The Walking Dead is no stranger to the sophomore slump. Where the season premieres are often action-packed, the follow-ups are usually a lethargic return to business as usual, and the shift is almost always jarring. Unfortunately, The Walking Dead season 10 (opens in new tab) does nothing to change that …
Read More »Modern Warfares Death From Above mission is still the model for quiet unease in Call of Duty
Call of Duty is known for its bombast – despite the expensively produced scores, its most recognisable soundtrack is a cacophony of machine guns. Yet one of the most memorable missions in the series’ long history is distinguished by its eerie quiet. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s eighth mission, …
Read More »Apex Legends new Charge Rifle is already getting nerfed
The only new weapon introduced in Apex Legends (opens in new tab) Season 3 is getting an adjustment, according to the Apex Legends Trello board (opens in new tab). The Charge Rifle – known to some as the powerfall anti-Titan weapon from Titanfall, and others as the weapon you don’t …
Read More »Gloom card game: why you should play it this weekend
Essential info (Image credit: Atlas Games) Players: 2-4 Time to play: 45 mins Set-up time: 5 mins Complexity: Easy Average price: $20 Gloom is both the best and worst name for this superb little card game. On the one hand, the objective really is to spread gloom among the quirky …
Read More »Even Death Strandings standard edition has special versions now
There are already no fewer than four ways to pre-order Death Stranding (opens in new tab), and now it’s time to throw a new option into the mix. At least you don’t have to pay anything more than the normal price of the game for the Death Stranding Standard Edition …
Read More »Blair Witch is further proof of why the portrayal of insanity in video games needs to evolve
Read more (Image credit: EA) Dialogue Options: Should video games cover sensitive subjects? (opens in new tab) It’s almost impressive how disappointing Bloober’s recent Blair Witch (opens in new tab) turned out to be. While the experience never really feels like you’re playing a Blair Witch game, it does look …
Read More »The design director of Bully and Sleeping Dogs is working on a new horror game
Mike Skupa – the co-designer of Rockstar’s 2006 classic, Bully – has revealed more details about his new indie studio Brass Token, and the untitled horror game that it’s currently working on in Vancouver, Canada. Skupa, who also worked as design director on United Front’s 2012 action title Sleeping Dogs …
Read More »The Matrix 4: Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen joins sequel in an unknown leading role
The Matrix 4 cast has begun to take shape. Joining Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the forthcoming sequel will be Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who recently played Manta in Aquaman (opens in new tab) and starred opposite Lupita Nyong’o in Jordan Peele’s hit Us. Variety reports that – although rumours …
Read More »The Grudge reboots first poster will make you hate your shower again
The original Japanese Ju-On and its American remake, The Grudge, remain pillars of 2000s J-horror and two of the most effective paranormal horror movies of their time. Next year, The Grudge makes its skin-crawling return with a reboot of the same name. Details are still somewhat scarce, but we finally …
Read More »Dialogue Options: Do you have to understand a game to enjoy it?
Hello and welcome to Dialogue Options (opens in new tab). Our weekly show where we take our gaming theories and opinions and we put them to you. This week, I run the risk of descending into an embarrassing admission of all the games I didn’t really understand, as I ask …
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