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Five hours after rush hour, an eerie silence envelopes the road as I cross it without waiting for the lights to change. The sodium-vapour glow of the streetlight overhead illuminates spiders cocooned around its bulb and picks out tiny sparkles of frost on the asphalt beneath my feet. Ah yes, …

Past glories There have been seven officially* recognised console generations thus far, including the current one. Every week, on Monday, we run a Top 7 feature, which rounds up seven related things in gaming. The current console generation is due to be superceded by the start of the eighth in …

Thor (2011) The Drinking Scene: Mug-smashing galore as Thor (Chris Hemsworth) discovers the sweet nectar that is coffee, and hurls the cup to the floor, demanding more of it. “This drink… I like it! ANOTHER!” If The Booze Hadn’t Been There: This one’s booze-free, though can you imagine what it …

Oh no! The next generation (of consoles, not Star Trek) is right around the corner, and you haven’t even gotten ready for it yet! There is still so much to do! You’ve got to clear some space on your desk/entertainment stand, figure out what launch games you’re going to get, …

Labyrinth (1986) Reality: Teenage girls babysit their infant siblings and rant about the injustice of it all but nothing changes. Except nappies. The Movie Reality: A mystical world of goblins, talking worms and giant furry monsters held within a giant labyrinth manifests after hearing the cries of a moody adolescent. …

Never in gaming’s history have there been 34 more pointless words than “The Caribbean basin provides an excellent climate for both land and sea turtles. Turtles are reptiles with a hard, protective upper shell called a carapace. All turtles breathe air and lay eggs on land.” That paragraph shows up …

Pull! There is no more iconic, trusted, or reassuring weapon in video games than the shotgun. The simplicity of the single-shot reload, the raw power of the shot, the cathartic kick-back as recoil and exploding head meet in a dizzying dance of devastation… It’s a delight that never wears thin. …

I’m not a fan of 3D. Sure, my TV set ‘does’ 3D, but only as a pleasant side-effect of being the second best 2D TV in the shop. Yes, second best. Because the best one cost about twice as much. No, I didn’t want credit. Look, we’re straying from the …

It’s the end of the world as we know it in apocalyptic comedy. (opens in new tab) What’s worse than living through the apocalypse? How about being constantly hit on by the antichrist. That’s what poor Anna Kendrick is forced to deal with in the latest end-of-the-world comedy Rapture-Palooza. She …

Pokemon X and Y is now out in the wild for the world to enjoy, as you’ve no doubt noticed when we posted our Pokemon X and Y review along with our complete Pokedex (opens in new tab), and guides to Mega Stone locations (opens in new tab) and Pokemon-amie …