South Park: The Fractured But Whole (opens in new tab) does not look like a terribly mature game. Maybe “M for Mature,” but not, you know, the actual definition of the word. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the latest ad for the game shows off the Nosulus …

For a long time, I’ve bemoaned this generation’s lack of a BioShock moment. Don’t get me wrong, games have been brilliant since 2013. The console hardware has increasingly shown its might, and game designs have evolved very nicely indeed from their last-gen roots. But it’s been a process of small, …

When we first heard that Nintendo NX (opens in new tab) would be a handheld system with detachable controllers (opens in new tab), we only had anonymous sources to rely on. A newly published patent credited to Nintendo engineers lends some official credence to that general idea while introducing some …

It takes a brave man to make a feature film out of a British sitcom – and a braver one still to make one out of a British sitcom that hasn’t been on TV for 13 years. Thankfully, David Brent: Life on the Road gives Ricky Gervais’ monstrous middle manager …

If you had a way to duplicate your rare resources in No Man’s Sky (opens in new tab), you’d literally have a shortcut to the center of the Universe. No more worries about farming up warp cells and the like, you could just plot a course and go. Obviously that …

Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 DICE is trying hard to make Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)’s equipment and, er, battlefields look as historically authentic (opens in …

Within a week of the Metroid 2 remake (opens in new tab) getting released – and immediately shut down (opens in new tab) – another group of Nintendo fans has decided to try its luck. Meet Pokemon Uranium, a fan-made Pokemon game that introduces a new graphical style, region, the …

A second trailer (opens in new tab) for Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) will be making its way online later this week, and as is still the custom for big blockbuster films a sneak peek at that new footage has emerged in the form of a 15-second …

Bethesda has assembled a distinct roster of characters in the last decade, whether by creating instant-classics like Dishonored (opens in new tab), or by buying the talent and/or rights behind existing series like Doom and Fallout. And as Nintendo has proven several times over, the best thing to do with …

Game of Thrones (opens in new tab)’ sixth season gave us plenty of memorable moments, and the reveal of how Kristian Nairn’s Hodor got his name in episode 5 is right at the top of that list. It wasn’t long before “hold the door” – a phrase which now has …