I’m in an emotionally abusive relationship with an eagle named Apollo who keeps demanding coconuts – and I like it. That’s right, I’m one of those people still playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (opens in new tab), freaking out over the fact that Nintendo just added a garden to my …
Read More »Pitch Perfect 3 review
Fame is fleeting. After beating a cappella automatons Das Sound Machine to the World Championship in 2015’s Pitch Perfect 2 (opens in new tab), our beloved Barden Bellas have now graduated college and are working jobs that are nothing to sing about. The exception is leader Beca (Anna Kendrick), whose …
Read More »Can we all agree that gamings evil post-apocalyptic cannibal trope has to stop?
There’s always two sides to every story. With post-apocalyptic cannibals, one half of that story is easy to tell. After all, we tend to assume that only evil people could eat their own kind. But that’s not entirely true. Under the right circumstances, anyone can become a cannibal. You just …
Read More »8 things to watch out for this week
1) Steven Spielberg turns 71. After seven decades and 64 movies, might the great director’s best work still be to come? It’s easy to take Spielberg for granted, given that he’s been the accepted architect of so much of our cultural landscape since the ‘70s. But in that regard, I …
Read More »Was Kylo Ren supposed to be bald? This exclusive Star Wars: The Last Jedi concept art is giving us questions
A fantastic film like Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) doesn’t just pop into existence – it’s the product of months of dedicated work by a team of hundreds. The beautiful shots and landscapes you see framed onscreen all started out as concept art created by talented …
Read More »GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist preview
Four years, thousands of Reddit posts and hundreds of millions of YouTube views later, we might – repeat, might – be about to learn the answer to one of gaming’s greatest mysteries: what’s hidden inside Mount Chiliad in GTA 5 (opens in new tab)? The answer, we’ve long suspected, is …
Read More »Blizzard talks spellstones, epic loot and Christmas gifts in Hearthstones Kobolds & Catacombs
Hearthstone (opens in new tab)‘s Kobolds & Catacombs (opens in new tab)expansion went live today, so you’re probably already deep into Dungeon Run (opens in new tab) and ready to share your thoughts on the new metagame. In the latest of our chats with the Hearthstone team about Kobolds & …
Read More »Gears of War 4, Wolfenstein 2, and the best demos you can play for free on the Xbox One right now
Playing a video game demo is a bit like tasting the wine before buying the full bottle at a restaurant. You like the look of it, but you need to know for sure whether it’s worth your money before splashing out on the entire thing. Because developers want you to …
Read More »Assassins Creed Origins December updates include 3 gods, enemy scaling, and is that… Chocobo armour?
Whether you’re playing Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) exclusively for the photo opportunities – let Senu land on you and press triangle/Y and thank me later – or still finding new missions and hidden treasure, Ubisoft is making sure there’s plenty to add to your to do list …
Read More »5 spoiler-free reasons why Get Out is the best horror movie of 2017
2017 has been an incredible year for horror. IT (opens in new tab), Raw (opens in new tab) and Annabelle: Creation were all horrifically wonderful surprises but Jordan Peele effortlessly snared the horror movie of the year back in March with Get Out. In his directorial debut, Peele, the writer …
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