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Supergiant’s action RPG doesn’t open on a pre-rendered cutscene or a wall of introductory text. Instead, it opens on a black screen and a sonorous voice. “Proper story’s supposed to start at the beginning,” it rasps. “Ain’t so simple with this one.” As the dulcet tones of this mysterious narrator …

Sometimes you’re in a bad mood and your favorite game cheers you up. Sometimes some asshole fires a gun next door and your favorite game literally saves your life (or at least spares you from a nasty bullet wound). That was apparently the case for Imgur user velorok, who shared …

Arriving in US cinemas just as Trump swept to office, this left-leaning story of a ruthless Washington DC opinion-former who takes on the might of the gun lobby didn’t misjudge the prevailing wind so much as miss the boat entirely. Dismal box office duly ensued, a fact gleefully interpreted by …

In the mad, mad world of first-person shooters (opens in new tab), weapon manufacturers are entirely unaccountable to any industry regulations, as they continue to present players with an astounding arsenal of ridiculous toys to experiment with. Despite their entertainment value, however, it has to be said that the more …

With the Dark Souls series supposedly over (opens in new tab) and no Bloodborne 2 anywhere in sight, fans of FromSoftware’s unique and challenging series are getting their fix where they can. And if you always found yourself wondering, “What if Dark Souls… but in space?” then may I direct …

The complete Call of Duty Zombies story as told by Treyarch is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab). The Zombies Chronicles DLC will collect the strange saga in one place, with eight remastered maps from across Call of Duty: World at War, Black Ops, …

It’s the moment Stephen King fans have been waiting a long, long time for. The Dark Tower has finally made it to the big screen – and it promises not to disappoint. Watch the trailer for the movie, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, above. Epic is thrown around a …

What really sums up the term “a fate worse than death”? Becoming a zombie, that’s what. The horror one must face after receiving a fatal bite from a socially-inept trotting corpse with the manners of a pissy raccoon is WAY worse than actually dying. Fear of death is somehow outranked …

One of the better-kept secrets in Destiny (opens in new tab) is the existence of five Golden Chests on each planet, as other than a small notification on your map screen when you start collecting them there’s very little to make these containers stand out as important. However, each one …

If playing online is one of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (opens in new tab)’s biggest draws for you, release day is a good time to remind you that you’ll have to pay extra for the privilege later this year. Nintendo Switch Online Service (opens in new tab) is free right …