Star Citizen isn’t anywhere close to hitting the lightspeed switch and finally crossing the finish line, let alone worthy of its current alpha status as feature creep and too much ambition continues to hobble what could have been the return of the space exploration genre in grand fashion.

A little while back, Sony appropriated a Nintendo-esque way of showing the world its upcoming games. When Nintendo stopped doing great big E3 press conferences, they opted to show off their impending wares through pre-made videos in a segment called Nintendo Direct. Sony started doing the same thing, calling it State of Play. And there’s a new State of Play later this week!

Pokémon Go players will be able to hop into a special event to help promote the flick, earning a bunch of new bonuses and cosmetics in the process.

The only confirmed character at present is wizened wizard Shang Tsung, with Mortal Kombat movie actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa reprising his role. The list includes more than just returning Mortal Kombat characters though, with Terminator, Joker and Spawn also apparently coming to the game. The Evil Dead’s Ash Williams is also on that list, but according to Ash actor Bruce Campbell, the rumour isn’t true. Making the entire list of DLC seem dubious, Campbell quashed rumours of Ash’s inclusion.

Wonder Boy’s one of those games I grew up playing in arcades, because I had 20c pieces that needed a new home. That original game was adapted to home systems as Adventure Island, whil the Wonder Boy series split off into more action-RPG fare, but I still adore the original game, which featured and Island kid, sometimes on a skateboard, collecting apples and throwing his stone hatchet at wayward snails.

Fatalities may be the bread and butter of Mortal Kombat 11, but I kind of find myself favouring Brutalities lately. They’re that extra bit of salt in the wound of a pal, a finishing move that is not only brutal but also says “hey I’m good enough to beat you according to a very specific set of requirements outside of …

As promised earlier today, the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home is here. Also as promised, this is definitely not something you want to watch if you haven't seen anything from Avengers: Endgame yet.

Grand promises! Lofty ambitions! A game that smelt worse than Batman & Robin on launch. Bethesda’s Fallout 76 may just be one of the worst games of all time, and that’s a statement which can be made after some extensive patching was made. But where did it all go wrong for Bethesda? How did a studio which was known for quality and engaging games, create the digital equivalent of being forced to attend a Steve Hofmeyer concert at gunpoint?