You look back at the impact that Mortal Kombat has had over the years, and there’s so much to write about. The technical breakthroughs, pissing off overzealous parents and being the benchmark for reboots. More than that though, I’ll always remember Mortal Kombat for something else: It was the one game that helped the fighting genre find its spine. And then ripped it out.
Part man, part machine and all cop way back in 1987. Thirty years on, and Robocop is still a landmark movie. Director Peter Verhoeven was at his best here, crafting a tale of revenge and resurrection inside of a Hollywood spectacle that was satire mixed with explosions. You throw that story onto a cast of brilliant actors and a visual design that gave birth to a hero who was the living embodiment of law enforcement and Detroit’s reputation as Motor City, and the results spoke for themselves.
The latest Overwatch event update has brought with it many cool and exciting additions to the game. Unfortunately, it's also brought along one major bug for everybody's favourite hammer-swinging, David Hasselhoff-loving knight.
30 years ago, the first Gradius game was released today. And with it, came a legendary way to cheat the system that became known as the Konami Code.
You never forget your first Pokemon,but you will forget the name of your grandson. Pokemon Red and Blue is still fantastic.
Kids was the kind of movie that rarely comes along. It went for a taboo topic (the seedy lives of teenagers) and refused to pander to conventions and clichés. A warts-and-all exploration of the time, it struck a chord and remains a controversial experience even today, 20 years later. Last Updated: July 1, 2015
Like many horror fans I just love Freddy Krueger. He is a moment of inspired design that you really don’t see that often at all in scary movies. Last Updated: October 24, 2014
Even though the franchise is now flimsier than a TB Joshua church, I still have a soft spot for the first SAW movie. Here was a film that was groundbreaking, edgey and scary. This was the future of horror movies! And the real terror lied in the fact that this franchise would be run into the ground with tepid sequels …
Music creators often need clean instrumentals for edits, reels, and practice sessions. However, manual …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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