Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale has been playable for a few months, but whether you’re a dedicated builder-battler or have never known the majesty of a rocket ride, you’ll want to try the next special event mode. A new Sneaky Silencers mode will be playable from Friday through …
Read More »MachineGames on Wolfenstein 2s development, controversy and what’s next: “we always planned this as a trilogy”
Last year was full of huge games, but Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (opens in new tab) managed to stand out thanks to its impressive shooting and insane story – there’s no doubt that it’s one of 2017’s biggest releases. But just what went into making it as bombastic as …
Read More »All the Money in the World review
Ridley Scott’s latest has its work cut out convincing audiences to look beyond its Kevin Spacey-shaped backstory. But when did Scott ever shirk a challenge? In a career of many post-slump comebacks, Scott rebounds from Alien Covenant (opens in new tab) and actor crises with a terse, tense, true-life period …
Read More »Pitch Perfect 3 review
Fame is fleeting. After beating a cappella automatons Das Sound Machine to the World Championship in 2015’s Pitch Perfect 2 (opens in new tab), our beloved Barden Bellas have now graduated college and are working jobs that are nothing to sing about. The exception is leader Beca (Anna Kendrick), whose …
Read More »Can we all agree that gamings evil post-apocalyptic cannibal trope has to stop?
There’s always two sides to every story. With post-apocalyptic cannibals, one half of that story is easy to tell. After all, we tend to assume that only evil people could eat their own kind. But that’s not entirely true. Under the right circumstances, anyone can become a cannibal. You just …
Read More »Was Kylo Ren supposed to be bald? This exclusive Star Wars: The Last Jedi concept art is giving us questions
A fantastic film like Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) doesn’t just pop into existence – it’s the product of months of dedicated work by a team of hundreds. The beautiful shots and landscapes you see framed onscreen all started out as concept art created by talented …
Read More »GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist preview
Four years, thousands of Reddit posts and hundreds of millions of YouTube views later, we might – repeat, might – be about to learn the answer to one of gaming’s greatest mysteries: what’s hidden inside Mount Chiliad in GTA 5 (opens in new tab)? The answer, we’ve long suspected, is …
Read More »Blizzard talks spellstones, epic loot and Christmas gifts in Hearthstones Kobolds & Catacombs
Hearthstone (opens in new tab)‘s Kobolds & Catacombs (opens in new tab)expansion went live today, so you’re probably already deep into Dungeon Run (opens in new tab) and ready to share your thoughts on the new metagame. In the latest of our chats with the Hearthstone team about Kobolds & …
Read More »Assassins Creed Origins December updates include 3 gods, enemy scaling, and is that… Chocobo armour?
Whether you’re playing Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) exclusively for the photo opportunities – let Senu land on you and press triangle/Y and thank me later – or still finding new missions and hidden treasure, Ubisoft is making sure there’s plenty to add to your to do list …
Read More »Destiny 2s secret XP scaling system was made partly because of the Loot Cave
An odd, old glitch that you probably never expected to hear about again helped pave the way to Destiny 2 (opens in new tab)’s now-defunct secret XP scaling system (opens in new tab). As Bungie developers explained in a podcast discussion (opens in new tab) published earlier this week, the …
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