Final Fantasy 15 (opens in new tab), like the series it belongs to, has undergone numerous transformations. It began life as Final Fantasy Versus 13 (opens in new tab) – a spin-off that began development 10 years ago – eventually being rebooted as an official mainline entry, complete with a …
Read More »First image of Kong: Skull Islands ape
It’s been a while since we’ve heard, well, anything on Kong: Skull Island. The second entry into a King Kong-Godzilla cinematic universe (opens in new tab), the film remains strangely buzz-free. Yeah, even after that rather good Comic Con trailer (opens in new tab). As it’s gearing up to …
Read More »Star Wars: Rogue Ones weapon design is only 10% science fiction, says Gareth Edwards
If you think Star Wars and think futuristic sci-fi weaponry, you’re not alone. Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) director Gareth Edwards thought the same when he started work on the movie, but was quickly corrected by the designers. “In your brain you think Star Wars is 50% sci-fi …
Read More »Skate 3s coming to Xbox One backwards compatibility, and about time, too *UPDATED*
***UPDATE***: Skate 3’s ‘in progress’ note on the Xbox 360 backward compatibility wish list has been in place for a few months, GR+ has been informed, so this note isn’t confirmation by itself – but the emergence of the dashboard image does suggest Skate 3 in imminent, when both items …
Read More »Spider-Man: Homecoming FINALLY confirms Michael Keaton is Vulture
Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, has confirmed a long-standing rumour: Michael Keaton will play Vulture in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming (opens in new tab). Speaking to the Toronto Sun (opens in new tab), Feige was excited about the casting of new MCU villains, including Keaton “We’ve had a …
Read More »Why should gamers care about 4K and HDR?
4K (opens in new tab) and HDR have arrived. In a move sure to please the majority of gamers (as long as you’ve got a 4K TV), the PS4 Pro (opens in new tab) and Xbox One Scorpio (opens in new tab) will run upcoming 4K releases like Horizon: Zero …
Read More »Here are the two weird ideas Steven Spielberg put in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Steven Spielberg and Star Wars? It sounds too good to be true… but the director’s commentary on the Collector’s Edition of Star Wars: The Force Awakens reveals that the ET director had a hand in two of the movie’s scenes. Episode 7 director J.J. Abrams reveals (via Screencrush (opens in …
Read More »The Walking Dead season 7 episode 3 recap
It seems Rick and co need a good long rest to recover from the events of The Walking Dead premiere (opens in new tab) because once again, they’re nowhere to be seen in episode 3, The Cell. Instead we travel into Negan’s world, find out a bit more about the …
Read More »How Bungie pioneered the modern console shooter – with a strategy game built for PC
Famously, Halo: Combat Evolved – the game that changed the landscape of first-person shooters on console forever – began life neither as a first-person shooter, nor on console. I do not consider this a coincidence. But before we get into that, a brief history lesson. The world’s first glimpse of …
Read More »6 gifs from the Lego Batman Movie trailer that prove its the Lego Movie sequel we need
There are two ways to look at The Lego Batman Movie (opens in new tab): 1) as a Batman movie made out of Lego, or 2) as a sequel/spinoff of The Lego Movie (opens in new tab) that just happens to star Batman. I dunno about you, but I’m quite …
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