In case you missed it, Bong Joon-Ho won four Oscars at this year’s awards. In total he got one for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture win for Parasite (opens in new tab), the first time a foreign film has taken that honor. (Check …
Read More »Birds of Prey ending explained: your biggest questions answered
The Birds of Prey (opens in new tab) ending actually leaves things surprisingly open. As such, we have plenty of questions to scratch our chins over. What are the future fates of the eponymous Birds of Prey – including Harley Quinn, Cassandra Cain, and Huntress? With Margot Robbie set to …
Read More »Patapon 2 and The Wonderful 101 are proof that gamings eclectic past should be revisited
Patapon 2 Remastered (opens in new tab) couldn’t have come at a better time. For one, the start of the year is barren when it comes to new releases, with the mega releases of Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab), Final Fantasy 7 Remake (opens in new tab), …
Read More »Arise: A Simple Story expresses emotion beautifully without ever saying a word
Usually, when games stir emotion it’s because of writing or events. Things happen, people talk and, honestly, the experience isn’t that much different from a film. The interactive element invests you in things more than passively viewing a movie, but the big payoff’s usually via dialogue or a cut scene. …
Read More »Who is Morbius? What are his powers? And whats his comic-book history?
Sony’s Spider-Verse welcomes its newest addition later this year when Morbius flies into cinemas. The first trailer for the character’s solo flick gave us an insight into the Spider-Man villain’s world – one that could potentially link to the MCU (opens in new tab). Morbius isn’t some brooding Twilight-esque bloodsucker, …
Read More »Live out your perfect monster mash in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, and prepare to get bloody
“We want you to feel like a vampire in everything that you’re doing,” says Hardsuit Labs’ narrative lead, Brian Mitsoda. He admits, “[The first Bloodlines felt] kind of more like an FPS where you occasionally drink blood for fuel.” This time, he says, “The violence of the vampire is more …
Read More »Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Easter eggs and references you may have missed
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (opens in new tab) has finally reached cinemas, bringing an end to the Skywalker saga once and for all. That’s 40 years of storytelling in a galaxy far, far away completed, and, as you would expect, there were dozens upon dozens of references to what …
Read More »Why you should play… The Chameleon board game
With Christmas looming and family get-togethers on the horizon, The Chameleon board game is pleased to make your acquaintance. And honestly, it’s got all the makings of a festive classic. It’s quick, everyone can get involved, and there’s all the backstabbing you could want (as with all the best board …
Read More »Star Wars: The Clone Wars shows us what the prequel trilogy should have been
What the hell was Luke Skywalker talking about when he said he’d bullseyed a womp rat in his T-16? Who was the bounty hunter Han Solo ran into on Ord Mantell? The original Star Wars trilogy featured plenty of throwaway references to events that happened off-screen – world-building that wasn’t …
Read More »Star Wars: 20 things we learned from Rise of Skywalker prequel novel Resistance Reborn
Since the end credits rolled on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) back in 2017, that galaxy far, far away has been in limbo. Kylo Ren has become the new Supreme Leader of the First Order. Luke Skywalker’s dead. The few remaining survivors of the Resistance are …
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