Studio Ghibli is perhaps the greatest animation house ever created. Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio named after the Italian word for the high-speed Mediterranean gale aimed to “blow a new wind through the anime industry”. Considering …
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Studio Ghibli is perhaps the greatest animation house ever created. Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio named after the Italian word for the high-speed Mediterranean gale aimed to “blow a new wind through the anime industry”. Considering …
Read More »With Call of Duty WWII rumoured, COD 2 proves World War 2 shooters are due a comeback
Rumours, and a few teasing clues, are pointing to a new WWII Call of Duty (opens in new tab). Having just finished Call of Duty 2 (opens in new tab), arguably the best World War 2 shooter of all, I can’t help but feel it’s about time. In fact, I’ll …
Read More »Five little things we love about Nintendo Switch (and five things that still annoy us)
The Nintendo Switch has only been around for a month and we’ve already fallen in love with the little, idiosyncratic console/handheld hybrid. Not only does the system switch (I’m sorry) between your TV and the device as well as advertised, it has a hell of a launch game in The …
Read More »Justice League: first full trailer debuts Aquamans trident power, almost-cheerful Batman
Warner Bros. has finally released a new trailer for Justice League, and it’s packed with a bunch of surprisingly cool moments. Some may argue that trailers for Zack Snyder’s movies end up being better than the movies themselves, but it appears the director has learned some lessons from Batman v …
Read More »Game of Thrones Stannis originally had a much more emotional death – and here it is
Ah, Stannis Baratheon. We weren’t exactly disappointed when you lost your head, arranged the death of your family and then, uhh, literally lost your head on Game of Thrones – but you didn’t leave on the best of terms. Telling Brienne “Do your duty” sounds cool, sure, but the original …
Read More »How Valve cracked open the FPS formula and then put it back together in Half-Life 2
Gordon Freeman has nothing to say. Well, not verbally anyway. As one of gaming’s best-known silent protagonists, he has no syllables to utter and no quips to dispense. Freeman’s lack of chat is a deliberate black hole of meaning. And yet that’s exactly what Valve needed to craft an FPS …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 nearly had a dog called Diane and ditched a breath-holding button after worries itd cause hypoxia
A new Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab) making of video has gone behind the scenes of the recent horror game to reveal its development and some of the things we never got to see, like the Baker family dog, a breath-holding mechanic and the original CG movie created …
Read More »The Death Note Netflix trailer has arrived and fans arent happy about it (except for Willem Dafoe, hes cool)
Netflix has shared the first trailer for its live-action film adaptation of Death Note, starring a dude with frosted tips as the main character and Willem Dafoe as his demon friend. The Death Note manga series already inspired an anime series as well as several Japanese-language live-action films, and the …
Read More »New The Walking Dead season 7 image reveals Sasha’s fate (SPOILERS)
Poor, poor Sasha. If she’s not seeing the new love of her life get a home-run induced headache, she’s making suicide runs to try and kill Negan. Last week’s episode (opens in new tab) of The Walking Dead season 7 (opens in new tab) saw Sasha go solo on her …
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