Kyle be back. “Time-travel makes my head hurt,” yells Kyle Reese, midway through the mindbending Terminator Genisys. His words are sure to be echoed by a good few viewers. With an alternate timeline wiping out most of what you know about Skynet, Sarah Connor and those deadly Terminators, this fifth …
Read More »Taking a look at Terminators new model
Think of sci-fi’s most memorable onscreen couples and chances are Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor are somewhere near the top of your list. The Terminator made stars of Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton, and their battle-scarred future-war veteran and big-haired damsel in distress lent James Cameron’s robot-assassin thriller some much-needed …
Read More »GTA 5s console versions get The Lab radio station in July
The Lab, which was formerly exclusive to GTA 5 (opens in new tab)’s PC version, will soon appear on radio dials everywhere – or everywhere in Los Santos and Blaine County, anyway. GTA 5’s console versions will get the new radio station along with the second part of the Ill-Gotten …
Read More »Halo 5 preserves the series spirit of freedom, despite that misleading E3 demo
There was a trailer at E3 that had me scrambling for the sickbag. A trailer so sick and subversive that it made my stomach churn a little bit. Nope, not Doom; I’m talking about the campaign reveal of Halo 5: Guardians. Coming in to E3, there were already concerns amongst …
Read More »Rumor: Ben Affleck to direct The Batman
Another superhero rumor has hit the web, this time concerning the status of Warner Bros./DC’s caped crusader. The folks over at Latino Review have scored intel claiming that the Batman spinoff – aptly titled The Batman – has secured a writer, a director AND a release date. If the report …
Read More »Destinys Taken King bonuses to be sold separately (but this formal apology is free)
Frustrations with the pricing of Destiny’s forthcoming expansion, The Taken King, have come to a head – and now, Bungie would like to formally apologize. In a statement on the Bungie Weekly Update (opens in new tab), Taken King’s creative director Luke Smith wanted to atone for the way the …
Read More »Bungie “comfortable” with value of Destiny: The Taken King, despite hefty price tag
Bungie is currently asking $40 for Destiny’s new expansion, The Taken King, and is “comfortable” with the value it provides, according to an interview with Eurogamer. What that money buys is relative, because $40 can get you the base game instead, which includes far more content than the expansion provides. …
Read More »Revisiting the tombs of Tomb Raider: Anniversary
With some trepidation, I approach Anniversary the second time around. There’s a double dose of nostalgia lying in wait here, first for the console-defining original Tomb Raider and second for Crystal Dynamics’ outstanding remake, which, through my rose-tinted bifocals (available at selected opticians), is the series’ finest hour. Not to …
Read More »Miyamoto on Wii Us poor sales – “people didnt understand the system”
Poor Wii U. Given the lack of games shown off at Nintendo’s E3 2015 conference (opens in new tab) last week, it’s easy to see how far the console has fallen. In a frank interview with NPR (opens in new tab), Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto is honest about the challenges that …
Read More »Call of Duty remasters could happen if Activision finds the time
Remember that massively successful petition for a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster (opens in new tab) remaster? Bringing back old Call of Duty games is something its creators “talk about and think about a lot,” according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. Hirshberg told Game Informer (opens in …
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