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People are rioting in the streets, chanting “save the NHS”. News anchors wax lyrical about fake news while simultaneously denying reports of protests. Anti-immigration rhetoric has reached a fever pitch, fuelled by media organizations to deflect attention away from the ruling class. More and more jobs are being lost to automation and there’s no support for those who are cast aside and replaced by machines. Everyone has access to 6G and somehow their faces haven’t melted....

An accidental listing on a retailer’s site suggests that Prey could be seeing a PlayStation Virtual Reality release sometime soon. Early morning on June 1st the UK-based retailer Shopto had a listing for Prey VR. The listing was quickly removed shortly after going up, but several individuals across the internet had managed to grab a screenshot of the listing. The webpage where the listing used to be located on Shopto’s site now triggers a 404 error....

Fans have been looking forward to We Happy Few for years, ever since it was first announced and successfully funded through Kickstarter. However, those in Australia were nearly denied access to the game after it was denied classification last month for its depiction of drug use. Now that decision has been successfully appealed by Compulsion Games, and We Happy Few is no longer banned in Australia. We Happy Few has been rated R18+ by the Australian Classification Review Board, and will be available in Australia when the game launches worldwide on August 10 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One....

The Mass Effect trilogy sends you to a lot of different places. Another writer here recently wrote that the first game focuses on open natural terrain, the second on more intimate urban settings, and how the third lacks identity so much that it doesn’t really do either. I understand what he means, but he also considers Mass Effect 3 the worst in the trilogy by a distance, while I have it as a contender with Mass Effect 2, and on the contrary, I feel Mass Effect 3 has the strongest identity - it’s a game about loss and destruction, and so every place we visit is unified by shared pain, hopelessness, and annihilation....

We’ve had one, yes, but what about a second round of The Lord of The Rings tie-in games? Both 2002’s The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers and 2003’s The Return of The King, developed by EA Games, were fantastic recreations of their blockbuster counterparts. So much so in fact, we think both games are more than deserving of remastered editions. Movie tie-in games have a history of being pretty awful, with pressure to reenact the movie and a mindset that the title will sell itself based on the popularity of the box office hit it’s replicating....

Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is set to be the spiritual successor to the Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance series from the early 2000s. As a result, Tuque Games and Wizards of the Coast have a deep well to draw from for mechanics that could find a home in the new DnD game. Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is poised to include some fan-pleasing ideas and stay firmly within its action-RPG roots, so while it’s based on the tabletop role-playing game, fans can expect a more action-orientated title rather than a deep RPG experience....

This Marvel’s What If? review contains spoilers. Marvel’s What If? Episode 4 What If…? episode four is here. While many fans were likely expecting to see Captain Carter show up as soon as they realized it was a Doctor Strange story, that is not the case. Instead, we get a romantic tragedy which pits two versions of Stephen against each other in order to save the woman that they love. It’s a cosmic ride through Strange’s own arrogance that has absolutely world ending consequences....

There are many components to consider when determining the greatness of a game. Some may look at combat, others will be attracted to beautiful graphics. Both of which are important, no one wants to look at a clunky mess. However, never underestimate the power of music. That’s right, a beautiful soundtrack can be what makes a game memorable. After all, there is nothing better than slaying monsters with a backing track that makes the player feel all mighty....

As fans impatiently wait for the next season of Netflix’s The Witcher, they wonder what will be included. Will new characters appear? What new content from the books will surface? What other references to the games will be made? When you’re dealing with a world of fantasy and magic, there are of course amazing creatures to behold, and there are many monsters from the game series that may surface in the TV show....

The Witcher Season 2 was supposed to be well into production by now, but unforeseen circumstances ended up delaying production – something about a global pandemic that seems to have flown under everyone’s radar. In March, every movie studio in the UK ended up closing down because of the outbreak of COVID-19, including Arborfield Studios, the London-based studio responsible for the Netflix Witcher series. The closure came after actor Kristofer Hivju, who was set to play Nivellen in Season 2, tested positive for the virus....

One of the defining elements of the early Pokémon games was the ability to battle and trade via the Link Cable. As time went on, Nintendo added a number of different ways for the Pokémon games to connect to each other, including through the Internet. The Nintendo 3DS had a premium app called Pokémon Bank, which allowed players to store Pokémon online or trade them between the 3DS era games, including Pokémon X & Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, and Pokémon Sun & Moon....

What a show! After months of speculation, rumors, and predictions, Nintendo has finally come out of the gate with their E3 2017 Spotlight. In just 25 minutes, they succinctly went through every big game they were working on for the Nintendo Switch. Needless to say, the Internet is losing its mind. While the presentation itself was fairly short, there was a lot to dig into. From the very first moments, we got new information to look at, ranging from details for a game we already knew about to a completely new release altogether....

Just because we’re in the shortest month of the year doesn’t mean that the indie game scene is lacking in solid titles to choose from. Quite the contrary. In fact, the first title on this week’s list launched on Sunday, kicking off an impressive week for indie game releases with plenty to keep you busy. Here are our picks for this week in indie games, February 14-20. Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing - February 14 (PC, Switch) We’re a few days past Valentine’s Day, but you can still feel the love in Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing - from developer Serenity Forge....

This Timeless review contains spoilers. Timeless Season 1, Episode 16 The Timeless season 1 finale did just what it needed to do by pulling out a lot of ingredients that would be perfect moving forward for a season 2, should there be one. Some were unexpected twists and others were eye-opening moments that expanded the possibilities of what the show could explore. Although the quick turnabout for Flynn was a bit dissatisfying, there was lots to love about this finale for most of the other characters....

This Titans review contains spoilers. Titans Episode 11 As good as Titans has been during its first season, and I do believe that the balance of these episodes have been very good, with moments that approach greatness, it really hasn’t done itself any favors. Unfortunately, the Titans finale is a particularly egregious example of the show playing into the outside perceptions of the show. From the first trailer, Titans has been a little…confusing....

Avatar: The Last Airbender finished its three-season run just over 12 years ago. It gained a passionate fanbase during that time along with continued support ever since due to the fact it is arguably one of the best cartoon series to ever be created. The story didn’t just end with (spoilers) Aang mastering all four elements and defeating Fire Lord Ozai by taking away his bending, though. There have been numerous comic book series featuring the characters from the show and their continued adventures once the credits rolled....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch has left some easter eggs in the files for would-be leakers. When data miners think they’ve discovered secrets about upcoming season one content and microtransactions, they’re actually just getting led right into Treyarch’s trap: a perfectly-timed Rickroll. With Cold War entering public beta last week, data miners have gotten their first opportunity to peer into the game’s files and dig around for secrets to reveal....

Twitch streaming has become increasingly more popular over the last several years, to the point that it’s the most preferred way some people choose to follow their favorite commentators, lets play-ers and other personalities. Not only that, it also serves as a way for both streamers and viewers to interact with one another, as well as providing a new way to check out new games before buying them. The popularity, appeal and sense of community Twitch has brought with it is partly what makes today’s news all the more frustrating, if not disappointing....

Over the past week or so, it seems Twitch has re-dedicated itself to upholding its terms of service and doubling down on moderation practices. For the victims of recent misconduct allegations, this is good thing as long as the streaming services continues these practices, but at the same time, there is some need of transparency. Particularly pertaining to the case of Dr. Disrespect, who many know has received the allegedly permanent banhammer without so much as a statement to exactly why....

From the classic adventurous tales of Captain Hook to Disney’s modern-day Johnny Depp vehicle Pirates of the Caribbean, culture has always been quick to romanticize the Golden Age of Piracy. (For one, it’s called the Golden Age of Piracy.) Rife with talking-parrot and plank-walking clichés as the era may be, however, Ubisoft appears to be steering the thematic approach of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag toward a deeper, more uncharted water: reality....