If you tuned in to watch the very first episode of Westworld season 2 on HBO tonight, you might have noticed something different about the show’s opening credits. In just a short period of time Westworld’s creepy intro has become iconic, in part thanks to Ramin Djawadi’s eerie musical score, but also because of uncomfortable images it features of the…
Read More »When the Nintendo Labo was revealed it blew our minds a little bit. How does it work? When can we get the kits? And will our cats sit on the boxes for all eternity? Pitched as a “new interactive experience” for the Nintendo Switch, “specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart”, no-one quite expected the Japanese…
Read More »If you thought this Friday was going to be a quiet one then buckle up, Witcher fans. Lauren S. Hissrich, writer and executive producer on the upcoming Netflix adaptation just spilled all her Witcher tea in a series of tweets. The headlines? There will be eight episodes, it’ll maybe be done by 2020 and only the pilot has been written…
Read More »I’m not crying – I’ve just got a little crafting dust in my eye. In a heartfelt post on the Hearthstone forums, game director Ben Brode has announced (out of nowhere) that he’s leaving Blizzard Entertainment to start a new company. Brode has been the face of Hearthstone since its inception, and quickly became a beloved figurehead for the community…
Read More »The Netherlands today declared that, after conducting an investigation into the matter, it found several high-profile games’ loot box systems to be illegal. If you’re strongly against the randomized reward system so widely adopted in modern games, you might be tempted to do a little dance and sing like you’re in the land of Oz. Ding dong, the wicked loot…
Read More »A good-looking game like God of War? You knew it was only a matter of time before people started taking incredible screenshots of it, regardless of what kind of in-game support they received. And Sony confirmed in its God of War pre-launch stream last night (skip ahead to 40:00) that in-game photographers will get an official, feature-rich photo mode… though…
Read More »Avengers: Infinity War is going to be big, we knew that already. What Anthony Mackie – Falcon to you and me – has just revealed, however, has put the movie’s final act far beyond the reaches of anything else we’ve ever seen in MCU (or, frankly, movie) history. No spoilers here, don’t worry. Unless you want to go in completely…
Read More »Brace yourself for a punch right in the emotions, because this video uploaded by God of War game director Cory Barlog is about as raw and honest as it gets. In it, Barlog checks the Metacritic score for God of War, sees it’s a damn impressive 94,and starts to choke up. (Full disclosure: Our five star review is partly…
Read More »Fortnite Battle Royale‘s newest update is here, and if the meteor showers and updated 50v50 mode weren’t enough to get you to play, maybe the promise of extra rewards will be. Epic Games is hosting a limited-time Double XP event that’s live right now, and it’ll run all the way through 8 am EDT / noon BST on Monday, April…
Read More »Rising in the wake of the cinematic inspiration-fest that was #FilmStruck4, video game creators and fans joined in with a hashtag of their own: #GameStruck4. Or #GamesStruck4. Or #GameStuck4 – listen, sometimes typos happen on the internet. Whatever you call it, the hashtag gives us a great look inside some creative minds in and around this industry, letting us draw…
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