whole thing seriously. Assassin’s Creed movie producer and double Assassin Michael Fassbender opened up to Empire (opens in new tab) about his take on the franchise’s genetic memory storyline. …
Read More »Is it time to bring back World War 2 shooters? Heres what you think
There’s a reason Second World War shooters went away: fatigue. They didn’t stop being good, they just got tired like an overused muscle. Medal Of Honor, Call Of Duty, Brothers in Arms – even things like The Saboteur – wore the material to a tissue paper thinness. Borrowing ideas, tropes …
Read More »Halo 5 map recreates the best scene from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
If there was one thing the Star Wars prequels got right, it was podracing. The high-speed chases featuring small cockpits strapped to ludicrously large engines blazing across the surface of Tatooine were great to watch on the big screen, and even more fun to play when the inevitable video game …
Read More »Leak points to The Division open beta starting February 16
The streets of post-outbreak Manhattan will surge with well-armed life once more when The Division (opens in new tab) enters open beta later this month, if an apparent leak on Facebook (via Eurogamer) (opens in new tab) is accurate. The online shooter from Ubisoft is now at the tail end …
Read More »Hell is other people – The Divisions Dark Zone is an anxious PvP playground
We are not a strong team, so when we see a silhouette approach us from the absurdly filmic backlit subway corridor, we wordlessly stop, line up, and raise our piddly little weapons. It helps, a little. This is a human player – you can tell because he hasn’t automatically rung …
Read More »How (not) to kill a Far Cry Primal boss mammoth
Taking down a mammoth in Far Cry Primal (opens in new tab) is no mean feat. Don’t believe me? Just check out our video where we attempt to take on a Bloodtusk mammoth with only a bow and arrow, some spears and our wits. Not only is there the tusked …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront lays out free stuff up through March when the season pass begins
EA and DICE finally laid out their almost-complete plans for Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab)’s post-launch content, and there’s even good news for folks without the season pass: a handful of new maps and new features are on the table for all players. But first, about that pass: …
Read More »Oxenfree review
Five teenagers have found the perfect place for their beach party; Edwards Island, which at night is completely deserted and near-impossible to leave. As ideas go, that’s up there with inviting Freddy Krueger to your sleepover. Sure enough, it’s not long before dark forces crash the party, but this adventure …
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