Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery The Super Smash Bros. series is one of a kind, isn’t it? Masahiro Sakurai is a genius for taking a genre as complicated as 2D fighting and opening it up to a massive audience of casual and hardcore gamers alike. The simplified control …
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One of the worst aspects of any MOBA–League of Legends, Dota 2, or what have you–are long, drawn-out stalemates. The average game usually takes 25-40 minutes, but when a game goes back and forth, with neither team able to gain any discernible advantage, the stress and frustration is almost unbearable …
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Now that the dust has settled on Gamescom and my game-addled mind begins to file away the unimportant stuff into subfolders of my psyche, a few standout moments remain in my mind’s eye. That amazing Batman: Arkham Knight demo (opens in new tab), playing as Claptrap in Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel …
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Transform and roll – oh, nevermind The Transformers movies do their one job exceedingly well: putting a bunch of awesome robots on the screen at once so they can beat the tar (oil?) out of each other. But aside from a massive special effects budget, the idea does require robots …
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Thrak Pot-Licker. That stupid, ugly, idiotic idiot orc must die. Why? Because he’s killed me three times in a row–and I’m a sore loser. Thing is, Thrak’s not some pre-made bad guy in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (opens in new tab). You’ll never encounter him when you play the …
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SFX recently had the chance to chat with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, screenwriters of Captain America – The Winter Soldier and the talent now shaping the shield-slinger’s third big screen adventure. Here’s what they had to say about conspiracies, comic books and whether the Falcon could ever step into …
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The Dark Knight – Six Flags, USA The Ride: A family-friendly ‘Wild Mouse’ roller coaster, The Dark Knight is a dark ride (it’s indoors) located at the Six Flags theme parks in the U.S. The Movie Connection: The ride story hooks in neatly to the movie (the ride launched to …
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Sex and video games traditionally blend as well as a petrol-infused crème brulee. They don’t look quite right, cause a hell of an unpleasant mess when things heat up, and leave a really weird smell that won’t go away for days. But why? After all, we’re firmly ensconced within the …
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Streaming games you don’t own on your Sony devices? That sounds pretty sweet, and it’s what PlayStation Now offers with its catalogue of rentals. Now that it’s in open beta, any and all PSN users can check it out. At its core, PS Now is an all-access pass to Playstation’s …
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Total Film waits in the reception of a fancy PR office for Jonathan Glazer to arrive. He’s not late, we’re early, and we’ve just been told that when Mr Glazer does arrive, the priority will be to settle him into the interview room before we’re sent for. The usual set-up, …
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