It’s yawning time. It all looked so good for Josh Trank a few months ago. A cult superhero flick to his name in 2012’s Chronicle. A major-league Marvel movie in the can. And a Star Wars spin-off in the offing. And then came the mysterious departure from Star Wars and …
Read More »Gollancz Festival 2015 line-ups revealed
SF and fantasy imprint Gollancz have released more details of the Gollancz Festival 2015 – for which tickets are now on sale. SFX and Gamesradar+ are supporting the festival, which encompasses both physical events in London and Manchester between 15 and 18 October, and a slate of online events. The …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicate trailer activates its Wonder Twin powers
The Frye twins of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab) share a deep bond, thicker than the gallons of blood pooling at their feet.The latest trailer for the game establishes the relationship between the ambitious gang boss Jacob and the more measured Evie, and how they’ll work together to …
Read More »Destiny reboots entire levelling system, possibly solves all its big problems in one move
New enemies, gear and missions aren’t the only big changes coming to Destiny (opens in new tab) in year two’s major Taken King expansion. They’re now not even the most exciting additions. For it seems that Bungie is taking the drastic – and really rather enticing – step of completely …
Read More »Get a real-life Needler in Halo 5: Guardians Pink Mist Limited Edition
The Needler is one of the more divisive weapons in the Halo arsenal, but whatever it lacks in firepower, it makes up for in uniqueness. With that in mind, the Needler replica included in Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab)’ Game.co.uk-exclusive Pink Mist edition is at least as useful …
Read More »Xbox One gets a Chatpad and over-the-air TV recording
Xbox One is getting its own official controller chatpad, ideal for chatting, messaging, and searching without having to shout at your Kinect. The button-laden new peripheral was revealed at Xbox’s Gamescom stage show, along with the ability to record over-the-air broadcasts. The Xbox One Chatpad, which is available for pre-order …
Read More »Get your backstab on with Dark Souls 3s first gameplay trailer
Dark Souls 3 (opens in new tab) has some truly, freakishly, massively huge enemies who’d like nothing better than to crush you under their bony heels. I mean, you might have assumed that going in, but the first gameplay trailer from Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 press conference really settles it. These …
Read More »Quantum Break gets Game of Thrones, X-men and LOTR talent and April 5 release date
Quantum Break gets Game of Thrones, X-men and LOTR talent and April 5 release date. Microsoft showed off new gameplay and gave a release date for Quantum Break during its Gamescom 2015 press conference today. The game, due to hit store shelves on April 5, 2016, is a third-party exclusive …
Read More »12 movies and shows about miniaturisation
MICROSCOPIC MOVIES! You’ve all seen Ant-Man by now, right? If not, change that immediately it’s brilliant. And it got us thinking about some of the other films and TV shows that have had fun with miniaturisation. It’s a common trope in everything from ’50s b-movies to the most recent season …
Read More »Cities will be overrun by open source dinosaurs in Jurassic World 2
In the wake of its enormous box office win Universal greenlit a sequel to Jurassic World due for release in 2018, with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard confirmed to reprise their roles. Director Colin Trevorrow won’t be behind the camera, instead focusing on writing the script with Derek Connolly …
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