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You know that feeling when everyone knows that something bad happened to you – your dog died, you got fired, you’ve been diagnosed with incurable trench foot – and people start treating you really weirdly, like there’s some cosmic teacher who’s gone “now, class, be nice to Billy, and whatever …

Tonight sees the biggest wrestling shake-up in years as WWE holds a draft to decide which superstars stay on Raw and which move to Smackdown, with the two shows set to be broadcast live on consecutive nights for the first time in company history. With Raw on Mondays being one …

The big news from this week’s Star Wars Celebration Europe (opens in new tab) – that everyone has been talking about – is the Rogue One panel, which debuted a new poster (opens in new tab), an action-packed behind-the-scenes reel (opens in new tab), and a hot second trailer (opens …

The new Ghostbusters (opens in new tab) movie is a whole new film in its own right rather than a sequel. However, that doesn’t stop it referencing the original. Quite a lot in fact with cameos and nods all over the place linking it to the past. Let’s take a …

There’s a reason that most people play video games instead of making them. Making games is hard. Really hard. It requires time, skills and dedication that most people simply don’t have. And even if you do, there’s no guarantee of success. For every Minecraft and Shovel Knight, there’s dozens of …

At the risk of sounding like a dangerous wizard, I’d like to take you back in time.  Many years ago, before handhelds, the only games you could take on holiday were made of paper. You probably already know every travel trailer, caravan, and winnebago comes pre-loaded with a selection of …

I was not a gamer when I was young. I was allowed to play educational titles (Super Munchers anyone? No?) and a handful of arcade games like Tetris or pinball. And Myst snuck through on artistic merit. But that’s about it. Video games, not a big thing in my childhood. …

Once more ’round the gas mining plant we go! Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab) gets its second expansion on Tuesday, June 21st, and I was able to spend a few minutes at E3 running around its version Bespin, that wonderful city in the clouds from The Empire Strikes …

Out on Friday 17 June Lorraine and Ed face another paranormal test. Matteo Garrone constructs a sick fairytale. Apichatpong Weerasethakul examines a sleeping sickness. Yes, here’s this week’s new releases. Click on for our reviews of The Conjuring 2, Gods of Egypt, Tale of Tales, Cemetery of Splendour, The Violators, …

In life, there are many questions. Fish, or cut bait? Go for a jog, or nap? Tweet that dumb joke you just thought of, or let it disappear into the aether? But every year, on the eve of E3, we ask ourselves: Hype, or Not Hype? Your personal phrasing might …