A fantastic film like Star Wars: The Last Jedi doesn’t just pop into existence – it’s the product of months of dedicated work by a team of hundreds. The beautiful shots and landscapes you see framed onscreen all started out as concept art created by talented artists, much of which is collected in The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Phil Szostak, from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Abrams Books. Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoiler-free reviewFirst up is a full-body shot of Kylo Ren in his new, Empire-approve

Scroll on to see how many total hours you played, and how your hours/achievements stack up against other players in your region and internationally. Apparently, Xbox players around the world put in an average of 191 hours of play time per individual. Here is my 2017 Personalized Gaming Year in review on @Xbox. Stats are from January 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017. #XboxOne #XboxLive #Xbox pic.twitter.com/XCul5DLIaXDecember 15, 2017Taking a look at your Xbox Year in Review might just confirm the sus

There are many choices ahead, but they’re all underscored by being about what Geralt would do, and what the world will do for Geralt. This is a game that invites understanding, and often forgiveness, in a messy world that’s not unlike our own. In Geralt’s world, storylines are set, and cash and levelling are tightly controlled. To play Geralt well, therefore, is to employ his knowledge, a subtle act that has you roleplaying this preset character without realising it. They’re finally together, an

First we got GTA Online: Doomsday Heist and now Rockstar is giving us another special treat in the form of a gold Double-Action Revolver. But to actually get the gold Double-Action Revolver, you’re going to have to go on a little treasure hunt. How to get the Double-Action Revolver in GTA OnlineFirst fire up GTA online and enter a freeroam lobby. Onto clue numbers two, three and fourAfter finding the first clue you’ll activate the ‘treasure hunt’ indicated by a message on-screen. This is also ma

David HoughtonWhat: Steven Spielberg’s 71st birthdayWhere: EverywhereWhen: December 182) Is GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist paving a trail to the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2? After four years of GTA Online, Rockstar has dropped the most boombastic update yet with The Doomsday Heist. The internet was not happy about the way Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s multiplayer progression structure worked. David HoughtonWhat: Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Resurrection DLCWhere: PS4, Xbox One, PCWhen: Out now5) Do

Red Dead Redemption 2 is still several months away from its spring 2018 arrival, but you can start filling out your Old West arsenal right now by playing GTA Online. Don’t worry if, like me, you’ve fallen way off the GTA Online bandwagon. Yes, as in Dutch van der Linde, the primary villain of the original Red Dead Redemption and a major character in its sequel. Now your GTA Online character has the gun, but your work isn’t quite done yet. Especially if your GTA Online character’s dad is John Mar

GTA Online’s Smuggler’s Run expansion brought a host of new air-themed missions to Rockstar’s seemingly everlasting open-world smash. I have a confession: I’ve gradually turned into a dick in GTA Online. The other thing is, this kind of chaos and player-created interruption is the essence of GTA Online, to some degree. I could pretend that I am the person they believe me to be, and put myself back on a righteous path in GTA Online. I’m running with scissors in GTA Online, and that’s just the way

It’s only been a week since the debut of Hearthstone’s newest set, Kobolds & Catacombs – but, as with any great expansion, it already feels like so much has changed. “We started working on Kobolds & Catacombs with a strong sense for the fantasy,” explains game designer Dave Kosak. “We knew what we wanted to get out of the set, and I think the whole team was really excited about that. But Kosak and Whalen agree on which card they were most eager to see players’ response to: Rin, the First Discipl

For me, The Last Jedi is the best of the Star Wars movies. Far from perfect, a little too long, and not without its overly-saccharine moments, it delivers all the things a Star Wars movie should in 2017. And when he attempted to overtly politicise Star Wars via trade disputes, greed, and the notions of political arrogance… it all fell very flat. Warning: some spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow. In the context of today’s political climate, this is exactly how Star Wars should be represe

You might think Far Cry 5 is just another Far Cry game, only set in America this time instead of some fancy tourist location, but… Well, you’d be right. After two and a bit hours of play I couldn’t very easily begin to explain exactly how I woke up next to a pig wearing a party party hat. Far Cry 5’s gone with cartoony and, well, sometimes it gets weird. The only reason I feel less guilty about it is because bulls are absolute bastards in Far Cry 5. Read more Far Cry 5 is aiming to deliver the m

WWE 2K18 is among this year’s most divisive sports games, but one area where it pips all rivals is Community Creations. This online service enables you to download wrestlers made by other supremely dedicated wrestling fans, thereby filling in gaps from the current WWE roster, or creating a custom catalogue of ECW, WCW and TNA bruisers. His versions of Tessa Blanchard, Bianca Belair, Zelina Vega and Sonya Deville should all be immediately added to your roster. Andrade ‘Cien’ AlmasPH_Guy is forgin

Black Friday may be over, ladies and gentlemen, but the deals never really ever stop. They merely live on through time and space, popping up every now and again to take us by surprise with yet another whopping bargain. The bad news is that the promoted deal of an Xbox One X (1TB) plus 5 selected games for £469.99 doesn’t actually work, since one of those games (Forza Motorsport 7) is currently out of stock. Get an Xbox One X with four brilliant games for £497.99: Win chicken dinners and kill Naz

Now Star Wars: The Last Jedi is here there’s no better time to prove your sci-fi credentials. But tell me: can you stomach a 20-question, excruciatingly hard Star Wars quiz that’ll examine you on not only your knowledge of the movies, but of their production, lore, and comics? If your answer is either a resounding yes or a hesitant ‘err…’, then it’s time to prove your worth. On the other hand, if you answered a straight up no, then this might not be the quiz you’re looking for. Read more 12 ques

You may have heard a little something about Disney buying up Fox’s entertainment assets. So, what does that mean for the overflowing Marvel Cinematic Universe? I hope you’re looking forward to a Marvel movie every 6 weeks for the next twenty years. While not quite as definitive as the MCU news, Deadpool has a solid reputation already for more risqué humour. There’s no reason why the Disney can’t hang their R-Rated hopes on the Merc with a Mouth.

They like to lend us gamers a helping hand, as Jennifer Scheurle found out when she crowdsourced all the ways games are tweaked make you feel like a badass. Jennifer Scheurle revealed that in both games the last section of the health bar actually has more hit points than you think. Read more The 25 best FPS games to play right nowGiving you more health isn’t the only trick developers have up their sleeves. Read more The 20 best horror games of all timeHorror games just love having you flanked by

My biological parents had been very young – 15 and 17 – when they found out they were pregnant. So when I was just three days old, my adoptive parents got to take me home. A hidden past revealedSince I found out about my adoption nearly 21 years ago, I’ve always found excuses not to go looking for my birth parents. Until playing Horizon, wanting to know who my birth parents are had been far from a source of distress for me. So goodness knows what it’ll feel like if I ever get to meet either of m

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski will be in charge of a live-action adaptation of Image Comics’ very dark and very unsettling series Kill or Be Killed. On its surface, Kill or Be Killed seems like a semi-realistic tale of an anti-hero protagonist executing criminals without mercy. (Spoilers ahead) It turns out the main character attempted suicide, and was saved from death by a demon. Is our main character still a “good guy” if he

Bungie confirmed today that good little Guardians all over the world will get to enjoy the many gifts of The Dawning starting on Tuesday, December 19. Enjoy snowball fights and snowball StrikesUsually you have to go to the Crucible to lob things at your fellow Guardians, but not during The Dawning. If you never played them in the original Destiny, Mayhem means your abilities recharge super fast and all of the point values are boosted for quick, deadly matches. Give and receive new gearIt could h

In the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champions’ Ballad DLC, Link can ride a dirtbike. Ok, it’s actually the “Master Cycle Zero” and it kind of looks like a biomechanical unicorn – but that is totally a dirtbike in every way that matters. Check em out:The downside – as you can probably guess – is that these modifications won’t work on the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Basically, WilianZilv is editing an emulation of the Wii U version of Breath of the Wild, not the actual game. This i

Game of Thrones is a series that deals with heavy themes, and it’s easy to get caught up in the drama. Whether you’re laughing, crying, or screaming “Noooo!” at the television, just know that you’re not alone: Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, says she went through the same thing during a readthrough of Game of Thrones season 8. “We had the readthrough a while ago and at the end of it, we were all on our feet, applauding and crying,” Turner recently told Entertainment Weekly. Turner isn’t th