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  • A Final Flash Of Hope

    08/03/2021
    This is an excellent season. I love the way it builds and really twists what we thought we knew as an audience. Watching the characters grapple with the shift in circumstances is really interesting. With several of the “lesser lights” getting a chance to really get involved and develop...

  • Out of Rupee’s Yearly Episode – January 2021

    31/01/2021
    After a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, hibernation. Francis has exited from his cryogenic slumber and gathered together with Lucy & Andy to catch up; on what they’ve been up to and what Nintendo has been too. It’s good to have them back. Don’t...

  • COD just shot itself in the foot

    27/08/2020
    Call of Duty Cold War Is a JOKE! Hypocritical Marketing Exposed!Watch this video on YouTube...

  • Is New Game Plus Important?

    29/07/2020
    I rolled the credits on Ghost of Tsushima at 3am on Tuesday morning. I’m not going to talk about that experience here in this article, I’ll save it for a later one, all I’ll say is that it was brilliant and I loved playing it. In fact, I want...

  • The Future of Rocket League

    01/07/2020
    Rocket League has been a huge success for developer Psyonix. Since launching 5 years ago (as of next week), in July 2015, it’s changed a great deal. There have been experiments with arena designs, game modes, items and battle-cars; some of which were successful and others not so much....

  • Studio Ghibli Review (Part 6)

    24/06/2020
    Tales From Earthsea & From Up On Poppy Hill   This is part 6 of a series of reviews, looking at Studio Ghibli’s films, you can find Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 which look at Hayao Miyazaki’s and Yoshifumi Kondō’s directed films, by clicking on the hyperlinks....

  • Playstation 5 State of Play – Reactions and Discussion

    12/06/2020
    The Out Of Lives crew gets together to watch and talk the PS5 state of play. It’s Ben, Aadil, Lucy, Adam & Scott. Minor audio balance issues are resolved after the first couple of minutes...

  • The Wind, It Speaks To Me

    20/05/2020
    At long last we’ve been given a decent look at Ghost of Tsushima, the new game from Sucker Punch, coming to PS4 on July 17th 2020. PlayStation’s State of Play is an 18 minute long look at various elements of the game. We get a look at exploration, combat...

  • Studio Ghibli Review (Part 3) 

    15/04/2020
    Whisper of the Heart   This is Part 3 of Adam’s series reviewing the films of Studio Ghibli. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 by using the hyperlinks.   Whisper of the Heart (1995) is the only Ghibli film to be directed by Yoshifumi Kondõ. Written by...