There’s certainly been some controversy surrounding the new game from David Cage and the team at Quantic Dream, Detroit: Become Human, but the new trailer really takes the biscuit. The studio has never been afraid to shy away from difficult and often controversial topics, but the latest Detroit: Become Human trailer shows the game is going to be dealing with issues surrounding infanticide. Kara, your playable android heroine, has been tasked with going into a home where a father is beating his d

Making a sequel for a game with a theoretically infinite number of levels is a tricky proposition, but if anything can do it, it’s Spelunky 2. It looks like the new main character is the child of the cover-star Spelunker from the first game. Doing as much of the game as possible while carrying an eggplant was a whole thing, it’s a long story. Spelunky 2 doesn’t have a release date at the moment, but you’ll be able to play it on PS4 whenever it does arrive. If you want some more to play until the

It’s here, through exploring these murky waters, where the episode finds some of its best scenes. It’s like The Walking Dead is trying to dangle several different story threads at once, but forgets to provide the necessary context in the midst of all the fighting. How the internet reacted to The Walking Dead S8.02 All the best (and worst) reactions to The Walking Dead season 8, episode 2Rick and Daryl’s search for guns within a Saviour mansion, meanwhile, presented some of the episode’s darkest

Developer Sucker Punch – well known for creating the PlayStation exclusive inFamous series – has a brand new IP up its sleeves and it’s called Ghost of Tsushima. As you’d expect from Sucker Punch, this is a PS4 exclusive too. We’re guessing this means that we won’t be seeing a brand new inFamous game for some time then. The last entry was the standalone DLC spin-off for inFamous: Second Son, called inFamous: First Light. It starred Fetch and her badass neon powers and showed quite the contrast t

Now US retailer GameStop is introducing its own version, dubbed Power Pass, on November 19. Here’s how it works:For $60, PowerPass will grant you a 6-month, all-you-can-play ticket to GameStop’s pre-owned stock of games. For starters, Power Pass will only be available to PowerUp Rewards members, so you’ll need to sign up for GameStop’s loyalty program before you can participate. The basic, free membership should be adequate for taking advantage of Power Pass, but you can get extra benefits for e

Star Trek Discovery goes all Source Code this week with the crew stuck in a 30 minute time loop, ended and reset by an explosion. Obviously, when you mess with space time there are a lot of questions to answer, so let’s do that. How does Stamets’ cybernetic spore drive augment work and how does he see reality if time loops don’t affect him? Cybernetic augments are rapidly becoming Star Trek Discovery’s magic fix all after using one to boost Burnham’s mind link to Sarek in last week’s episode. We

Simply ground pound in the space just behind the ridge the Lochlady is sitting on to find the Power Moon. Find the spot which perfectly aligns the moon behind Top Hat tower, and ground pound right there to get the Power Moon. Green squaresWhere you can find the hint art: Dark Side – Behind the clump of fruit on the Southern half of the first platform, in the bottom right-hand corner. Parrot, binoculars, parasolWhere you can find the hint art: Dark Side – On the Eastern side of the platform that

E3, Gamescom, and PAX West are all behind us, but the season of game industry conventions isn’t over just yet – Paris Games Week is starting soon. Sony plans to announce seven new PS4 games during the show, and have set up a livestream where you can tune in to see every reveal as it happens. Just fire up the stream above by 8am Pacific / 3pm GMT to catch what the PlayStation Blog calls “an introductory livestream featuring 21 game updates, including seven all-new game announcements for PS4 and P

There are different kind of horror games for different kinds of people. But others (like me) prefer the subtle, slow-burn dread of great psychological horror, without any of the loud noises or sudden camera zoom-ins. Whether you think jump scares are little more than cheap theatrics, or you enjoy them but just want to try something tonally different, these stellar horror games will pull you in with their potent suspense and palpable atmosphere (without opting for a canned ‘GOTCHA!’ That’s close

I’m sure you’re all thinking horror movies scare you because they make you jump. A good horror movie isn’t just ‘a scare’, it’s borderline mind control; using a palette of movie techniques to play with your brain. Similarly there’s the problem that even a casual horror fan understands the basic build up and release of a jump scare. The ‘wanna play hide and clap’ from The Conjuring is another masterful example of how to deliver an almost abusively manipulative jump scare. The camera angleSimply h

Game of Thrones doesn’t do things by halves. Game of Thrones season 7 took the mantra ‘go big, or go home’ and burnt it to smithereens. The Loot Train battle, the dragon reveal in the season finale, and that expedition North of the Wall might pale in comparison to what’s currently being crafted for Game of Thrones season 8, though. This being the final season, you’d expect everyone to go all-out and, frankly, the production team have gone above and beyond. There are multiple structures linked to

The Walking Dead season 8 got off to a promising start with its premiere and then… this happened. But this is The Walking Dead we’re talking about; a show that seems to shamble along season-upon-season. Hey, don’t let it be said that The Walking Dead still can’t be a lot of fun. Pew-pew…ewwGunfights are a blast in The Walking Dead… sometimes. #TheWalkingDead30 October 2017Morgan and Jesus@paulhood9 They better not be making Jesus the new Season 6 Morgan :/ #TheWalkingDead30 October 2017Morgan

Stan Lee will be very pleased with how you voted in our recent poll to determine the 100 greatest movie characters of all time, the full results of which are detailed in this month’s Total Film magazine – out now! What’s more, his dance-off scene against Ronan makes for one of the best MCU last stands of all time. GrootIt’s almost impossible to imagine Groot being this high up the list without his appearance as Baby Groot in this year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. His character arc since the or

A step yet further into the deadpan weird from Yorgos Lanthimos. Disturbing and often distressing, but compulsively watchable. If you’ve seen Dogtooth (2009) or The Lobster (2015), you’ll know that mere prosaic plausibility doesn’t bother Yorgos Lanthimos too much. Colin Farrell, in his second film for the Greek-born director (following The Lobster), plays Steven Murphy, a successful Cincinnati surgeon. Easy to understand the mixed response; Lanthimos doesn’t do likeable, and nor do his characte

Mitsuha and Taki are two teenage school kids unknown to each other, until they suddenly start alternating days in each other’s bodies. Adapting from his own novel, writer-director Makoto Shinkai delivers a soaring metaphysical love story that’s universal in every sense of the word. Everyday activities across both modern and traditional Japan are rendered with charm; occasional dazzling flashes of celestial intervention, meanwhile, fire up the imagination. As the film delivers a gut-punching twis

You probably haven’t heard of Laser League yet, but imagine Tron and Rocket League had a baby. It’s got sweet neon looks and competitive gameplay, and you can try it out early with the game’s closed beta test on PC this weekend. You’ll need to sign up at the official site of course, and then you’ll get access to the “light-speed multiplayer arcade sport of 2150.” If nothing else it’s nice to imagine nuclear war or climate change won’t have killed us all by then. The full game is due for release

Yes there are big new games to play, yes there’s new series to binge watch and yes, you need to decide on that Halloween outfit, but there’s just one week left to vote in The 34th annual Golden Joystick Awards. But who will run off with the biggest and most coveted prize, the Ultimate Game of the Year? With such a lineup of big hitters, we have to ask, is this the Ultimate Game field the toughest yet? That’s a tough call, because over the years, the winners of the Ultimate Game have read like a

On October 17, 2017, Electronic Arts shuttered Visceral Games and canned its untitled Star Wars game. According to Kotaku’s report, when EA made a deal with Disney to be the sole publisher of Star Wars games, it scrapped Jamaica and tasked Visceral with creating a Star Wars project. Visceral kept many of Jamaica’s ideas, but shifted the tone so it would work within the Star Wars universe. According to Kotaku’s sources, the game’s plot would have followed an original character named Dodger as he

If you haven’t voted for your favorite games in The 2017 Golden Joystick Awards yet, drop everything.There’s just one week left to make your voice heard, back your top games and claim a free ebook worth up to £15.99. VOTE NOW: Make your voice heard in The Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HPOne of the biggest categories is Ultime Game of the Year, and the competition for 2017 is stiff. As for that free book, everyone who votes will have the chance to claim a free ebook. Your choices

He’s been The Joker, The Trickster, and Swamp Thing – and that’s just counting DC Comics characters. He’s a particularly prolific and talent voice actor, so try to keep in mind which Mark is the real one as you watch this animated short from Cartoon Network’s Justice League Action:Yup, that’s Mark Hamill (playing Mark Hamill) as he gets kidnapped by Mark Hamill (playing Joker) and his sidekick Mark Hamill (playing Trickster), then using his magnificent voice acting skills so that he can trick th