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Anyone who’s been following UK politics over the past few months will be familiar with the concept of the ‘shy Tory’. It’s a term used to explain why the Conservative Party often performs better in elections than polls suggests it will. Essentially, what’s happening is that voters who agree with …

It’s only been gliding around Gotham for just over a week but Batman Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) is dropping the first DLC of its season pass on July 14th. Batgirl: A Matter Of Family is a prequel to the events of Arkham Knight, following Barbara Gordon prior to …

IO had a very controlled message for the new Hitman (opens in new tab) game revealed at E3: “We had a chance to look at, and discuss: what is the best possible Hitman experience we can build?” studio creative director Christian Elverdam told me at the show. I later found …

You’ve probably heard mention before about Call Of Duty running on an old Quake 3 Arena id Tech 3 engine. And it is in a way, but with revisions and upgrades for almost every game in the series, the idea of a ‘COD engine’ is hard to pin down. “Engines …

A lot of people laughed at Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab)’s E3 gameplay reveal. I can understand why. They were expecting bombast. They were expecting spectacle. They were expecting next-level chainsaw guttings, flecking lurid, red garnish over a meaty maelstrom of elevated cover-shooting and elaborate, but distinctly …

Amazon just made its Prime subscription service way more attractive for price-conscious gamers. The online retail giant has quietly enabled extra discounts on “certain video game consoles, accessories, and games when sold by Amazon.com” for Prime subscribers. You might notice that games like Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab) …

Shovel Knight (opens in new tab) has conquered many foes on his journey, and now we can add “retail shelves” to the list. The retro platformer from Yacht Club Games is getting a physical release for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS on October 13, 2015, and will sell …

Ubisoft Quebec has already made it clear its new addition to the AC franchise, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, had to be set in the smog of Victorian London. But a city of that size, with purposefully widened streets to accommodate new drivable carriages, means a new change to navigation: the rope …

Destiny (opens in new tab)’s PlayStation-exclusive Strike missions will get a Taken makeover before they take the multi-platform leap this fall. The Taken King creative director Luke Smith told Eurogamer (opens in new tab) that Bungie’s working on new versions of Dust Palace and The Undying Mind for both Xbox …

Star Wars Battlefront is almost arcadey, with quick weapons, abilities, power-ups and movement all designed to keep you running and shooting. Despite the assumptions it would just play like a reskinned version of Battlefield, it really doesn’t feel like DICE’s shooter at all. I played a co-op survival mission and …