Film Stories

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: the stigma of an eating disorder

by Sarah Myers | May 17, 2023 | Feature

A few words on being diagnosed with an eating disorder, and trying to come to terms with being open about it....

Roots of Pacha | War of words erupts over friendly farm sim

by Lewis Packwood | May 16, 2023 | Gaming, News

Roots of Pacha mysteriously disappeared from Steam on 13th May, with both the publisher and developer pointing fingers.

Amazon has another stab at making a Lord of the Rings MMO game

by Lewis Packwood | May 16, 2023 | Gaming, News

Following the cancellation of its previous attempt at an online Lord of the Rings title, Amazon has announced a new deal with Embracer.

Hawken | mech shooter getting an unexpected revival

by Ryan Lambie | May 16, 2023 | Gaming, News

Hawken, the mech shooter last seen in the wild some five years ago, is getting revised as Hawken Reborn - and it hits Early Access on 17 May. ...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt | development has ended

by Ryan Lambie | May 16, 2023 | Gaming, News

Development has ended on the toothsome battle royale Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt, its studio has announced.

Super Cat Tales: PAWS preview | making a purr-fect mobile sequel

by Craig Grannell | May 16, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Super Cat Tales: PAWS stands out as a labour of love among a litter of freemium mobile titles. Creator Gionathan Pesaresi explains how his fan community helped with development.

Dave Bautista to lead The Killer's Game

by Dan Cooper | May 16, 2023 | News

Dave Bautista lands another leading role, with what might be the best premise for an action movie we've seen this year....

David Mamet's JFK thriller sets starry cast

by Dan Cooper | May 16, 2023 | News

Al Pacino, John Travolta, Viggo Mortensen and Shia LeBouf lead the ensemble for Assassination, a new take on the shooting of John F Kennedy. ...

Florida teacher under investigation for showing her class Strange World

by Simon Brew | May 16, 2023 | News

A Florida teacher has been accused of indoctrination for showing her class Disney's Strange World, due to the fact that it has a gay character in it....

Cliffhanger 2 director drops a few plot details

by Dan Cooper | May 16, 2023 | News

Ric Roman Waugh has been chatting about his Cliffhanger sequel and unsurprisingly, Top Gun: Maverick gets a mention. N...

Idris Elba to direct and star in action thriller Infernus

by Jake Godfrey | May 16, 2023 | News

Idris Elba is set to direct his sophomore feature Infernus, and details of the new movie have just landed....

Mel Gibson to direct thriller Flight Risk

by Jake Godfrey | May 16, 2023 | News

Mel Gibson will step behind the camera for the first time in seven years to direct Flight Risk, and details of the movie have landed....

Production wraps on British horror Charlie Shaw's Revenge

by Jake Godfrey | May 16, 2023 | News

Production wraps on homegrown horror feature Charlie Shaw’s Revenge, here are more details as well as the first image....

Humanity review | People are lemmings

by Jon Bailes | May 15, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

Humanity is a 3D puzzler with enthralling existential themes. Here's our review of one of the year's best games so far (yes, including Zelda...)

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal approved by the EU

by Ryan Lambie | May 15, 2023 | Gaming, News

The European Commission has waved through Microsoft's proposed bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, it's been announced....

Black Finger JET | new run-and-gun from makers of Metal Slug

by Ryan Lambie | May 15, 2023 | Gaming, News

Black Finger JET is a new run-and-gun from the makers of Metal Slug and R-Type. Here are the first details.

Metal Slug developers slept in the office on stinky futons

by Lewis Packwood | May 15, 2023 | Gaming, News

Legendary pixel artist Akio Oyabu reveals how the team behind Metal Slug worked until 5am in the morning and rented futons to sleep on.

Gaming Lobby | whynow's latest video game podcast focuses on soundtracks

by Ryan Lambie | May 15, 2023 | Gaming, News, Podcasts

Gaming Lobby, whynow's very own podcast, has a new episode to listen to. Parappa The Rappa is among the games under discussion in a soundtrack-focused...