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Last year Sony confirmed that no more first-party games would be developed for PlayStation Vita (opens in new tab). Although far from the final nail in its shiny black coffin, the message was clear. Despite this lack of faith, and a history of disappointing sales, the Vita is a magnificent …

There is something so right about seeing Tomb Raider PS4 in 2016. Yes, she was on Sega Saturn and PC 20 years ago. Yes, Rise of the Tomb Raider is a multi-platform title that started life as an Xbox exclusive. Lara Croft was the PlayStation star back in the late …

Red Dead Redemption was exactly what I wanted after GTA 4’s tighter, more concentrated setting and downbeat storyline. The sequel to the Xbox’s near-forgotten Red Dead Revolver restored the scale of San Andreas, and showed us what happens when Rockstar applies its extraordinary world-building ability to a period setting. I …

Xbox One owners who paid for a Rise of the Tomb Raider season pass get all the ’20 Year Celebration’ content free – so, yes, this well worth your time. PS4 owners, who missed out on last year’s Xbox ‘exclusive’, are now getting a much more complete package – plus …

Cinephiles will scorn, glass may shatter, and cities could collapse, but I think it’s about time viewers ventured away from the comfort of the best-known Stephen King adaptations and sampled a few lesser-known – but equally credible – movies instead. Ask a person in the street to name the greatest …

What is it?  A 2-player board game in which you have to cram as many tetromino-shaped patches as possible onto a quilt Play it if you like…  Easy to learn, fast-paced competition  Format: iOS (opens in new tab), Android (opens in new tab) Price: $2.99 Release date: Out now Sewing …

Teenagers. What a bunch of [assorted unkind words]. Ok ok, so maybe they aren’t that bad. After all, we were all their age once. We’ve all experienced the good times (I’ve got a date!) and the bad (I’ve got zits, a bad haircut, and no date). Teen movies tend to …

With so many modes and maps already in rotation, two years and three expansions in, you might be forgiven for thinking that Destiny has done all it can with its Crucible PvP offering. Between the hyperactive, tactical assault of Clash, the more considered, quietly layered strategy of Control, the tense …

Like Harry Potter, Final Fantasy is one of those series that has grown up with its audience. Spanning nearly 30 years of history, it’s evolved from its humble beginnings on NES, moving to the broader shades of gray found in Final Fantasy 4 and 6, and has since blossomed into …

About 15 minutes into the Westworld pilot, you’re left with absolutely no doubt that this could be a genuine contender for the HBO’s next smash hit. In one breathless gunfight sequence, show creator and writer/director of the first episode, Jonathan Nolan, manages to nod to Michael Crichton’s original 1973 movie, …