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Artificial Unintelligence AI companions tend to come in a couple different flavors. There’s the true companions, versatile and interesting characters who really add something to the experience, like Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite or Alyx from Half-Life 2. Next are the harmless annoyances, who aren’t great to have around but don’t …

I spawn in the Abandoned Temple courtyard under a starry sky. My mission within these tight halls of weathered stone: Destroy the Lords Gate to Keystone. These gates are essentially wormholes to other realms, and they’re responsible for the spreading demon scourge. My other mission? Try not to dwell too …

Every week we gather together all of the biggest articles from our friends around the internet and put them all in one place. In this roundup, check out the weapons of Bayonetta 2, see if Disney Infinity 2.0 is as awesome as the real life figures, and more. Read these …

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery The Super Smash Bros. series is one of a kind, isn’t it? Masahiro Sakurai is a genius for taking a genre as complicated as 2D fighting and opening it up to a massive audience of casual and hardcore gamers alike. The simplified control …

One of the worst aspects of any MOBA–League of Legends, Dota 2, or what have you–are long, drawn-out stalemates. The average game usually takes 25-40 minutes, but when a game goes back and forth, with neither team able to gain any discernible advantage, the stress and frustration is almost unbearable …

Now that the dust has settled on Gamescom and my game-addled mind begins to file away the unimportant stuff into subfolders of my psyche, a few standout moments remain in my mind’s eye. That amazing Batman: Arkham Knight demo (opens in new tab), playing as Claptrap in Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel …

Transform and roll – oh, nevermind The Transformers movies do their one job exceedingly well: putting a bunch of awesome robots on the screen at once so they can beat the tar (oil?) out of each other. But aside from a massive special effects budget, the idea does require robots …

Thrak Pot-Licker. That stupid, ugly, idiotic idiot orc must die. Why? Because he’s killed me three times in a row–and I’m a sore loser. Thing is, Thrak’s not some pre-made bad guy in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (opens in new tab). You’ll never encounter him when you play the …

SFX recently had the chance to chat with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, screenwriters of Captain America – The Winter Soldier and the talent now shaping the shield-slinger’s third big screen adventure. Here’s what they had to say about conspiracies, comic books and whether the Falcon could ever step into …

The Dark Knight – Six Flags, USA The Ride: A family-friendly ‘Wild Mouse’ roller coaster, The Dark Knight is a dark ride (it’s indoors) located at the Six Flags theme parks in the U.S. The Movie Connection: The ride story hooks in neatly to the movie (the ride launched to …