Onwards and upwards (usually) But not always. Because while games are an ever-evolving medium, constantly improving as new technology facilitates new creative possibilities, those progressive additions and upgrades which improve video games as a whole sometimes throw a big old spanner in the works too. Sometimes ideas which were only …

Simon Kinberg has provided an update on X-Men: Apocalypse , clarifying a couple of timeline issues and explaining where exactly the franchise goes next. “The thrust of Apocalypse is really to complete the trilogy we began with First Class – to complete the stories of young Raven, young Hank, younger …

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 …