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It looks like all those claims about apocalypses being cancelled were premature. The brave men, women and giant robots [aka Jaegers] of the Pan Pacific Defense League may have sealed the breach between dimensions that brought city- crushing Kaiju to planet Earth en masse, but it seems you can’t keep …

Burnout Paradise Remastered is out now on PS4 and Xbox One, so we’re taking a look back at the original racer 10 years on. Burnout Paradise was the first game I ever lovingly shoved into my first console’s disc slot. And in many ways, Burnout Paradise and I are actually …

For all the smog, overpopulation, economic imbalances, gigantic digital billboards, and the endless sea of small screens that characterize Earth’s major cities, you’d think we’ve already entered the futuristic dystopias that cyberpunk entertainment posits. But for many, the cyberpunk genre can offer an engrossing form of escapism; a glimpse at …

Could I be a vampire slayer? It’s the sort of question only a show like Buffy could ever inspire us to ask ourselves, and it’s probably on your mind once again now that the much beloved TV series turns 21 this Saturday.  While we’ve all thought about joining the Scooby Gang …

Buffy the Vampire Slayer turns 21 years old this Saturday. No, not the character herself (though technically speaking, she would be 47 in 2018, and presumably still kicking vampire butt), but the Joss Whedon-helmed supernatural drama which helped define a new age of television. That first premiere episode of 1997 …

I can’t tell you how delighted I am that The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) has managed to stay consistently good for two consecutive episodes. At this point, that’s nothing short of a televisual miracle and, as a long-time viewer, it feels practically euphoric. There were bumps …

Everyone’s favourite alcoholic superhero is back on March 8 as Jessica Jones season 2 hits Netflix worldwide. While we got a good dose of the sarcastic PI-turned-reluctant hero back in August with The Defenders (opens in new tab), it feels like her second solo outing has been a long time …

The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) is back and, better yet, surprisingly half decent! Following a string of tiresome instalments over the Autumn, this week’s mid-season premiere suggests AMC are getting The Walking Dead train back on track (read my episode 9 review (opens in new tab) …

Within 20 minutes of starting you understand the horror Dead Space (opens in new tab) has in store for you. You’re navigating down a corridor, and the lights are flickering. You hear this fleshy, thudding sound: thwack, thwack, thwack. Is it an enemy? Is it a threat? The  beams of …

To say that fans were confused by the announcement of a new Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Survive (opens in new tab), taking place in an alternative universe and featuring zombie-like creatures is something of an understatement. With the series’ visionary designer Hideo Kojima out of the picture, the news …