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Stranger than (pulp) fiction… “They fuck you up, your mum and Dad…” wrote poet Philip Larkin. But it’s the lesser-known second line, “They may not mean to, but they do…” that hangs heaviest over Crystal Moselle’s extraordinary documentary. Whichever way you cut it, this is a film about child abuse, …

One of Xbox’s most iconic series also got its most iconic trailer – it had to return, really. And return it does, although in a new shape. While Gears of War: Ultimate Edition’s ‘Mad World’ opens with the same plaintive puddle-pondering of the original, this version quickly swaps the CGI …

Back in the heady days of 2013, PS4 was but a next-gen nipper with stars in its eyes. When the plucky black box from Sony made its debut in November of that year, it came with a slew of launch titles – including the fourth full-fat instalment from Guerrilla’s Killzone …

With the Resident Evil 2 remake (opens in new tab) en route, we spend this episode of RadioRadar+ laying out a critical aspect of the game that’s simply not negotiable in Capcom’s next re-do. We also make up a wildly varied list of gems that don’t deserve to languish in …

The Elite Knight armor set is one of the most iconic outfits in Dark Souls 2 (opens in new tab), and it turns out all you need to make your own is some scrap metal, a hammer, some tools, and a stupendous degree of talent. It took Japanese creator nanonanonanonano …

A screenshot and video making the rounds on Reddit have PT and Silent Hill (opens in new tab) fans feverish with excitement and speculation. The two pieces of media suggest that Lisa, the creepy and scream-inducing ghost from PT, can appear in a room previously thought to be devoid of …

You might think you know Luigi, the slim and green-clad brother of Mario. But browser game Ennuigi (opens in new tab) (a combination of “Luigi” and “ennui,” a French word describing a sense of listless despair) is here to tell you that you don’t know jack. The Luigi presented here …

I was 14 when Metal Gear Solid (opens in new tab) came out. I bought it because it was about robots, cyborgs, and a gruff, cynical protagonist. I bought it because it offered a world full of intrigue, subterfuge and espionage. I bought it because the demo let me use …

Don’t tempt me, Frodo! There’s nothing quite like a cool new concept to turn the head of an otherwise jaded gamer. In a world of samey spectacle and me-too marketing, the original idea is king, and always very, very welcome. Though it is a double-edged sword. Failing to follow through …

HBO has revealed the first trailer for its Westworld (opens in new tab)remake, the sci-fi Western set in a set in a futuristic theme park, where a fleet of robots fulfil the most hedonistic desires of the park’s guests. And while the new show will broadly follow the same storyline …