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The good, the bad and the ugly of the past week (13 October 2017)

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Jason

It’s Friday the 13th! In the month of Halloween! That probably means we’re all going to die! In the unlikely event that we make it through the day unscathed and still bound to this mortal realm, I planned to spend my weekend converting no good orcs into once willing to fight alongside me. That plan has, however, been scuppered – as more review games have fallen into my lap. No complaints though! What are you fine folk doing this weekend?

Best Stories

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe may seem like it’s an incoherent temporal mess, but there’s official timeline coming to clean that all up. For it to really take off, VR needs to be wireless, affordable and capable. Oculus Go is the affordable, hassle-free headset VR needs right now. Representation matters! That’s why it’s so cool that the live-action Akira will actually use Asian actors. Feel like watching the Star Wars trailer set you up for spoilers? Don’t worry, that Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer didn’t really spoil anything.

Worst Stories

Still waiting for PlayStation fans and Xbox ones to play nicely together? You may be waiting forever because Cross-console multiplayer may be a lost cause. Loot boxes may be terrible things that prey on human psychology but they’re not gambling, apparently. Gaming is expensive, especially in a country where the economy isn’t doing as well as it should be. How do you fix that? Through overarching legislation, of course! The FPB wants Steam to pay up to R3.17 million to sell games in South Africa.

Random Stories

They’re just as deadly in video games as they are in real life, as Hippos will mess you up real bad in Assassin’s Creed Origins. No words. Just…this. KFC’s Colonel Sanders is going to cluck you up in WWE 2K18.

Reviews and Features

The Snowman Review – A thriller that is too distracted from its own plot to draw you in
The 100 greatest video game quotes – Part 2
The Sense of An Ending (DVD) Review – Solid acting and clever direction can’t rescue this dull drama
WRC 7 review – Lacks innovation, but still a thrilling hardcore rally sim experience
Nioh Bloodshed’s End Review – An incredible closing
Telltale’s Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 2 Review
Blood, guts and glory – Happy 25th birthday, Mortal Kombat
Blade Runner 2049 review – A masterclass in sci-fi filmmaking, superior to its predecessor
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Review – A bigger and bolder return to Mordor
The brilliant cosplay of rAge Expo 2017

Header of the Week

Comment of the Week

There’s this!

And this one for good measure.

Random stuff

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Last Updated: October 13, 2017

66 Comments

  1. For the Emperor!

    October 13, 2017 at 13:06

    You missed a “best story” candidate! What is that story? Easy – I quit my job 😛

    Reply

  2. Admiral Chief

    October 13, 2017 at 13:31

    I’m going to explore the Plains of Eidolon this fine weekend!

    Reply

    • Original Heretic

      October 13, 2017 at 13:41

      The excitement is strong with this one.

      Reply

  3. Original Heretic

    October 13, 2017 at 14:01

    Wait….I just noticed something….

    Isn’t the plural of “sarcophagus” meant to be “sarcophagi”?

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      October 13, 2017 at 14:02

      • Original Heretic

        October 13, 2017 at 14:04

        So I’m right then. Cool. Cool cool cool.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief

          October 13, 2017 at 14:05

          The plural form in Latin is sarcophagi, and in English it is sarcophaguses

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          • Original Heretic

            October 13, 2017 at 14:07

            It’s a Latin word. So I’m right. That other words just sounds totally wrong. Like Bruce Springsteen trying to clear his throat.

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