February 27 is going to be a big day for Pokemon fans: not only does it mark the 20th anniversary of the series’ initial launch in Japan, but it also means a slew of special edition consoles, faceplates, events, and the re-release of Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue, and Pokemon Yellow …
Read More »Creed review
Welcome to the punch… It’s nine years since the Italian Stallion hung up his gloves in Rocky Balboa, part six of Sylvester Stallone’s now four-decade-long boxing saga. Thankfully, in Ryan Coogler’s Creed, a smartly engineered spin-off, he doesn’t put them back on. Stallone leaves the punching to Michael B. Jordan, …
Read More »The best box art of 2015
Best of the best We threw a lot of shade around with our Worst Box Art of 2015 lineup, so it’s only fair that we give credit where credit’s due to the best boxes of last year. Thankfully, narrowing this list down was much easier than the mind-rending onslaught of …
Read More »Chris Evans talks character conflict in Captain America: Civil War
One of the recurring themes of 2016’s superhero films seems to be ‘with great power must come great supervision’. Nowhere is this more evident than in Captain America: Civil War, which will see heroes divided on the issue of superhero oversight, and Chris Evans has been speaking with Cineplex (opens …
Read More »Target says Homefront: The Revolution is coming out in May
The red dawn may break a few months sooner than expected. US retailer Target is reportedly selling pre-order cards for Homefront: The Revolution (opens in new tab) (via Xbox Achievements (opens in new tab)) that clearly indicate a release date of May 17, 2016 for the open-world guerrilla resistance shooter, …
Read More »Amplitude review
Amplitude feels like an album from the future. You are the conduit through which the visuals and audio flow, into each other, around you and through you. Mechanically, Amplitude is fundamentally similar to Harmonix’s other rhythm action output like Rock Band, in that notes fly towards you and you must …
Read More »Oculus Rift pre-orders open on Wednesday, but still no price
Prepare for the most immersive experience of buying a virtual reality headset ever created. Oculus announced that it will open pre-orders for its very first consumer-ready Rift virtual reality headset at 8 am PST / 6 pm GMT on Wednesday. The company says it will share (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Crackdown 3 is out this summer… but just the multiplayer mode
Let’s pretend for a moment that I’m the most important person in your life. Well, remember when I said that Crackdown 3 is basically two games (opens in new tab)? I was more right than I, you, or my adoring, lucky parents could have known, because it looks as though …
Read More »Get 240% Batman Arkham Knight completion and unlock this… gold emblem. Oh. Good.
Yesterday we finally saw the last bit of Batman Arkham Knight DLC (opens in new tab)arrive, ending the sorry drawn out smattering of skins, racetracks, and 20 minute challenge rooms dressed up as story, that ran as Bat’s season pass. It’s not been great but at least there’s something shiny …
Read More »How to setup your Xbox One
Jump in The Xbox One has made a terrific turnaround since its initial unveiling in 2013. Halo, Tomb Raider, Rare Replay, backwards compatibility, and tons of value-packed bundles make owning an Xbox One more attractive than ever. The Xbox One is a complex system, filled with way more features and …
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