Latest in: Opinion

The first time we see Nathan Drake he’s jamming a crowbar into an ancient coffin; it’s hard to think of a more perfect opening image for the Uncharted series. Drake may be a tenacious, unsubtle, rough-around-the-edges everyman with questionable levels of professionalism, but since the release of Uncharted: Drake’s...

Rewatching Twin Peaks always seems like a great idea. The mystery of Laura Palmer’s death leads to a bizarre mythology and a multitude of storylines and tones ranging from surrealist horror to soap opera parody. I love the show and, especially when counting the modern season, rank it as...

THE HUNDRED YEAR KINGDOM REVIEW (SWITCH)   The Hundred Year Kingdom is a simple city-building and resource management sim but on the smallest scale I have ever seen. With the help of a handful of anime Goddesses (inspired by real mythology) you play as The Creator, a kind of...

As the slate of Disney+ Star Wars shows grows it’s becoming clear that not only the core films are required viewing for understanding the complete context of the stories but The Clone Wars animated series too. While the live-action shows should work well enough for new viewers, to understand...

One of my main worries when picking up this game for review was how I would react to its graphics. I bounced off Dynasty Warriors 9 when it released a few years ago because it literally gave me a headache  looking at it. I had a few attempts but...

In its final few episodes, the first season of Yellowjackets threatened and flirted with the idea of a supernatural force. The woods are alive with the sound of cannibalistic cults, shroom orgies, and possibly spirits orchestrating dark deeds. Or is everyone just going a little bit mad with the...

Everyone’s on a buying spree in the gaming world. Embracer Group has been snapping up studios, Tencent has been putting its fingers in as many pies as possible, EA owns Codemasters and all the racing games and Microsoft has made potentially the biggest purchase in gaming history picking up...

Amid a deluge of prestige true crime dramas, Landscapers vows to carve out its own identity by being different. But is it trying too hard? In telling the story of Susan and Christopher Edwards, and their murder of Susan’s parents, Landscapers employs fourth wall breaks, black-and-white flashbacks, blurred edges...

It’s finally February and with it comes a slew of open-world, big-budget game releases. First, Dying Light 2 that will potentially take 500 hours to 100%; a game with more written words than most novels. Then there’s Horizon Forbidden West: no doubt bigger in scope with more things to...