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  • Why You Should Join New Monarchy!

    27/09/2017
    The Faction rally has begun and we finally get to see the revamped faction system of Destiny 2 and with that comes the difficult task of picking your faction. Well, let me make it easier for you. Pick New Monarchy, Job Done. “Hope will be born from the collective...

  • New To Netflix UK in October 2017

    27/09/2017
    A front-heavy month for October, with loads dropping in the first few days, slowing down to a much steadier – but hard hitting final quarter of the month. Read on to see when your favourite films and TV are coming to Netflix! 1 October 26 Years Ace Ventura: Pet...

  • Andy Serkis Discusses Planet Of The Apes: Last Frontier at EGX 2017

    27/09/2017
    Andy Serkis, best known for his roles as Gollum and more recently Ceaser, appeared at EGX this year to discuss the new game from his studio The Imaginarium. Planet Of The Apes: The Last Frontier is set within the continuity of the new series of movies and takes place...

  • Out of the XFire 2.6 – EGX and TGS

    27/09/2017
    We discuss Dave’s time at EGX and some of the Playstation news to come out of the Tokyo Games Show. The games we talk about are Far Cry 5, Shooty Fruity, Sea of Thieves and Strange Brigade which Dave played at EGX and from TGS, Final Fantasy 9, Dissidia...

  • A Book-Reader’s Hopes For IT Chapter 2

    26/09/2017
    Spoilers for the film IT and the novel on which it is based incoming. Being a huge fan of Stephen King’s novels and the vastly interconnected universe they contain, IT was one of my most anticipated movies of the year and thankfully the film lived up to my expectations....

  • Hands On At EGX – Sea Of Thieves

    26/09/2017
    ‘Hmm matey’ was my first thoughts before I managed to get hands-on with Sea of Thieves during EGX this year, but since playing I have been left with a feeling of wanting more, more grog, more booty, more everything! Sea of thieves is a co-op pirate game which has...

  • Shooty Fruity – My Game Of Show EGX 2017

    25/09/2017
    This year EGX boasted the best lineup of games the trade show has seen in its 10-year history. The heavy hitters were out in force to promote their games and the likes of Assassins Creed origins, Far Cry 5 and Mario Oddysy were wowing attendees, so why then is...

  • Hands on at EGX: Forgotton Anne

    24/09/2017
    Another game flying under the Square Enix banner is a beautiful looking adventure game called Forgotton Anne. It has a gorgeous anime style to it that looks like it could be straight out of Studio Ghibli. Most of the gameplay that I saw was that of a standard 2d adventure...

  • Hands on at EGX: Huntdown

    23/09/2017
    Today at EGX I got to play Easy Trigger Games’ upcoming title Huntdown. It is a 2d arcade style shoot ’em up that wears its influences on its sleeve. Absolutely nailing that 80’s VHS aesthetic, it has elements of films and games like The Warriors, Robocop VS Terminator & Metal Slug to name...