It’s sadly appropriate that Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof’s sci-fi fantasy Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – a film that deals in dichotomy (alternate dimensions! Retro- futurism! Grounded fantasy!) – sits squarely on a score of exactly 50 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, for both critics and audience. Which somehow narrowly …
Read More »Call of Duty 2 has way better performance with Xbox One backwards compatibility
Call of Duty 2 is looking very, very good on Xbox One backwards compatibility (opens in new tab). The gaming tech experts at Digital Foundry ran the above analysis and found that the Xbox 360 game has significantly smoother performance on Xbox One emulation than on its native hardware. With …
Read More »Rings brings the scares to the internet age with a cursed email and a spoiler-iffic trailer
The Ring franchise started out as a Japanese supernatural horror back in 1998 before making its way stateside, but while the 2002 film was a hit the 2005 sequel was less well received. It’s taken over a decade for the trilogy-capper to make its way to screens but Rings is …
Read More »And now, a PS Plus PSA: your Sony subscription is about to get more expensive
If you plan on having PS Plus for the remainder of 2016 and beyond, you might want to re-budget your finances. Subscribers in the US and Canada will see their prices rise starting September 22, the PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab) confirmed today. This is the first time the …
Read More »Dwayne Johnson insists the new Jumanji is “a continuation, not a reboot”
Dwayne Johnson wrapped filming on Fast 8 this week, but unsurprisingly the hardest working man in Hollywood is not taking much time off. In an Instagram (opens in new tab) post thanking his Fast 8 co-stars the actor also made sure to include an update on Jumanji, which starts shooting …
Read More »Holy crap, a PS4 Slim has apparently leaked. Heres everything we know
A PS4 Slim has apparently been put up for sale on Gumtree (opens in new tab) which is a surprise to say the least. Here’s what the original listing looked like: Image 1 of 2 Image 1 of 2 Image 1 of 2 Obviously the internet has gone nuts, mainly …
Read More »Below delayed indefinitely, team says its “going dark” until the game is ready
Below (opens in new tab) was one of the first indie games announced for Xbox One. Developed by Super Time Force (opens in new tab) developer Capybara Games, the top-down, dungeon crawling, Souls-like game was announced by way of a gorgeous reveal trailer at E3 2013. Three years later however, …
Read More »Start playing the Titanfall 2 open beta weekend now
The first weekend of the Titanfall 2 (opens in new tab) Open Multiplayer Technical Test has begun. You should be able to find it free in your console’s online store, but here are the instructions from developer Respawn (opens in new tab) if you need a little more guidance. No …
Read More »Old man Marcus Fenix makes Gears of War 4 feel like a gory Guardians of the Galaxy, and I love it
I’ve long held the very sensible belief that if a Gears of War movie ever gets made, the only person who could acceptably play Marcus Fenix is Dave Bautista. It’s obvious. The ex-WWE star turned cinematic heavy has the right build, countenance, and almost exactly the same face. Sometimes even …
Read More »The first Arrival trailer has Amy Adams saving the world from alien invasion
If recent movies are anything to go by, if aliens come to Earth it’ll be to make humans extinct (this year alone has given us the likes of Independence Day: Resurgence, The 5th Wave, and 10 Cloverfield Lane). One of the more hotly anticipated films yet to be released this …
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