The fun won’t stop even after you leave the venue at Olympia London, because you’ll also get a free game to play after the event is over. But you’ll probably want to give three of them to your friends, because your farewell prize is a four-pack of Lethal League PC codes, courtesy of the fine folks at Fanatical. Think of Lethal League as Super Smash Bros. crossed with the most aggro form of baseball ever committed to code. That’s why Fanatical’s giving you four PC codes to distribute amongst your

Any way you slice it, writer-director Darren Aronofsky’s (Black Swan) controversy-magnet is a staggering bait-and-switch. It lures you in with two Oscar-winning stars (Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem) and the framework of a home-invasion thriller, and then bludgeons you with… well, what exactly? What’s striking is how Aronofsky combines the existential dread of an arthouse maestro with the thrill-ride flourishes of a Hollywood showman. As Lawrence’s young bride deals with husband Bardem’s attit

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a hard game before you figure out how each piece fits into the next. But upgrading to the Master Cycle revealed that those limits are intentional. With The Champions’ Ballad complete, Breath of the Wild knows that it’s time to ride. The Master Cycle Zero throws them out. But arriving when it does, the Master Cycle Zero is the game’s way of finally handing you the keys.

Star Fox is a wonderful example of how this simply has never been the case. The shape of Nintendo things to come The upcoming Switch games for 2018 and beyondArgonaut Games was the team largely responsible for making Star Fox a reality. And so it was that Argonaut handled the technology and programming of Star Fox while Nintendo, lead by Shigeru Miyamoto as producer on the project, offered its expertise in design and story. Serious tech, with Nintendo flairIn terms of gameplay, Star Fox brought

Millenia-old mysteries and fabled relics have fuelled the Tomb Raider games since 1996, but it’s no secret why the series has endured. A pop-culture sensation, she made the leap to live-action films in Simon West’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001, starring Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig. Tomb Raider (2013) and its 2015 sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider envisioned a drastically different Lara: vulnerable yet resilient, and really handy with a bow. “We’ve based it on the rebooted games, where we mee

There are two main camps when it comes to reactions to the Nintendo Labo announcement. Cost and cardboard aside, it’s the ‘peripheral’ bit of all this where Nintendo has played a tactical master stroke: publishers love peripherals. But, profit making cynicism aside, people are going to buy these things ( pre-order Nintendo’s Labo here while you can). The first Labo kits are mainly more toy than education currently, but the in-game Switch tutorials highlight how things work, reinforcing basic sci

Saying anything positive about Metal Gear Survive has long been akin to a spirited discussion of herpes prevention around the Christmas dinner table. Because Metal Gear Survive, if you divorce it from all the weighty trappings of Kojima, Konami, and Metal Gear Solid itself, actually *whispers* looks like it could be pretty good. Watch it, and try to ignore the fact that this game has the words “Metal Gear” in the title. Do that while, paradoxically, remembering just how good, fun, and versatile

We’ve got all the details below in our pick of the eight things to watch out for this week. Louise BlainWhat: Assassin’s Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones DLCWhere: PS4/Xbox One/PCWhen: January 23Download the open beta and make your own mind up about how Metal Gear Metal Gear Survive really isThere’s been a bit of a debate as to whether Metal Gear Survive is really a Metal Gear game. As one passionate fan points out on Imgur , if you watch an MCU movie a week starting January 2018, you’ll have just

Let’s get straight down to it: I’ve rounded up 10 of the best games for 10-15 year olds. Because the games you own says a lot about you, and chatting to a talking potato clock is a great ice-breaker. Fit for all ages, Cuphead is a platformer inspired by retro cartoons of old like Steamboat Willie and Betty Boop. Portal 2Play it on: PS4, Xbox One, PCESRB rating: E (Everyone) 10+ – Fantasy violence, mild languageBest for someone who: Likes puzzle games, and refuses to be beaten (i.e. You’ll spend

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, one of the console’s biggest sellers, is a fine game. This isn’t you, Nintendo – you’re on the verge of turning a dream into a nightmare. We’re only in January after all, and the expectation of a Smash Bros or Mario Kart releasing before the year’s end is fairly reasonable. So, come on, Nintendo, you’re better than this. You’re not reams and reams of remasters; you’re not a peddler of flickering, faded memories.

But it was in my local video store that my love of cinema was truly cemented. It was at my local video store that my life-long love of horror began. Best of Netflix The 25 best movies on Netflix you can stream right nowIt wasn’t just macabre treats though. Things reached their pinnacle for me when I got a part-time job in a video store in the early noughties. And yet… part of me still longs for the humble video store.

[Update: The Xbox One version of the game currently appears to have some minor frame rate issues, with a constant stuttering effect while moving. There are moments of genuinely magical storytelling here; personal experiences you craft from your movement through a beautifully realised and atmospheric world. Then there are bits where you’ll do that most game-like of mechanics – walking around the scenery mashing the ‘make something happen’ button. Read more The 25 best Xbox One gamesTo explain any

Luke Skywalker’s actions and general behaviour in Star Wars: The Last Jedi might still sting for some (I get that. Warning: If you haven’t seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi yet, there’s spoilers to follow. 1) He’s different than he used to be. 2) Not only is he different, he’s changed for the worse. We got to know Star Wars through the eyes of this character.

Justice League may be skimping on the deleted scenes (just one, seriously? And maybe, just maybe, it could be our first look at Superman’s black suit…The announcement trailer doesn’t do much until the final few seconds, but when it gets there: goosebumps. Want to see the best reactions to Henry Cavill’s CGI face in Justice League? There’s even 9 questions we have after watching Justice League. Image: Warner Bros.

Say what you want, but at least this video game film is sticking close to the source material. Watch the trailer once more and see how many moments you can spot that look like they were lifted straight off Crystal Dynamics’ 2013 game. A minute later, we see Lara fall into a river and catch herself on the wing of a crashed plane. Sure looks like what’s happening here at around two minutes into the movie trailer. The Tomb Raider movie arrives in theaters March 16.

For anyone wondering what genre the upcoming Black Panther falls into, director Ryan Coogler has revealed the answer in the latest issue of Total Film: James Bond-style espionage action. There are some Bond films that I really, really like, and it gave me the opportunity to go watch some other ones.” Subscribe: Pick up a subscription to Total Film magazine and get stories on Black Panther, The Avengers, and more delivered straight to you – digitally or physically! But the Black Panther solo movi

Nintendo Labo shows us a vision of the future where we make crafty toys out of cardboard then run around the house playing with them. Ready Player One shows us a vision of the future where we put on our virtual reality visors to ignore how much life sucks. But – and this is the key part – Labo has a toy that kinda looks like a VR headset. Check out when and where to pre-order Nintendo Labo and all of the Nintendo Labo toys we know about so far. I mean, they’re not Ready Player One mash-ups, but

We rarely think about what it actually feels like to wear cool sci-fi armor but Star Wars and Pacific Rim 2 actor John Boyega has become an expert on the matter. The verdict he gave on his mech pilot suit from Pacific Rim Uprising in an exclusive interview with our sister publication Total Film magazine ? Subscribe: Pick up a subscription to Total Film magazine and get stories on Pacific Rim, Star Wars, and more delivered straight to you – digitally or physically! You can see more of the film’s

You ever wonder if Blizzard is going to make a World of Warcraft 2? A small patch at the tail end of World of Warcraft: Legion has completely changed the MMO, and in many ways brings it in line with Destiny and other contemporary, shared world games. Patch 7.3.5, which went live on January 16, brings level scaling to the game’s old content. This is, after all, World of Warcraft, not Treelines of Warcraft. It sure feels like, through patch 7.3.5 and level scaling, Blizzard has taken the best part

Nintendo has lifted the lid on its amazing looking cardboard Nintendo Labo – games that come with make-it-yourself controllers – and while reactions have been mixed , it’s incredibly innovative idea. There are two main Nintendo Labo kits for pre-order , along with a Customisation Set full of stencils, stickers and tape to colour things up. Toy-Con 01 Variety Kit ($69.99/£59.99)ContentsRC carFishing RodHouseMotorbikePianoNintendo Labo Variety Kit softwareThis is the one that really shows off what