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Buffy the Vampire Slayer turns 21 years old this Saturday. No, not the character herself (though technically speaking, she would be 47 in 2018, and presumably still kicking vampire butt), but the Joss Whedon-helmed supernatural drama which helped define a new age of television. That first premiere episode of 1997 …

Could I be a vampire slayer? It’s the sort of question only a show like Buffy could ever inspire us to ask ourselves, and it’s probably on your mind once again now that the much beloved TV series turns 21 this Saturday.  While we’ve all thought about joining the Scooby Gang …

I can’t tell you how delighted I am that The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) has managed to stay consistently good for two consecutive episodes. At this point, that’s nothing short of a televisual miracle and, as a long-time viewer, it feels practically euphoric. There were bumps …

Everyone’s favourite alcoholic superhero is back on March 8 as Jessica Jones season 2 hits Netflix worldwide. While we got a good dose of the sarcastic PI-turned-reluctant hero back in August with The Defenders (opens in new tab), it feels like her second solo outing has been a long time …

The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) is back and, better yet, surprisingly half decent! Following a string of tiresome instalments over the Autumn, this week’s mid-season premiere suggests AMC are getting The Walking Dead train back on track (read my episode 9 review (opens in new tab) …

Within 20 minutes of starting you understand the horror Dead Space (opens in new tab) has in store for you. You’re navigating down a corridor, and the lights are flickering. You hear this fleshy, thudding sound: thwack, thwack, thwack. Is it an enemy? Is it a threat? The  beams of …

To say that fans were confused by the announcement of a new Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Survive (opens in new tab), taking place in an alternative universe and featuring zombie-like creatures is something of an understatement. With the series’ visionary designer Hideo Kojima out of the picture, the news …

Few people have stayed with God Of War (opens in new tab) for as long as Cory Barlog, writer and director of Kratos’ return on PS4. After taking up the mantle of lead animator on the first game, he returned as director on its sequel before leaving early into the …

On the surface, Bungie’s 1.1.2 update to Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) doesn’t look like a paradigm shift. And that’s because, in itself, it’s not. The first significant part of the studio’s long (long) schedule of big fixes for 2018 (opens in new tab), these most recent changes don’t …

Running a country is, we’re sure, a messy, awkward business and so, much of the time, is Dragon Age: Inquisition (opens in new tab). Consider Skyhold, the game’s gradually restored mountaintop fortress that is the most obvious manifestation of your power as Inquisitor, but which often inspires a sense of …