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Mass Effect is one of the greatest series of this console generation – in the top three, easily. But even our dearest loved ones get on our nerves from time to time, like when they make you take really slow elevator rides, or clutter the whole house with piles of …

A conveniently skewed view of history. Corrupt religious leaders. Serious men in silly white dresses who leap flamboyantly about withknives strapped to their wrists.Jade Raymond. What do these things have in common? They’re hallmarks of Assassin’s Creed, which has quickly grown from a single, divisive game to one of the …

Ah yes, the Week of Hate. Seven rage-filled days of complaints, criticisms and straight-up trollin’ that let us vent our collective frustration on the games industry. In the past, we kicked off each week with a Top 7 that specified a certain aspect of gaming we’re angry with, be it …

Last few days of voting left. Tell us your favourite SF & fantasy characters from 2000 onwards

Captain Titus and the Space Marines under his command have it rough. They’ve been raised from birth to defend the human race against the oncoming, never-ending swarm of bloodthirsty and warlike Orks. To make matters worse, they’re also being attacked by the devious and powerful followers of the Chaos Gods, …

On iPhone Game: League of Evil Price: $1.99 Size: 14.2 MB Get it now on iTunes:US (opens in new tab)/UK (opens in new tab) “Evil scientists are joining forces. We call them the League of Evil. We believe they are developing weapons of mass destruction! You must eliminate these scientists …

Out of all the games we saw during last week’s round of pre-E3 Sony press events, there was one that we were looking forward to more than any other: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, tantalizingly positioned at the very end of the week. When we finally got to sit down with …

15 examples of ostentatious sci-fi and fantasy architecture to identify in the weekly SFX quiz

This review is going to be very simple – if you enjoyed Stacking (reviewhere), you will enjoy the Lost Hobo King DLC. For $5, you get a new level, about the size of a level from the main Stacking game, with a self-contained story that’s as charming as you’d expect. …

Interview: The top fantasy author chats to Stephen Jewell about her forthcoming book The Rogue