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R-Type | Fan-made Sega Mega Drive port gets an update

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2023 | Gaming, News

R-Type is getting a Sega Mega Drive port courtesy of an ingenious fan - and the first stage is almost complete.

Ubisoft has made an AI tool for writing chunks of game dialogue

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2023 | Gaming, News

Ubisoft unveils Ghostwriter, an in-house AI tool designed to "save scriptwriters time", complete with soothing explanation video....

EVE Online | CCP making "blockchain technology" game set in the same universe

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2023 | Gaming, News

EVE Online is getting a new stablemate, as CCP Games announces Project Awakening, an upcoming title using "blockchain technology."

Aliens: Dark Descent | new trailer arrives, release date announced

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2023 | Gaming, News

Aliens: Dark Descent is out in June, and Tindalos Interactive has put out a new gameplay trailer to tell us all about it.

Alien: why the xenomorph is perfect for games, and so hard to get right

by Jon Bailes | Mar 22, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

The designers behind Alien: Isolation, Aliens: Dark Descent and Aliens Infestation describe the challenges and possibilities of bringing Giger’s xenomorph to video games.

Battlefield: EA to take three titles off sale in April

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2023 | Gaming, News

Battlefeld 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 are to be removed from digital stores in late April, EA has announced.

Reports suggest Damon Lindelof has left Star Wars project, new writer is in

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2023 | News

Yet another blow is encountered for Star Wars' cinematic hopes as Damon Lindelof appears to have walked away from the film he was writing....

Knock At The Cabin confirmed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in May

by Simon Brew | Mar 22, 2023 | News

From M Night Shyamalan comes Knock At The Cabin, and the film is heading to 4K disc this spring, with some extra features too....

M3gan: early designs for the title character revealed

by Brendon Connelly | Mar 22, 2023 | News

M3gan was putting the chills into cinemagoers at the start of the year, and some early production artwork from 2018 has offered a different look at...

UK box office below last year's takings, 'concerns' about fewer films

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2023 | News

Could assumptions that a post-pandemic ramping-up of production would increase numbers of films in cinemas have been premature?...

David Lowery and A24's 'pop epic' to star Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2023 | News

Mother Mary will see director David Lowery return to the studio that partnered with him on A Ghost Story and The Green Knight. W...

Paul Feig to direct adaptation of The House Across The Lake

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 22, 2023 | News

Paul Feig adds yet another project to his packed schedule, an adaptation of The House Across The Lake....

John Wick: Chapter 4 review: the Wickiest Wick in the West

by James Harvey | Mar 22, 2023 | Reviews

Coming out of retirement (again) to seek his freedom, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) must trot around the globe to kill The Marquis (Bill Skarsgård), the...

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Mental health and wellbeing matters: appreciating friends

by Sarah Myers | Mar 22, 2023 | Feature

In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, some words on appreciating our friends, no matter how different from us they may...