July, 2015

• 24 July

  See how the digi-sausage gets made in this Gears of War making-of

  

  Any self-respecting franchise game gets a making-of these days, and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (opens in new tab) is more self-respecting than most. Starting now, The Coalition will be releasing a behind-the-scenes video about its upcoming remaster every week. The first episode in the series (which you can watch …

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• 24 July

  Bryan Singer teases X-Men / Fantastic Four movie crossover

  

  There have long been rumblings about Fox putting together an X-Men / Fantastic Four crossover film, but those rumours may be moving closer to fruition, with Bryan Singer hinting that such a project has been seriously discussed at the studio. “Those ideas are in play,” confirmed Singer, when asked by …

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• 24 July

  Why I Love: Cheesing games

  

  If you pay close attention in Bloodborne, you learn that a werewolf’s ultimate weakness isn’t quicksilver or wolfsbane – it’s doors. Specifically, it’s doorframes that are too big for their hulking bodies to fit through. You can stand on the other side and comfortably hack them to death without any …

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• 23 July

  Journey is very different on PS4, despite being exactly the same game

  

  Journey (opens in new tab) is in a weird place on PS4. Its transition to Sony’s new hardware very much mirrors the experience of its nameless protagonist… everything within the game looks very familiar, but the way it’s actually viewed on this second outing is very, very different. Many people …

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• 23 July

  Wonder Woman “strong and inspiring” in Dawn Of Justice, says Gal Gadot

  

  While Batman and Superman might be hogging top billing on Dawn Of Justice, Wonder Woman will also be making her bow in Zack Snyder’s superhero extravaganza, with Gal Gadot (who plays Wonder Woman) describing her character as “strong and inspiring”. “I’m so excited about this role,” Gadot told Interview Magazine …

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• 23 July

  Leaked Hitman alpha video looks sharp (even as it ruins a fashion show)

  

  The closed alpha for Hitman keeps leaking (opens in new tab) like a faucet. But as annoying as these too-early gameplay videos must be for Square Enix and IO Interactive, at least 47’s latest adventure already looks like a slick return to form for the silent assassin. This five-minute long …

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• 21 July

  Half-Life 3 is still MIA, but you can check out Half-Line Miami instead

  

  Half-Life and Half-Life 2 (opens in new tab) are first-person shooters about a scientist named Gordon Freeman who – somewhat inadvertently – becomes the savior of Earth when aliens invade the planet. Hotline Miami (opens in new tab) and Hotline Miami 2 (opens in new tab) are top-down shooters about …

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• 20 July

  Sigourney Weaver agrees that Alien vs. Predator is terrible

  

  While at the London Film and Comic-Con this past weekend, Sigourney Weaver shared her thoughts on the low point of the Alien franchise, and her response is one that most fans will do doubt agree with. “I heard that Fox was gonna do Alien vs. Predator, which really depressed me …

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• 20 July

  Mass Effects Normandy is far more than a space-age touring car

  

  Commander Shepard is many things: hero, flirt, compassionate friend, callous pragmatist and more. But while BioWare offers a host of opportunities to steer your character’s moral temperament and actions, humanity’s first Spectre has constants, too. For instance, Shepard is always a ship’s captain. Of the two vessels to bear the …

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• 18 July

  Bloodbornes creator talks death and dark things

  

  Here’s a shocking and entirely original revelation: Bloodborne is quite the dark adventure. Shocking huh? We’ve already quizzed game director Hidetaki Miyazaki on the challenge of creating conventional stories and the importance of having to work for Yharnam’s tastiest victories, but now it’s time to grill him on overdrive. In …

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