Handsome Jack is a very hard act to follow. The charismatic douche carried players through Borderlands 2, somehow managing to tread that thin line between all of us thinking ‘oh my god, he’s such an ass’ but still barely able to wait for the next time he spoke to us. …
Read More »5 moments in Avengers: Endgame that made us punch the air… and 5 more that made us cry
It’s no longer enough for blockbuster movies to show us action set pieces of a scale we’ve never seen before. Avengers: Endgame (opens in new tab) has now proved that they can also be a rollercoaster of emotions, making us laugh one moment and cry the next – anyone who …
Read More »Ice, Fire, and Arya: The evidence proving Game of Thrones’ big Night King twist wasn’t a twist at all
This week’s Game of Thrones season 8 (opens in new tab) episode, The Long Night, represented the first real time that HBO’s insatiable fantasy drama became a victim of its own expectations. The Battle of Winterfell did, technically speaking, live up to its promise as the longest battle in entertainment …
Read More »Where will the MCU go next after Avengers: Endgame?
The Infinity Saga has come to a close with Avengers: Endgame (opens in new tab), which means we now have big questions for just how Marvel Phase Four will play out. After watching Marvel’s latest big adventure, there are some clues that will let us predict what’s coming with Marvel …
Read More »Avengers: Endgame deaths revealed: Who died and how they were killed
Despite the fact that we knew some Avengers: Endgame deaths were coming – no-one could totally escape all that drama, could they? – we didn’t realise they would hit so hard. Sure, it wasn’t half the entire Marvel cast being wiped out like Avengers: Infinity War (opens in new tab), …
Read More »Madden 20 cover vote: the 9 players Patrick Mahomes beat to win
The Madden 20 cover vote is unlike anything else in sports gaming. While fans are largely content to accept whomever they’re given for series such as FIFA, NHL and NBA 2K, fronting the official game of the NFL is a different story. With the Madden curse (opens in new tab) …
Read More »I ate like a Dragonborn for one week, and honestly I’m glad it’s over
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably gorged yourself on cheese wheels mid-fight in Skyrim (opens in new tab) to regenerate that precious HP, or heard guards mock you for the thousandth time about someone stealing your Sweet Roll (and hopefully resisted the urge to quicksave your game and punish them …
Read More »“We wanted to add our own spin to it” – How Avalanche is building a better open world wasteland in Rage 2
Bethesda has one hell of a vision for the end of the world. In Rage 2 (opens in new tab), an open world wasteland is being constructed that’s full of vibrant colours, huge explosions, and a host of gaudy characters to meet, greet, and eviscerate. It’s a far cry from …
Read More »The Sinking City is a supernatural open-world for fans of lateral thought
Developer Frogwares has an impressive track record, but what the studio is doing in The Sinking City (opens in new tab) is more ambitious than anything it’s done to date. Their upcoming PS4 detective RPG is set in the fictional 1920s city of Oakmont where supernatural floods are driving the …
Read More »A show “no woman alive would watch” – heres what critics originally thought of Game of Thrones
With Game of Thrones season 8 (opens in new tab) very nearly here, it’s easy to forget that not everyone loved the fantasy epic to begin with. It feels like the hit HBO show has always been a TV force to be reckoned with, but it’s not like everyone saw …
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