Film Quiz Friday: Not All Men Wear Capes
by Mark Harrison | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature
Can you tell your Rocketman from your Rocketeer? There are 30 more questions in this week’s normal, innocent film quiz, including some on "Man" m...
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Nintendo Direct: Nintendo serves up whatever it can find at the back of the freezer
by Lewis Packwood | Jun 22, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct served up a few past-their-sell-by-date game concepts, some reheated classics… but was it enough to keep us all fed?
SM64core | The musicians covering classic songs, Super Mario 64 style
by Damiano Gerli | Jun 21, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
By applying the MIDI instruments of Super Mario 64 to classic songs, a wave of musicians have invented a new genre: SM64core…
Steam Next Fest | Our pick of must-play demos you can try now
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 20, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Guides, News
If you feel a bit overwhelmed by the dozens of demos available in the latest Steam Next Fest, here's a selection of potentially great games you can sample right now...
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch | Revisiting its ambitious, interactive episode
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 20, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Almost five years later, Netflix hasn’t yet attempted to repeat the ambition of the Black Mirror interactive episode, Bandersnatch.
Merry Christmas! The curious world of fighting game terminology
by Chris Penwell | Jun 19, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Happy Birthday? Merry Christmas? Fighting game terminology can be confusing, but it's the sign of a rich community that has built over the course of decades.
The French Connection cut: who censors the censors?
by Dan Cooper | Jun 19, 2023 | Feature
A new bout of censorship has removed a sequence from 1971's The French Connection. Is censoring art making the world a better place?...
Medellin director Franck Gastambide on working with Mike Tyson
by Lauren Miles | Jun 18, 2023 | Feature
Action movie Medellin is out now on Amazon Prime Video, and director Franck Gastambide has been chatting about working with Mike Tyson......
Humanity: the six-year making of an instant classic
by Ignas Vieversys | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Enhance Games executive producer Mark MacDonald tells us about the unused ideas, challenges, and six-year process of making the instant classic, Humanity.
The leads of My Fault on the importance of familiarity
by Lauren Miles | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature
The stars of Amazon's My Fault, Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara, on the importance of familiarity and intimacy coaches during intimate scenes....
The Flash, Warner Bros, and the elephant in the room
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature
Warner Bros' late decision to bring Ezra Miller back into the frontline of The Flash's promotional campaign feels like an odd one....
Film Quiz Friday: Jukebox Heroes
by Mark Harrison | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature
Who put this on? It’s on random! There are 30 questions in this week’s film quiz, including a round on jukebox movie musicals....
Should we care whether AI is writing for games websites?
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 15, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
For years, writing has been devalued and denigrated. The advent of AI, Ryan writes, might be our final chance to fight back.
PowerWash Simulator VR preview: immersive cleanliness
by Alan Wen | Jun 15, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Surprise hit PowerWash Simulator turns out to be a perfect fit for VR. We go hands-on with FuturLab’s soothing wash-em-up...
Altered Beast | Sega's unlikely cult hit is 35 years old
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Sega's beat-'em-up Altered Beast is 35 years old today. It remains a cult favourite - even if its designer didn't particularly like it...
Gord hands-on preview: a grimdark slice of unremitting nastiness
by Lewis Packwood | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. And it might ask you to feed it a child. Lewis goes hands-on with Gord......
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: something to look forward to
by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, just a word or two about having something in the calendar....
You really, really need to play Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
by Lewis Packwood | Jun 13, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Capcom’s best game that nobody played is making a long-awaited comeback. Don’t miss out on Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective......
EA's Nike NFT partnership: what does it mean for gamers?
by Vikki Blake | Jun 13, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Is EA Sports' deal to bring Nike .Swoosh NFTs to its games an exciting step to empower user-generated content or a cynical move to exploit gamers further? You decide, Vikki Blake writes...
The Directors Company that gave free reign to Friedkin, Coppola and Bogdanovich
by Tom Baker (not that one) | Jun 13, 2023 | Feature
The story of when Paramount let Friedkin, Bogdanovich and Coppola make whatever they wanted - and why it was short-lived......
Celebrating Howard Hawks' Twentieth Century
by Sarah Cook | Jun 13, 2023 | Feature
Howard Hawks was an astoundingly talented director who worked across various genres - we celebrate one of his early films, Twentieth Century....
Leaving Albion: the epic making of Fable
by Jack Yarwood | Jun 12, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Fable co-creator Dene Carter and ex-Lionhead staff reveal how the series came to be, and their thoughts on a new entry in the much-loved RPG franchise.
Beyond Zelda, gaming in May was about hope for a better future
by Jon Bailes | Jun 12, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Darkest Dungeon II, Humanity and After Us all dared to emerge in Tears of the Kingdom's shadow last month. All offer a sense of hope in an uncertain world.
Turning back time: Jordan Mechner on Prince of Persia's legacy
by David Crookes | Jun 09, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Designer Jordan Mechner pioneered motion capture with Karateka and Prince of Persia. He reflects on his games' making, legacy, and what came afterwards.
2023, and the strange neglect of family blockbuster movies
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2023 | Feature
The lack of family movies in cinemas has lightened a little, but it's still a problem: a few thoughts on cinema missing a trick....
Film Quiz Friday: From The Mind Of Stephen King
by Mark Harrison | Jun 09, 2023 | Feature
With The Boogeyman still in cinemas, this week’s film quiz peeks through its fingers at the many movies based on Stephen King stories....
Watch Dogs: Legion | The best Doctor Who game never licensed?
by Chris Farnell | Jun 08, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Ubisoft’s open-world action-adventure Watch: Dogs Legion isn’t an official Doctor Who game, but as Chris argues, it sure feels like one…
The 1950s movie that became the most expensive comedy ever
by Mark Harrison | Jun 08, 2023 | Feature, News
Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof....
Synapse preview | Hands on with an Inception-like PSVR2 exclusive
by Alan Wen | Jun 07, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Synapse sees you wield guns and telekinesis inside someone’s mind. We go hands-on with a highly promising action game…
Apple Vision Pro | Huge price tag aside, what does it offer gamers?
by Alan Wen | Jun 07, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Apple Vision Pro offers a bold take on augmented reality, but for Alan Wen it leaves a lot to be desired compared to fully-immersive VR gaming.
Syndicate | Bullfrog’s dystopian classic at 30
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 06, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Bullfrog’s dystopian classic Syndicate was released 30 years ago today. We look back at the making of an era-defining classic....
RoboCop: Rogue City preview | We’d buy this one for a dollar
by Carlton Hill | Jun 06, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
RoboCop: Rogue City, the latest retro movie tie-in from the makers of Terminator: Resistance, is a likeably gory shooter-RPG hybrid. Our hands-on preview:
