Xbox One’s 30-day head start (opens in new tab) on new stuff for The Division (opens in new tab) will only apply to its first two paid expansions, Ubisoft (opens in new tab) revealed today. Players on Microsoft’s console will get early access to both the Underground and Survival expansions. …
Read More »Cate Blanchett explains why the story of Truth “really gripped” her
Cate Blanchett has been talking about her latest movie Truth, and when Total Film magazine sat down with her and the rest of the cast recently, the actress explained why she felt it was an important story to tell: “I read in it one sitting and I was really gripped …
Read More »Spoilers not included: Batman v Superman could learn from 10 Cloverfield Lane
The Statue of Liberty’s head bounces down 5th Avenue, crushing cars, her patinated face ravaged by claw marks from an unseen creature. Audiences seated for Transformers in 2007 caught sight of this in a short teaser (opens in new tab) for an untitled movie, unaware of what it was promoting. …
Read More »You can buy your way into Epic Games Paragon starting March 14
We already knew that Paragon, the third-person MOBA from Epic Games, was coming to PS4 in 2016 (opens in new tab) – we just didn’t know that it would be this soon. According to creative director Steve Superville, the game will be available starting March 18. This isn’t a straight-up …
Read More »Fill out your film collection with these cheap Criterion DVDs
The Criterion Collection has long been the gold standard for home video releases, a ‘film-school-in-a-box’ that offers the best-looking and most comprehensive editions of classic, contemporary, art house, foreign, and cult films alike. Featuring gorgeous covers, booklets filled with film critique and interviews, and video transfers that simultaneously restores and …
Read More »Ghostbusters nails the true spirit of the series by making bold changes
That Ghostbusters trailer, then. I wasn’t expecting that. I wasn’t expecting anything as exciting as that. It’s not that I wasn’t on-board already, you understand. I’m a lifelong Ghost Head. Like so many of us, I’ve been through the decades-long rollercoaster of hope and disappointment that has come with the …
Read More »The 5 scariest Frightfest movies, rated by heartrate
I did it. I survived Frightfest Glasgow (opens in new tab). Here’s my definitive list of the best horror on offer and their associated heartrate on my trusty Fitbit. Baskin (2015) I can say one thing for certain. There is nothing like Baskin. The journey of five Turkish police officers …
Read More »Why Ubisofts open world template is holding its games back
If the spoiler you’re going to reveal is that there’s nothing to spoil, is a spoiler tag truly required? With this pop culture ontology in mind, and the hornet-buzz of anticipation that someone on the internet will get upset no matter what I type here, let’s begin. Spoilers. Right, so …
Read More »GR+ Live: Meet the maker of Screencheat as we try to destroy each other
Long, long ago, back in the before times, we rolled our multiplayer action at home splitscreen style. We’d play Goldeneye 007, four tiny guns and blocky hands each in their own quadrant, on a fuzzy CRT television and we would love it. Part of the fun of splitscreen shooters back …
Read More »Heres a sneak peek at the battle action in Game of Thrones season 6
Through posters and previews that insist on prodding at the never-ending Jon Snow debate (opens in new tab), we’ve had a few meagre glimpses at Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) season 6 over the last few months. Without a proper full-length trailer though, we’re totally in the dark …
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