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Hyper Mode returning to Dying Light

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Techland have announced that fan-favourite community-led challenge, Hyper Mode, will be making a return to their extreme zombie hit, Dying Light.  This challenge is available to play now and will run until 3:30pm BST on the 8th October. In this latest Hyper Mode challenge players will be required to achieve a total zombie kill count of […]

Nintendo teaming with Illumination Entertainment for animated Mario movie

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It looks like Nintendo may finally have got over the disastrous 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the gaming giant is teaming up with Illumination Entertainment for an animated movie featuring its iconic company mascot. According to the report, negotiations have been going on for a year, […]

Video Game Review – McDroid

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Emma Withington reviews McDroid… After crash landing on Planet M, which – unusually – isn’t talking, McDroid and his companion SHUTTLE find their home planet is not as they remember it. Something is wrong. The planet is fraught with corruption and it is up to McDroid and SHUTTLE to make things right and return bliss to Planet […]

Assassin’s Creed: How might the movie differ from the games?

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Tony Black on how the Assassin’s Creed movie might differ from the games… Around half a year out from the arrival of Justin Kurzel’s big screen adaptation of Ubisoft’s monster hit video game series Assassin’s Creed, and with filming complete, first images and limited plot details are starting to trickle out about arguably the most […]

Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Mass Effect 2

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With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Ricky Church with Mass Effect 2… For anyone who has played the series, the Mass Effect trilogy proved to be an incredibly ambitious space opera […]

Video Game Review – Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza

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Kris Wall reviews Hitman Episode 2: Sapienza… Welcome to Italy, 47. Episode 2 of the new Hitman sees Agent 47 dropped into Sapienza, a town on the gorgeous Italian coast. 47 is tasked with eliminating Silvio Caruso, a bio engineer working for Ether Biotech Corporation. Formerly celebrated for his stem cell research, Caruso has now […]

Favorite Video Game Soundtracks – Silent Hill 2

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With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Robert Kojder with Silent Hill 2… “Silence is a sound” Akira Yamoaka Silent Hill 2 is the very definition of a masterpiece. The franchise is […]