Hyenas marks Creative Assembly’s first non-strategy-focused venture since Alien: Isolation in 2014. Much has changed in the landscape of gun-toting video games since then, not least the runaway success of the battle royale genre, but Hyenas is its own thing. It is not a battle royale game, says the developer, …
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Earlier this year, we learned that Warhammer 40k: Darktide offers Left 4 Dead-style storytelling with over 75,000 lines of dialogue already written. Developed by Swedish outfit Fatshark – of War of the Roses, and Warhammer: Vermintide fame – Darktide is a gorgeous, gritty, and often grueling first-person action game that …
Read More »NHL 23 brings female players to Ultimate Team for the first time
Given the annual sales of Madden and FIFA, it’s rare that EA’s ice hockey series is afforded the opportunity to break new ground. Massive news, then, from our behind-the-scenes glimpse at NHL 23. Ultimate Team is the biggest mode in all of gaming, and this year’s puck-smacking version will be …
Read More »The Devil in Me is H.H. Holmes meets Saw mixed with Resident Evil puzzles
The Dark Pictures season finale, The Devil in Me, looks set to bring one of the most ambitious setups yet across all four games. The broad pitch is 19th century serial killer H.H. Holmes meets Saw, whereas the previous games have always been based on something ‘real’ – first came …
Read More »Jessica M. Thompson wants to freshen up vampire movies with The Invitation
With new vampire flick The Invitation, director Jessica M. Thompson wanted to shake things up. Bloodsuckers, unlike monsters such as werewolves, zombies, and demons, have been depicted in a whole bunch of different ways on screen; from Twilight‘s sparkly, brooding Romeo-types and Other Lovers Left Alive‘s sunglass-wearing hipsters, to 30 …
Read More »Is She-Hulk setting up an MCU World War Hulk when he smashed the entire Marvel Universe
She-Hulk episode 2 is now streaming on Disney Plus, and along with progressing Jennifer Walters’ narrative as a burgeoning superhero lawyer, her cousin Bruce Banner’s MCU story also seems to enter its next chapter (or ‘phase’, to borrow a Marvel Studios term). Following up on the sudden appearance of a …
Read More »How a brief House of the Dragon moment sets up another Game of Thrones spin-off
House of the Dragon may already have dropped a few Game of Thrones Easter eggs into the mix, but the prequel is also setting up another spin-off. And this time, we’re set to go back more than just 200 years into Westeros’ history. In House of the Dragon episode 1, …
Read More »Everything Announced at the Future Games Show at Gamescom Powered by Mana
The Future Games Show Powered by Mana was broadcast live on August 24, during Gamescom. Hosted by Christopher Judge and Danielle Bisutti (Kratos and Freya from God of War), the Future Games Show delivered over an hour of updates, release dates, and reveals for over 50 upcoming games. If you …
Read More »Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and more talk us through the making-of Top Gun: Maverick
This Top Gun: Maverick article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of Total Film magazine. You can purchase a hard copy here (opens in new tab) or subscribe to the magazine (opens in new tab) and never miss another world-exclusive feature. For a sequel to a film built around …
Read More »Disney Dreamlight Valley Early Access launches in two weeks and I am not prepared
You should start making preparations for Disney Dreamlight Valley to ruin your life. After countless years spent relatively disappointed by the quality of 3D life-sim adventures on home console platforms, I’ve learned to temper my expectations. Whether that’s because of convoluted control systems, finicky user interfaces, patchy performance standards, or …
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