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?...
Cape Fear (1991) and The Madness Of King George (1994)
by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2018 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon heads back to the 1990s (for a change!), and looks at two very different hit movies....
Hitman 2 review | The definitive murder sim
by Adam Barnes | Dec 03, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
Invisible assassins aren’t supposed to leave a mark
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
Film Stories magazine: how to order your copy, and frequently asked questions
by Simon Brew | Nov 28, 2018 | News
We're thrilled to be introducing a new UK film magazine into the world: Film Stories!
Adapting the mechanics of tabletop RPGs
by Eric Lefarius | Nov 28, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
Pen-and-paper RPGs share many of the systems and mechanics of their video game counterparts. So why isn’t adapting them more straightforward?
How Fight Club became David Fincher's revenge on Fox
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2018 | Video
Dan looks back at a 90s classic, digging into some of the weird and wonderful stories behind the production of Fight Club. How did Fincher use the...
How I made: Save me Mr Tako!
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
Here’s how a Parisian teenager’s dinnertime inspiration led to his debut indie game
Interview: BioShock 2 director Jordan Thomas on The Blackout Club
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 26, 2018 | Gaming, Interviews
BioShock 2 and Thief designer Jordan Thomas talks exclusively about his new multiplayer game, The Blackout Club
Good Morning Vietnam (1987) and The Martian (2015)
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2018 | Podcasts
Simon looks at the long gestation of Good Morning Vietnam, and the plans for Spider-Man films that brought The Martian to Ridley Scott.
The Real Life Darkness Leading to Temple of Doom
by Simon Brew | Nov 24, 2018 | Video
Now with lovely video! Simon revisits the somewhat darker return to the Indiana Jones franchise and examines just what led to the filmmakers creating...
The changing shape of video games
by Mike Bithell | Nov 23, 2018 | Gaming, Opinions
Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell on the inevitability of change
The ’76 Diaries: Part Two
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 23, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
Emerging from Fallout 76’s vault; emerging into Fallout 76’s issues
How Care Bears: The Movie led to Who Framed Roger Rabbit
by Simon Brew | Nov 21, 2018 | Video
We know! Exciting, right?...
Interactive: Clive ‘N’ Wrench’s homage to the nineties platformer
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
It's been in development for seven years and counting. Meet Clive ‘N’ Wrench, and the solo developer behind it
The long war - Battlefield V interview
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 20, 2018 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Veteran creative director Lars Gustavsson tells us he’s still excited – and nervous – about Battlefield V
The Harry Potter movie that lost money...?!
by Simon Brew | Nov 19, 2018 | Video
I know, right? Order of the Phoenix made huge amounts of cash and yet was somehow written off by its studio as a commercial failure, although that...
Space Hulk: Tactics review
by Harry Slater | Nov 19, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
A tactics game that doesn’t quite hit the mark
Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom (1984) & Chicken Run (2000)
by Simon Brew | Nov 19, 2018 | Podcasts
Simon looks at the darkness of Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom, and the cross-Atlantic uneasy marriage that led to Chicken Run
The ’76 Diaries: Part One
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 15, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
Making your way into Fallout 76's wasteland could be harder than you’d expect
How much did design take precedence over direction in Blade Runner?
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2018 | Video
In this episode of Film Stories, Dan considers how far Ridley's Scott's commitment to the visuals of the film impaired his relationship with his...
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise review
by Jake Laverde | Nov 13, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
It’s Yakuza: the exploding heads edition
Red Dead Redemption 2 review
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 12, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
Rockstar's latest is deep, atmospheric, and ambitious - but roundly stuck in an open-world past we've moved on from
Howard The Duck (1986) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2018 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at the first cinematically-released Marvel movie, and the long gestation of the...
Staying alive: The turbulent history of British game development
by Kim Justice | Nov 09, 2018 | Feature, Gaming
A new frontier opened up as the British games industry exploded in the 1980s. Careers were born and classic games made, but few companies survived that turbulent decade
Hands-on with Nomada Studio's Gris
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 09, 2018 | Gaming, Previews
We take an early look at Nomada Studio’s ethereal platform game, Gris
In search of real criticism
by Jessica Price | Nov 09, 2018 | Gaming, Opinions
Game reviews can - and should - be so much more than consumer guides, Jessica Price writes
Alex Hutchinson interview
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 09, 2018 | Gaming, Interviews
Assassin’s Creed III director Alex Hutchinson talks to us about setting up his new studio, his career, and his “louder, brasher’ new game
