The Spanish Netflix series ‘La Casa de Papel’, known also as Money Heist, is a crime programme revolving around a plan to pull off a colossal heist in Spain’s Royal Mint. With distinctive red outfits and Salvador Dali masks, it’s been a hit worldwide.
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If I was to say that SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays was coming over to the west, what would you think? It would either be a) bless you, or, b) hell yeah it is. If you aren’t at all familiar with the string of SEO-hating words I just vomited into the first line of this piece, then let me...
If you have a Netflix subscription, you’ll know that biographical crime drama Narcos and its Mexico-set spin-off are both extremely good examples of engrossing top drawer TV (and if you don’t, then well, shame on you then really).
Encapsulating much of what makes the television show so...
Not long ago in a galaxy near, near by, Star Wars games were two a penny. It felt like every time you turned around there was one popping out of the woodwork to shoot Han first or podracing down the high street.
These days they’re a little more spaced out. This week marks the release of Star...
Shenmue 3 is not only real but also out soon, really soon in fact on November 19th. It’s not been an easy ride for the series though. The original Shenmue came out a full two decades ago in 1999 and released on the unfortunately ill-fated Dreamcast. This isn’t a series you can really jump into...
Video games have a tough time breaking through their negative perceptions. It doesn’t help that many are filled with guns, violence, and often deeply regressive attitudes, causing people to write them off as toys, childish things, or worse.
However, games can often be a force for good....
Players enjoying Monster Hunter: World on PC will no doubt be waiting in absolute agony for the release of Iceborne, the tundra-themed critically-acclaimed expansion that brought greater depth, extra content and most importantly, more monsters to the base game on consoles earlier this year when it...
Ah, the humble Gameboy. As well as revolutionising portable gaming, Nintendo’s wonder device provided us with such classics as Pokemon Yellow and Tetris and is so sturdy it’s known to have survived a Gulf War barracks bombings.
Gameboy Beginnings
The original Gameboy persists in the...
It used to be that any film that was released inevitably had a game tie-in. It was just the way things were, it meant that there was massive waves of film-based gaming to do, and not all of it was terrible. Actually, some of the games were genuinely great, or at least they felt great at the...
Often times when visiting EGX people tend to go after the big blockbuster games, the huge stands with tens of screens showcasing the latest AAA games. But don’t look passed the Rezzed areas, there are always some really interesting titles hidden away just waiting for you to discover them. Here...
Call of Duty gets a lot of stick for never really innovating or changing year to year, the thing is, that's not really fair. The unique three studio yearly cycle means that changes come through somewhat sporadically, but they always come through.
Call of Duty's Past Does not Define its...
A name synonymous with the franchise itself, Captain John Price is a man that needs no introduction if you’ve played a Modern Warfare game. A dangerously calculated military man with an endearing sense of humor, he brings welcome comic relief and some genuinely powerful moments to the series,...
