That Ghostbusters trailer, then. I wasn’t expecting that. I wasn’t expecting anything as exciting as that. It’s not that I wasn’t on-board already, you understand. I’m a lifelong Ghost Head. Like so many of us, I’ve been through the decades-long rollercoaster of hope and disappointment that has come with the …
Read More »The 5 scariest Frightfest movies, rated by heartrate
I did it. I survived Frightfest Glasgow (opens in new tab). Here’s my definitive list of the best horror on offer and their associated heartrate on my trusty Fitbit. Baskin (2015) I can say one thing for certain. There is nothing like Baskin. The journey of five Turkish police officers …
Read More »Why Ubisofts open world template is holding its games back
If the spoiler you’re going to reveal is that there’s nothing to spoil, is a spoiler tag truly required? With this pop culture ontology in mind, and the hornet-buzz of anticipation that someone on the internet will get upset no matter what I type here, let’s begin. Spoilers. Right, so …
Read More »GR+ Live: Meet the maker of Screencheat as we try to destroy each other
Long, long ago, back in the before times, we rolled our multiplayer action at home splitscreen style. We’d play Goldeneye 007, four tiny guns and blocky hands each in their own quadrant, on a fuzzy CRT television and we would love it. Part of the fun of splitscreen shooters back …
Read More »Heres a sneak peek at the battle action in Game of Thrones season 6
Through posters and previews that insist on prodding at the never-ending Jon Snow debate (opens in new tab), we’ve had a few meagre glimpses at Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) season 6 over the last few months. Without a proper full-length trailer though, we’re totally in the dark …
Read More »PlayStation VR may get its own take on the Power Glove
Sony may be working on a glove controller, likely to be paired up with PlayStation VR, if three detailed patent applications published today are any indicator. The applications numbered 14/517733, 14/517741, and 14/503275 were spotted by NeoGAF (opens in new tab) user Rösti, and they account for almost everything you’d …
Read More »Pokemon Sun and Moon trademarks leak ahead of Nintendo Direct
Nintendo is set to announce some big news for the Pokemon series tomorrow, and it looks like a European trademark application has let the Meowth out of the bag early. Separate applications (opens in new tab) applications (opens in new tab) for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon trademarks, each with …
Read More »In Layers of Fear, what fears you face is up to you
Silent Hill has Pyramid Head. Outlast has the perpetually smiling Chris Walker, as well as an asylum’s worth of other nasty characters. SOMA has whatever the hell these are (opens in new tab). Layers of Fear (opens in new tab) has stacks of books and apples. Not exactly what springs …
Read More »Check out some new Star Wars: Episode VIII set shots
Even as we speak the cameras are rolling on Star Wars Episode 8 (opens in new tab), which obviously means stuff exists and can be seen with eyes and, consequently posted to Instagram. The shots below were taken by Jim Merkel (opens in new tab) and show some of the …
Read More »Firefight is finally coming to Halo 5, come get a sneak peek
You asked for it, and now you’re gonna get it. Firefight is coming to Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab). The PvE mode which first appeared in Halo 3: ODST has historically sent increasingly difficult waves of enemies at players, but that may not be the case here. The …
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