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  • What should the new animated Star Wars show be?

    25/10/2016
    Star Wars Rebels moved into its third season with one major change. It wasn’t a change that was visible onscreen but rather a behind the scenes shake up which presents interesting possibilities for the future of Star Wars animation. Dave Filoni who was Supervising Director of the hit animated...

  • “You’re Playing It Again!?”

    24/10/2016
    It is a phrase that has become familiar to me recently – along with “You’re still playing that?” in a confused/exasperated tone – as I have begun a fresh play through of The Witcher 3. Regular listeners of Out of The XFire will know that I am a massive...

  • My journey through The Journey | Introduction

    20/10/2016
    Day 1:  Whenever I get a new FIFA game, one of the first things I’ll be sure to take note of is the soundtrack. As I admire the perfect facial hair of Marco Reus, who stares back at me like he knows my most intimate secrets, this year’s playlist...

  • Tanked Up 51 – My Destiny, your Deus Ex Machina

    20/10/2016
    Another of our patented two-fers. Ben and Aadil chat “Destiny” and “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” before discussing this weeks topic, Virtual Reality first experiences and loose headset comparisons. Aadil tosses back the ‘Wild Hare’ Pale Ale by Bath Ales, and then the “N7” IPA by Hammerton Brewery. Ben goes...

  • First glimpse at the Nintendo Switch

    20/10/2016
    This is our first look at the Switch, the new console from Nintendo that in this 3 minute video shows you what you can look forward to with the new system, which as rumoured allows you to take your games with you Nintendo in a console/mobile hybrid. What are your thoughts? Tweet...

  • Does Westworld herald the return of the western?

    18/10/2016
    There was a time when the western was the king of Hollywood, the dominant genre on the big screen and with a substantial presence on the small. Cut to present day and westerns are seemingly an endangered species with comic book properties flourishing in its stead. However the new...

  • Now TV? More Like Next Month TV

    17/10/2016
    The fight against piracy is still raging, it remains a massive problem for TV, Movies and Music around the world. One of the best weapons in the arsenal of the makers and providers of this content is convenience. The more convenient it is to access the content through the...

  • Tanked Up 50 – Warframe not Worf Aim

    13/10/2016
    Holy Cow its episode 50! Another shortie, this time we chat some free games, “Transformers: Devastation” one of this months PS+ grabs, “Star Trek Online”, and then Aadil rambles on about “Warframe” as if it was his destiny. Plus the last of our interviews from EGX: Into the Black...

  • Why there should be a new animated Star Trek show

    11/10/2016
    Three films into the rebooted Star Trek timeline and with a new show, Star Trek Discovery, due for broadcast next year it’s hard to believe that Star Trek is now 50 years old. We seem to be in the new heyday of Star Trek with the franchise not having...