In my experience, Kerbal Space Program is a game in which a race of huggable space people who look like the zombified children of Beaker from the Muppets die in horribly preventable explosions. It’s consistently harrowing, a bleak look at the perils of scientific experimentation and the negative effects of …
Read More »New Hell & Back trailer takes a sweary trip to the underworld
A new red-band trailer has appeared online for R-rated animated comedy, Hell & Back, in which a trio of friends unwittingly open a portal to the underworld. When one of them is accidentally sucked in, his two buddies decide to follow in an attempt to bring him back to the …
Read More »Departure Lounge: Naut is naut your average space game
Epic space dramas are so 2012. We’re looking forward to the future, when we’ll get to drive our sweet convertible through the empty sands of the Mars desert and take it all in. That day is a long way out, but to satiate your hunger, join Ludwig Kietzmann and Ashley …
Read More »That Console Feeling: What defines console gaming in 2015?
For the old school console fan, 2015 is a paradise of fresh delights. Axiom Verge oozes that classic console feeling when it starts up on PlayStation 4. The grinding wub-wub-wub of the distortion field weapon and its glitchy effects warping the blocky environment seem like they were lifted right out …
Read More »Goodbye free time: The Witcher 3 New Game + DLC is finally out
This is the first moment of the rest of your witching life: The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab)’s New Game + DLC is out now across all platforms, letting you begin Geralt’s journey anew with more experience, your old gear, and tougher enemies. You will have to start over …
Read More »Xbox studio is letting you pick its next game
Press Play, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Xbox One games Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (opens in new tab) and Kalimba (opens in new tab), is crowdsourcing the direction of its next game – but not in the way you might think. Instead of money, Press Play wants your ideas. To …
Read More »James McAvoy & Daniel Radcliffe turn Frankenstein into an 80s buddy movie
Fox has debuted the first two trailers for Victor Frankenstein, its reboot on the classic yarn starring James McAvoy as the madcap Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe as his ever-faithful assistant Igor. To keep things fresh, the main story beats stem from Igor’s experiences working for the unorthodox scientist whose pioneering …
Read More »20 fictional corporations that are way more evil than they make out
Profits of evil Always felt a bit uneasy around mega corporations? Maybe thats because you worry about them not treating their employees fairly, or not sticking to ethical guidelines, or funnelling all their profits through offshore accounts to avoid paying fair taxes or maybe its because movies and TV are …
Read More »Why would you want to shoot things when its more fun to run away from them?
The best moment of Raiders of the Lost Ark is the rolling boulder scene. That perfect pacing, the sudden escape ratcheted up to drumming heart fervour in its final moments, a near miss, the comic touch of rescuing the whip. The best moment of a losing match of Titanfall (opens …
Read More »Black Ops 3 Specialist breakdown packs in gibs & moves to make players Hulk out
That fine pink mist you see up there is a no-doubt furious player on the wrong end of Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab)’s new grenade launcher. No second chances, just POP, and bits everywhere. I suspect, like most of the Specialist moves here, it’s likely to provoke incendiary …
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