Nothing really sums up the mission statement of this sequel to 2014’s Godzilla reboot better than its theme song. Composer Bear McCreary and System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian have covered Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Godzilla’, incorporating guitar riffs, traditional Japanese chanting, and lyrics that should be annotating the pages …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 was a fantastic throwback, but its Resident Evil 7 that is pushing the series forward
We’re regaining consciousness at a dinner table in Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab), bound to a chair as a haggard family of four watches us with a discomfiting mixture of curiosity and maniacal joy. There’s Marguerite on the right, rictus-grinning and proud of the rancid human-offal feast she’s …
Read More »Free-to-play mobile game Sky “like a spiritual sequel of Flower, Journey and Cloud”, explains Jenova Chen
Sky, the next game from Thatgamecompany, is everything you’d expect from a mobile game by the creators of Journey (opens in new tab), and a bold step beyond. Conceived by Jenova Chen in part thanks to emails he’d receive from fans wishing they could play Journey in multiplayer with friends …
Read More »Dead Pixels is a new comedy from the writer of Peep Show about a fictional online RPG thats +10 funny
On one level E4’s new sitcom Dead Pixels isn’t really sci-fi or fantasy at all – it’s set in the present day, there’s no futuristic tech and its characters have no out-of-the ordinary abilities. But a large chunk of it is set in an epic swords-and-sorcery world, the sort that …
Read More »Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is the cult PS4 shooter that wants you to battle an insect overlord called Basil
In the midst of the carnage, between the flailing giant ant legs and the burning beetle torpedoing towards us, we catch sight of a giant lizard standing 60 metres above us. It’s so high its head disappears in the hazy mist of the raging battle’s smoke. It’s daunting, somewhat terrifying, …
Read More »Shenmue 3 reveals new details in world-exclusive Edge cover story
Yes, it’s actually happening. Almost 20 years after the release of the first game in Yu Suzuki’s famous – and infamous – series, Shenmue 3 (opens in new tab) is almost here. And in the new issue of Edge (opens in new tab) magazine, arriving with subscribers now and on …
Read More »Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: How it created the Metroidvania and changed 2D gaming forever
Hindsight being what it is, we can look back now at the launch of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and see beyond its initial poor sales figures, and the fact that neither Konami or Sony seemed interested in supporting its PlayStation release with much advertising, and see how important and …
Read More »“It’s ingrained in humanity to be scared” – How games are challenging the taboos of disability and mental health
All The Dead Bones is game about suffering as seen through the eyes of other people, a memoir of growing up with a severe spinal deformity that keeps its audience at a pointed remove. Written mostly in the second-person, the game forces the player to occupy a range of uncomfortable …
Read More »“Weve always understood that technology is a double-edged sword” – Westworld season 2 showrunner talks morality and murder
There’s a revolution happening in Westworld season 2 (opens in new tab). “These violent delights have violent ends,” Westworld executive producers/writers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy weren’t kidding around when they borrowed that line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to foreshadow how the first season of their series would end. …
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