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Assassin’s Creed Origins Game of Power trailer revealed

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Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Origins entitled ‘The Game of Power’. Witness the power struggles in Ancient Egypt between Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII; wars will be fought, alliances made, and founding Assassin Bayek is along for the ride. In the Game of Power, you win or you […]

Watch the launch trailer for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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Once again we take the accursed journey into the twisted and warped world of Dishonored where the steampunk setting mixed with the otherworldly magic makes for a visually striking world that is just filled with revenge. Death of the Outsider lets you take on the role of Billie Lurke (voiced by the wonderful Rosario Dawson), one of Dunwall’s most notorious killers. […]

Video Game Review – Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode 3 ‘Hell Is Empty’

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Shaun Munro reviews Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode 3 ‘Hell Is Empty’… Maintaining the momentum of the previous episode’s scintillating cliffhanger, Life is Strange: Before the Storm‘s “season finale” brings Chloe and Rachel’s adventure to an understated crescendo in mostly satisfying – if occasionally detached – fashion. The snappy two-hour closer goes by […]

Life is Strange: Before the Storm gets a GamesCom launch trailer

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A brand new trailer for the highly anticipated prequel, Life is Strange: Before the Storm has debuted at GamesCom. Set three years before Life is Strange it’s time to take on the role of Chloe Price, before she became best friends with Max, whose tempestuous friendship with Rachel Amber marks the beginning of the events to come. […]

Breaking Bad VR project in the works from creator Vince Gilligan

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Vince Gilligan is working on a VR project for his critically acclaimed AMC TV series Breaking Bad. This is certainly strange news, but it seems that Vince Gilligan, who is currently executive producer and co-creator of Breaking Bad spin off, Better Call Saul, is pretty taken with the technology behind VR, and believes that he […]

LEGO Dimensions introduces the Powerpuff Girls in new trailer

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The Powerpuff Girls are here to save the day and lend their own unique blend of superpowers to the LEGO Dimensions multiverse. So without further ado, it’s time to welcome Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup! Visit Pokey Oaks elementary, Rainbow Land, and Professor Utonium’s lab in the brand new Adventure World and face off against your friends in the Powerpuff […]

Gamescom trailer released for Yoku’s Island Express, watch it here

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At this year’s Gamescom event in Cologne veteran developers and publishers Team17 and developer Villa Gorilla released a new trailer for their upcoming their pinball platformer Yoku’s Island Express. This new trailer showcases the world that players will arrive in as they take up their new postman duties.  Yoku’s Island Express is due for release on Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo […]

Video Game Review – Victor Vran Overkill Edition

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Scott Watson reviews Victor Vran Overkill Edition… It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Then again, there’s the flipside too that familiarity breeds contempt. Victor Vran, by Haemimont Games (of Tropico fame), straddles that ever so thin line between both splendidly. An action RPG with a storyline steeped in Grimm’s […]

Critical Thinking: Why Do People Care So Much About Canon?

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Anghus Houvouras on canon… Movies are such an integral part of the creative experience. As children, when we’re first introduced to the medium, we don’t understand the complexities of cinema. We are simply awed by the amalgamation of vision and sound that brings us stories in a new and exciting way. It is the ultimate […]