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Tracking down cinema's action heroes

by Film Stories | Mar 07, 2019 | Feature

Oliver Harper tells us about his upcoming documentary, as he attempts to track down what happened to cinema’s action heroes....

CityCraft: how to plan horror cities

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Mar 05, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Want to make your players shudder? Here are three tips for making a truly frightening horror setting

The 2001 letter to a movie magazine that, er, predicted Dwayne Johnson’s movie career

by Simon Brew | Mar 02, 2019 | Feature

Just as The Rock was turning to the movies, a magazine letters page suggested there were limits to how far his film career could go....

Dream on: inside the Dreamcast's homebrew scene

by Robin Wilde | Feb 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Despite its apparent death 17 years ago, the Sega Dreamcast still has a hardcore group of developers behind it

Degrees of Separation: an interview with Chris Avellone

by Ian Dransfield | Feb 22, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Veteran writer Chris Avellone tells us about the beguiling world of Degrees of Separation

Notemon, the tiny monster-catching RPG made in PICO-8

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Meet Nick Walton, the solo dev who’s making a Pokémon homage with a New Zealand flavour

When Anna Faris was nearly cast as Linda Lovelace – and her dad’s reaction

by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2019 | Feature

Anna Faris' dad had a terrific response to a snarky news report when she was in the running to play Linda Lovelace on screen....

CityCraft: How not to get cities wrong

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 12, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Konstantinos shows us some common mistakes in imaginary city building, and how to avoid them

To hell and back again: the making of Pinstripe

by Aaron Potter | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Thomas Brush on the trials of solo dev, the inner workings of hell, and the similarities between the two

The Predator: here's that trailer that lifted the UK disc release to an 18 certificate

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, News

We've dug into the mystery of how The Predator - rated 15 in the UK - became an 18 for its disc release, purely off the back of one single trailer....

Jon Chey interview: BioShock, System Shock 2, and Void Bastards

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 06, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

BioShock and System Shock’s Jon Chey aims to reclaim the systems-based FPS crown with Void Bastards

Film Stories magazine: the three month report, and what next

by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | Feature

We're about to send issue three of Film Stories to the printers - and here's what we're up to....

The closure of UltraViolet: a fresh twist for UK users

by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2019 | Feature, News

Wiggle room is being built into the official advice for UltraViolet users ahead of its closure - and the lack of UK retailers may be an incoming...

Automata and the birth of the UK games industry

by Mel Croucher | Feb 04, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Video game pioneer Mel Croucher provides a personal insight into the birth of the UK games industry

At the height of the 3D boom, the question was asked about converting The Departed to 3D as well

by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2019 | Feature, News

Can you imagine Martin Scorsese's crime thriller The Departed in 3D - because someone in Hollywood did....

Why a major cinema refurbishment in Kalingrad owes a particular debt to James Cameron's Titanic

by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News

When it came time to do the press tour for his 1997 blockbuster Titanic, James Cameron had one or two specific requests....

Why Vue Cinemas have fewer How To Train Your Dragon 3 screenings this weekend

by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News

Exclusive: Vue Cinemas isn't just not showing Mary Queen Of Scots - its dispute with Universal looks like it's affecting screenings of How To Train...

Suda51 on 20 years of Grasshopper Manufacture

by Ian Dransfield | Jan 18, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Suda51 talks to us about his plans for the future, pro wrestling, Grasshopper Manufacture, and such cult items as No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned.

Tetris' killer feature

by Ian Dransfield | Jan 14, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

The fear - and the triumph - felt through careful use of one directional input: down

Devader, the twin-stick bullet-hell shooter from Switzerland

by Marc Breuer | Jan 10, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Developer Marc Breuer has made a stunning-looking shooter called Devader. We caught up with him to find out more.

Build it and they will come: designer Dan Walters on the future of Stormworks

by Dan Root | Jan 09, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Stormworks designer Dan Walters talks to us about the future of his coastguard sim, and why construction is such a big thing right now

CityCraft: Suggesting size and complexity

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Jan 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Smoke, mirrors, and how to create the illusion of big, detailed game cities.

Breaking into the games industry

by Rebecca Haigh | Jan 03, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

The games industry can seem daunting to get into, but writer Rebecca Haigh has some useful advice

The ’76 Diaries: Part Five

by Ian Dransfield | Dec 14, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

Fallout 76: the loafing about comes to an end

The Principles Of Game Design

by Howard Scott Warshaw | Dec 12, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

Design goals and Yars' Revenge, the Atari 2600 classic

In praise of Just Cause 3's radio broadcasts

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 11, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

Just Cause 3 may be nearly eight years old, but we still have the open-world sandbox's gently ridiculous radio broadcasts ringing in our ears.

The ’76 Diaries: Part Four

by Ian Dransfield | Dec 07, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

Fallout 76 tries, but it quickly runs out of steam

Quiz Answers: 4th December 2020 (What's In The Box???)

by Mark Harrison | Dec 04, 2018 | Feature

Here are the answers to our quiz from 4th December 2020 – how did you do?...

The '76 Diaries: Part Three

by Ian Dransfield | Nov 30, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

For the first time, Fallout 76 doesn’t demand a mega-gigabyte download

The changing face of Mega Man

by Dan Root | Nov 29, 2018 | Feature, Gaming

Back after an eight-year break, Mega Man remains one of gaming’s most recognisable characters. Dan Root charts the Blue Bomber’s changing art and animation