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Shazam Star Begs To Be In The Last Of Us After Shazam 2 Bombs
21.3.2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods was released in theaters last week to a resounding “meh, okay” from audiences and critics alike. And now its main star and Jordan Peterson admirer, Zachary Levi, is out here on Twitter asking Neil Druckmann to cast him in the next season of the popular HBO Max series,...
The New Bayonetta Prequel Makes Up For 3's Bad Ending
20.3.2023
After suffering my way through Bayonetta 3’s final act, I’d all but written off any subsequent Bayonetta video game and moved on to greener character-action game pastures. While I still stand by the closing statement in my review that I’ll never replay Bayonetta 3 ever again, PlatinumGames’ prequel...
The Mystery Of GTA V's Six-Star Wanted Level
20.3.2023
If you have a one-star “wanted” level in GTA V, the police will chase you. At two stars, they’ll shoot to kill.Read more
The Last of Us Season 2 Promo Starts Hype Train On Buff Abby
20.3.2023
With the finale of The Last of Us’ excellent TV adaptation behind us, we’re once again stuck in that space of moral uncertainty. But even for those of us who have played The Last of Us’ game sequel and are more than familiar with its emotionally intense ups and downs, it’s hard not to get excited...
Japan's Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Pre-Order Comes With...A Fancy Spoon And Fork?
17.3.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been a long time coming and the hype is off the charts for the next entry in the Zelda franchise. Can people get more excited about this game? That depends: How exciting are branded forks and spoons to you? Read more
The Last Of Us’ Famous Ending Was Almost Changed For The Show
17.3.2023
Everyone’s talking about the ending of The Last of Us again. With the final episode having aired just this past weekend, and tons of folks who had never experienced Joel and Ellie’s journey together seeing it for the first time, the brutal actions that unfold and the moral dilemmas at their heart...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Sounds Like A Repeat Of An All-Time Classic
17.3.2023
The Resident Evil revival marches on with a vengeance. Early praise for Resident Evil 4 remake makes it sound like the best game of 2023 so far. While not everyone is as impressed as those who think it’s an early GOTY contender, It appears to be a modernized version that’s still true to the spirit...
Two Classic 90s Adventure Games Are Getting Unexpected Remakes
17.3.2023
Our collective video gaming memory is a weird thing. Some games from decades past are committed to The Pantheon, where they will be spoken about and remembered for all time. Others, meanwhile, can be some of the biggest releases of their time, only to disappear and never be heard from again.Read...
These Last Of Us Bloopers Are The Emotional Reprieve We Need
16.3.2023
While The Last of Us’ haunting emotional beats and turbulent moral themes can sometimes be fodder for a more hopeful, reparative perspective, that’s not always the case. The Last of Us is heavy as hell, but fortunately, if the HBO series finale has left you in a dour mood, the outtakes and bloopers...
The Last Of Us Co-Creator On Studio’s Next Game After The Show
15.3.2023
With a wildly successful TV adaptation, The Last of Us has done the unthinkable and proven that it is possible to make a good show based on a video game. Add to that the recent remake of the first game smashing sales records, and surely, you must be thinking, this momentum will lead to another...
The Last Of Us Season Two: Everything We Know
15.3.2023
It’s like it’s 2013 all over again. After the conclusion of The Last of Us’ first season, we’re all stuck, yet again, debating the morality of Joel’s tough decision at the end of both the original video game and the recent TV adaptation. And we’re also left with anticipation over season two...
Let's Rank The Assassin's Creed Games, Worst To Best
14.3.2023
Nothing is true; everything is permitted... but you can trust this list ranking Assassin’s Creed games from worst to best.Read more
The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying
14.3.2023
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us show and both games.Read more
New York Times Joins Last Of Us Ending Discourse 10 Years Later
13.3.2023
Last night’s The Last of Us finale on HBO Max ushered in the inevitable, the thing so many of us have feared for a decade: Major publications, the same ones who refer to video games as if they’re all still like Pac-Man, are weighing in on its controversial ending.Read more
The Last Of Us Show Finally Explains Ellie’s Immunity
13.3.2023
As an adaptation, HBO’s The Last of Us has been a fairly faithful recreation of Naughty Dog’s original game. However, during yesterday’s season one finale, “Look For The Light,” HBO’s series explored a character the game had only talked about in passing mentions. In doing so, the show reveals...
The Last Of Us Show Tries To Change What The Game Told Us About Joel
13.3.2023
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Why Are Video Games So Afraid Of Everyday Life?
3.3.2023
Go look through your Steam Library, flick across the spines of your PlayStation collection or gaze up at the shelf with all your Xbox games on it and tally for yourself: how many games are there set in the world you live in?Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Previews Reveal Series’ Pivot Toward All-Out Action
28.2.2023
We’re roughly four months out from Final Fantasy XVI’s release, and the press recently got to preview the next entry in the legendary JRPG series. Writers in attendance were impressed by the grandiose, cinematic real-time battles that some likened to God of War. They praised the series’ departure...
Miyamoto Says Don't Worry About His Nintendo Retirement, Maybe Go Outside
28.2.2023
Nintendo existed long before Shigeru Miyamoto joined back in 1977, and it will continue to do just fine after he’s gone, the famed game designer told NPR in a new interview. Following the grand opening of the Super Nintendo World theme park in California last week, one of the creators behind Super...
Beyond Good And Evil 2 Studio Head No Longer At Ubisoft
27.2.2023
Last year, Ubisoft’s ambitious sci-fi multiplayer adventure, Beyond Good and Evil 2, surpassed Duke Nukem Forever’s dubious record for having the longest development time of any video game. Last week, staff at Ubisoft Montpellier were informed their managing director was no longer with the company...