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Stranger than (pulp) fiction… “They fuck you up, your mum and Dad…” wrote poet Philip Larkin. But it’s the lesser-known second line, “They may not mean to, but they do…” that hangs heaviest over Crystal Moselle’s extraordinary documentary. Whichever way you cut it, this is a film about child abuse, …
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August, 2015
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17 August
Black Ops 3 Specialist breakdown packs in gibs & moves to make players Hulk out
That fine pink mist you see up there is a no-doubt furious player on the wrong end of Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab)’s new grenade launcher. No second chances, just POP, and bits everywhere. I suspect, like most of the Specialist moves here, it’s likely to provoke incendiary …
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17 August
Why would you want to shoot things when its more fun to run away from them?
The best moment of Raiders of the Lost Ark is the rolling boulder scene. That perfect pacing, the sudden escape ratcheted up to drumming heart fervour in its final moments, a near miss, the comic touch of rescuing the whip. The best moment of a losing match of Titanfall (opens …
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16 August
Guerrilla started work on Horizon before Killzone Shadow Fall
Back in the heady days of 2013, PS4 was but a next-gen nipper with stars in its eyes. When the plucky black box from Sony made its debut in November of that year, it came with a slew of launch titles – including the fourth full-fat instalment from Guerrilla’s Killzone …
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15 August
RadioRadar+ Podcast 15: Resident Evil, Crying Devil
With the Resident Evil 2 remake (opens in new tab) en route, we spend this episode of RadioRadar+ laying out a critical aspect of the game that’s simply not negotiable in Capcom’s next re-do. We also make up a wildly varied list of gems that don’t deserve to languish in …
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14 August
The new Predator movies “fresh perspective” will reinvent the franchise
It’s been a little while since we heard anything new about Shane Black’s forthcoming Predator movie, but according to producer John Davis, it’s still very much alive. Not only that, but in Davis’ opinion, Black’s new direction for the franchise is nothing short of “genius”… “Shane shot a movie and …
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13 August
This guy built some real-life Dark Souls armor from stuff in his house
The Elite Knight armor set is one of the most iconic outfits in Dark Souls 2 (opens in new tab), and it turns out all you need to make your own is some scrap metal, a hammer, some tools, and a stupendous degree of talent. It took Japanese creator nanonanonanonano …
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12 August
A chain-smoking Luigi is your forlorn guide through life in Ennuigi
You might think you know Luigi, the slim and green-clad brother of Mario. But browser game Ennuigi (opens in new tab) (a combination of “Luigi” and “ennui,” a French word describing a sense of listless despair) is here to tell you that you don’t know jack. The Luigi presented here …
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12 August
One year later, players discover new way to catch a glimpse of PTs ghost
A screenshot and video making the rounds on Reddit have PT and Silent Hill (opens in new tab) fans feverish with excitement and speculation. The two pieces of media suggest that Lisa, the creepy and scream-inducing ghost from PT, can appear in a room previously thought to be devoid of …
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11 August
Metal Gear Solid: How a game about robots kindled my fascination with politics
I was 14 when Metal Gear Solid (opens in new tab) came out. I bought it because it was about robots, cyborgs, and a gruff, cynical protagonist. I bought it because it offered a world full of intrigue, subterfuge and espionage. I bought it because the demo let me use …
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