Sony was clearly watching last week’s Nintendo Direct (Sony/Nintendo/Metro) A survey from PlayStation is asking players their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2, including whether they like Nintendo’s approach to pre-orders. Nintendo’s full reveal of the Switch 2 delivered some surprise games and a dash of controversy, when it came to game prices, and it seems the company’s rivals are paying close attention. We know hardly anything about Sony and Microsoft’s plans for the next generation, except that the latter’s … Continue reading “PlayStation has a survey asking what you think of Nintendo Switch 2”
Physical Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games accused of ‘false advertising’
The cartridge in the box is not a Switch 2 game (Nintendo) Boxed copies of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games only include the Switch 1 versions, as fans dismiss them as ‘totally worthless’. Fans already suspected certain Nintendo Switch games would see enhanced upgrades on Nintendo Switch 2 and last week’s big showcase confirmed that will indeed be the case. Dubbed Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games, anyone who owns the original Switch 1 versions will be able to upgrade to … Continue reading “Physical Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games accused of ‘false advertising’”
Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – April 2025 round-up
Mo.co is a change of pace for Supercell (Supercell) This month’s new smartphone gaming apps include a new game from Supercell, a prequel to The Electric State, and murder mystery Expelled! April’s batch of new mobile game releases include the touchscreen versions of Songs Of Conquest and Dredge, along with the spiritual successor to Overboard!, clever new puzzle game The Valley Of The Architects, and a very cheap new tower defence game. Songs Of Conquest Mobile iOS & Android, £11.99 … Continue reading “Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – April 2025 round-up”
Adolescence star enters race to play James Bond after Netflix success
Daniel Craig’s replacement as James Bond still hasn’t been announced (Pictures: Getty) James Bond speculation is a favourite pastime of both Brits and film fans alike, as we endure the agonising wait for a formal casting to be announced. Since Daniel Craig completed his last assignment as 007 in 2021 with No Time to Die, we’ve survived three years of gossip and rumours with no confirmation as to who the new actor to take up the spy’s licence to kill … Continue reading “Adolescence star enters race to play James Bond after Netflix success”
Netflix’s new number one film is making fans ‘break up with their boyfriends’
Fans of Netflix’s latest film have been taking drastic action (Picture: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix) The new number one film on Netflix globally has been watched a whopping 24,400,000 times since its release – and is inspiring fans to break up with their boyfriends. The Life List is a rom-com/drama starring Sofia Carlson, Kyle Allen and Connie Britton, and written and directed by Adam Brooks from the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman. After the death of her mother … Continue reading “Netflix’s new number one film is making fans ‘break up with their boyfriends’”
Netflix viewers obsessed with ‘wild’ psychological thriller with insane backstage drama
Don’t Worry Darling is coming to Netflix (Picture: Warner Bros/Everett/REX/Shutterstock) Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, is set to come to Netflix after being haunted by reported backstage drama throughout its press run. The 2022 Olivia Wilde-directed psychological thriller, which follows a 1950s housewife (Pugh) who starts to become unnerved by her picture-perfect husband and closed community, when it seems that not everything is as it seems. The film launched on Netflix and has hooked viewers, soaring … Continue reading “Netflix viewers obsessed with ‘wild’ psychological thriller with insane backstage drama”
Elijah Wood’s Lord of the Rings salary isn’t the only surprisingly low Hollywood payday
Elijah Wood’s salary for Lord of the Rings ‘wasn’t massive’ (Picture Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic) The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is one of the most successful movie series of all time – but the actors playing the Hobbits didn’t exactly feel the full benefit. Directed by Peter Jackson and filmed over the course of an entire year, the Lord of the Rings films became beloved the world over and have grossed $3billion since their release. The sets used for … Continue reading “Elijah Wood’s Lord of the Rings salary isn’t the only surprisingly low Hollywood payday”
I was not prepared for Mickey Mouse to cut off a penis in Screamboat
Horror ‘reinterpretation’ of Steamboat Willie Screamboat has landed in cinemas (Picture: Sklae Lorand/Signature Entertainment) Screamboat, the horror spin on Steamboat Willie – the short which introduced Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse in 1928 – is somehow both really quite awful and oddly irresistible at the same time. It’s not the first film to capitalise on the copyright to older versions of Disney characters expiring by putting them in slasher flicks and drenching them in blood; The Mouse Trap even beat it … Continue reading “I was not prepared for Mickey Mouse to cut off a penis in Screamboat”
Boots on the Ground at Ultra's 25th Anniversary
Last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of Ultra, the world’s most renowned electronic music festival. Over 160,000 attendees from all over the world flocked to Bayfront Park in Miami to celebrate the tenets of American rave culture: peace, love, unity and respect (aka P.L.U.R). When we think of Ultra, we think EDM, a young genre of electronic music that first rose to popularity in the early 2000s, helped by the emergence of drum and bass, trance and house music in … Continue reading “Boots on the Ground at Ultra's 25th Anniversary”
11 of the most infamously bad fake accents in movies and TV
There ares some actors with unforgivably bad (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) As fans criticize Pierce Brosnan’s horrible accent in the new Guy Ritchie series, MobLand, here’s a reminder of some of the worst fake accents to grace the screen. Hollywood actors are frequently required to change their accents on screen, and sometimes they do such a terrible job that we are compelled to remember it years afterwards. American actors frequently get a bad rap for appearing in British films with some of … Continue reading “11 of the most infamously bad fake accents in movies and TV”