Street Fighter 4 may only be number 29 in our list of the best 100 games of all time (opens in new tab), but if this were a list of the greatest individual video game mechanics of all time it’d be jostling for top spot. To my mind, the best …
Read More »Tarsier unveils creepy-cute horror platformer Hunger – is it the next Limbo?
In Hunger, you play a young girl trying to escape an unsettling world beneath the waves – a place called The Maw. Imagine the worst venue from Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares filled with oddly proportioned horror people and dropped at the bottom of the ocean. Chilled? Charmed? Creeped the Hell out? …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Insect Glaive Guide
One of the two new weapons in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (opens in new tab) is the Insect Glaive, which is a large double-ended rod capable of quick attacks. It’s similar to the Long Sword in some ways, but has a few unique elements: mainly, the ability to summon a …
Read More »Jason Momoa shares his reaction to the Aquaman poster
Zack Snyder took everyone by surprise when he tweeted the first image of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, not least Momoa himself, who has told EW.com (opens in new tab) that he hadn’t been expecting to see it published until 2016… “That was a shocker for sure,” says Momoa. “It was supposed …
Read More »Tributes to Leonard Nimoy
Tributes to SF legend Leonard Nimoy have been pouring in after the announcement of the actor’s death on Friday. His co-stars in the classic original series of Star Trek, William Shatner and George Takei, both took to Twitter to express their feelings of loss. Shatner posted, “I loved him like …
Read More »Free Final Fantasy XIV log-in week starts today
To celebrate Final Fantasy XIV’s growth to over 4 million user accounts, Square have announced a free log-in week lasting from Friday 27 February to Monday 9 March. So if you haven’t logged in a while, now’s your perfect chance. The campaign also coincides with the launch of the Manderville …
Read More »Star Trek Legend Leonard Nimoy Dies
It is with great regret that SFX must report the passing of Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy. The New York Times reports that Nimoy passed away Friday morning at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles. He was 83. His wife Susan Bay Nimoy has confirmed that the cause of death …
Read More »Harrison Ford confirmed for Blade Runner sequel directed by Denis Villeneuve
Big news concerning Alcon Entertainment’s Blade Runner sequel, with the studio officially confirming that Harrison Ford will return for a second outing as Rick Deckard. It isn’t clear just how big Ford’s role will be, although Ridley Scott has previously been quoted as saying he will play a pivotal part …
Read More »Dead or Alive 5: Last Round review
As boxed games go, this one is pushing even Street Fighter’s famed iterations for the ‘least amount of new content per release’ award. But nonetheless, it does represent the first time the Dead or Alive series has appeared on PS4 and Xbox One, so it’s a relatively big deal. Well. …
Read More »Iron Man gets first Avengers: Age Of Ultron character poster
Captain America may be the leader of the Avengers, but there’s no doubting who the star of the franchise is, with Robert Downey Junior’s Iron Man getting the first character poster from Age Of Ultron. The poster itself is fairly standard stuff, with a suited but helmetless Tony Stark preparing …
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