To celebrate the release of The Carrier on DVD, we’re giving one lucky winner the chance to bring home the DVD plus a bundle of 9 other action DVDs!
John Cusack and Robert De Niro star in this action-packed crime thriller about a hit-man named Jack (Cusack), who takes an assignment to deliver a mysterious bag to his crafty boss (De Niro) with strict instructions not to look inside. With the help of an elusive, beautiful woman (Rebecca Da Costa, The Firstling ), Jack battles a mess-load of gunfire, a slew of crooked cops and unruly mobsters on a deadly quest to deliver the precious cargo and earn a big pay day. The Carrier also stars Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Rapper Sticky Fingaz.
How to enter to win
We have one action DVD bundle including The Carrier to give away:
Square Enix has announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, which is currently a timed-exclusive for the Xbox One and Xbox 360, will be released on PC in early 2016 while PlayStation 4 owners will have to wait an entire year to get their version in holiday 2016.
Since it was first announced, Microsoft has been touting Rise of the Tomb Raider as a timed-exclusive, although we didn’t know just how long the exclusivity would last for.
Now we know it’ll last for at least for a few months on PC and a year for PS4, leaving fans of the 2013’s Tomb Raider having to sit around for much longer than they would like to get their hands on the game on their platform of choice.
While the exclusivity isn’t so bad for PC owners, who may need to be on Windows 10 in order to play, PlayStation 4 owners are certainly feeling the sting of timed-exclusive content.
Bethesda has announced that Fallout Anthology will be available on 2nd October on PC £39.99/€49.99/AU$99.95.
The Fallout Anthology is the first time the Fallout franchise has been available in one collection. A total of five games and its official add-ons will be stored away inside of a Fat Man mini-nuke.
The games that will be included in Fallout Anthology follows:
The Coalition has today announced that “Gears of War: Ultimate Edition” has officially gone gold! To celebrate, the studio has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the game, digital pre-order and pre-download details, as well as the fully recreated opening cinematic to help fans get ready for the game’s release on 28th August.
Pre-order and Pre-Download Starting Today
“Gears of War: Ultimate Edition” is now available for pre-order and pre-download. Fans who can’t wait to jump into the action on 28th August can visit the Xbox Store to pre-order and pre-download the Standard and Deluxe Editions of “Gears of War: Ultimate Edition,” so that it’s ready to go when the game releases. Those who pre-order will also receive exclusive bonus skins and characters including:
Standard Edition (£29.99 GBP) – The landmark original “Gears of War” returns, offering a full digital game download, plus pre-order bonus items including the Adam Fenix and Civilian Anya multiplayer skins and Animated Imulsion Weapon Skin for use in multiplayer matches.
Deluxe Edition (£44.99 GBP) – The ultimate “Gears” experience. On top of the Standard Edition items, the Deluxe Edition also includes the Deluxe Weapon Skin Pack featuring 10 different Animated Weapon Skins and 36 standard Weapon Skins, as well as the Civilian Marcus Fenix and Aaron Griffin multiplayer characters.
New Opening Cinematic Video
Catch a preview of what’s to come in “Gears of War: Ultimate Edition” by watching the opening cinematic, debuted by The Coalition today. In the video, Emergence Day sets in motion a brutal war that would both shatter humanity and forge a valiant band of heroes. Revisit the explosive events that led to the beginning of “Gears of War” in this opening cinematic.
Amazon Game Studioshas released To-Fu Fury on iOS and Fire OS. Previously available only on Fire phone, now iPhone, iPad and Fire tablet owners can get their hands on the stretchy, sticky, flingy, and combative cube of bean-curd.
To-Fu Fury is a challenging and fun puzzle-platformer that lets players cheat death and defeat enemies in this humorous action game where the player becomes To-Fu. Set in a distant land of dojos, temples, and ninjas, players must navigate To-Fu through deadly spikes, devious traps, and powerful enemies to free Fortune Kitty.
AwesomenessTV and Defy Media, co-producers of SMOSH: The Movie, has announced that, following the Los Angeles world premiere yesterday on the 22nd July, the film will be available on Digital HD on 24th July following a today (23rd July) fan screening at Vidcon, the world’s largest annual gathering of digital stars and their fans.
SMOSH: The Movie, stars comedy duo Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox who are best known to their 30 million YouTube subscribers as SMOSH, a Defy-owned property. The film was jointly financed by AwesomenessTV, a multi-platform media company serving the global teen audience, and DEFY Media, a leading independent creator and distributor of digital content.
In addition to Padilla and Hecox, SMOSH: The Movie features YouTube Stars Jenna Marbles, Grace Helbig, Harley Morenstein, Mark Fischback (Markplier) and Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval (with over 40 million combined subscribers), as well as Jillian Nelson, Brittan Ross, and Michael Ian Black.
“SMOSH: The Movie marks a major next step in serving the millions of SMOSH fans and an opportunity to entertain millions more. With so many loyal fans expected at this year’s Vidcon event, where we will also celebrate SMOSH’s ten year anniversary, we couldn’t think of a better place to debut the movie,” said Defy Media CEO Matt Diamond.
“With SMOSH: The Movie, we are going to build upon what we learned from the release of Expelled, the #1 Social Movie of 2014 that debuted at the top of the iTunes charts,” said Brian Robbins, CEO and Founder AwesomenessTV. “Loved by our audience, SMOSH is a huge digital brand and Ian and Anthony are big time comedic talents. This film was a natural for us to produce and now distribute with Defy.”
SMOSH, one of DEFY Media’s most iconic properties and an online fixture since 2005, is currently the largest content brand for 13-17 year olds. With over 30 million combined YouTube subscribers, 20 million social followers and 17 million monthly unique visitors, SMOSH has one of the strongest digital footprints of any media brand in existence today. Based on the strength of this audience, SMOSH has also seen multiple chart-topping musical endeavors, record-setting channel spinoffs and top-selling mobile and game apps, with more than two million downloads to date.
A high-concept Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure for 2015, SMOSH: The Movie revolves around Ian and Anthony’s adventure through the YouTube portal to delete an embarrassing video of Anthony before his high school crush, Anna, has the chance to see it. They run into one YouTube celebrity after another on their quest to rewrite history before their high school reunion.
SMOSH: The Movie was written by Eric Falconer (Blue Mountain State, How I Met Your Mother) Steve Marmel (The Fairly Odd Parents, Sonny with a Chance), and directed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Freaked). The executive producers are Barry Blumberg, Brett Bouttier, Joe Davola,Shauna Phelan, Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues, Expelled) serves as producer.
Watch the brand new trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 out in cinemas on the 19th November.
The movie, which is the final part of The Hunger Games saga, sees Katniss Everdeen and her fellow rebels rising up to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow, a man who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her.
The trailer previews the film’s epic battle sequences and the fiery exchanges between the rebels and the soliders in the Capitol. It also gives viewers a good look at the epic final battle which the series has built up to.
Jennifer Lawrence returns to star as Everdeen, with Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Natalie Dormer and Philip Seymour Hoffman all reprising their roles from the series’ earlier films.
With Life is Strange: Episode 4 launches next week, on PC, PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners can download Episode 4: Darkroom from Tuesday, 28th July, while PlayStation fans in Europe will get hold of it the next day.
Life is Strange developer Dontnod has also revealed that it has hit 1 million sales for the game, which is a great achievement.
Episode four sees main character Max delve deeper into the disappearance of Rachel Amber as the situation in Arcadia Bay starts to look bleak
Today ArenaNet has revealed the tempest, the elite specialisation for the elementalist profession debuting in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.
The tempest enables players to harness the elements with a myriad of new skills and a new weapon to utilize – the warhorn. ArenaNet Game Designer Karl McLain examines the strength and versatility of this new elite specialization, including how it came into being during the development of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, in a new blog on the official Guild Wars 2 website (https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/meet-the-tempest).
Tempest is a close-range specialization capable of blasting out damage, healing and support abilities, including ‘Eye of the Storm’ which allows players to call down a storm on their characters and allies. Eye of the Storm breaks stun on anyone affected in a short radius and grants them super speed for a short time; there’s also ‘Aftershock’, an ability which cripples nearby enemies with earthen force. The tempest also possesses the Overload ability which allows players to call in the forces of either fire, water, air and earth to benefit the player and their allies, depending on their attunement. More details about these skills and how players can use the warhorn weapon can be found in the official developer blog.
ArenaNet will reveal the first in-game look at the tempest’s abilities when McLain joins host Rubi Bayer on Points of Interest airing on tomorrow (Friday 24th July) at 9pm CEST (8pm BST) via the official Guild Wars 2Twitch channel.
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 represent the newest incarnation of a long running annual series, Treyarch is doing a few things differently. Among them is a multiplayer beta to help sort out any potential kinks prior to launch. Activision has now revealed the beta dates and, as indicated by its new deal with Sony, PlayStation users will get first dibs.
PlayStation 4 owners can jump in on the Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta on 19th August, which will run through that Sunday. Xbox One and PC owners will have their opportunity a week later on 26th August, with their beta going through 30th August. Details on which game modes and maps will be available during this period will be revealed later.
Beta access will come to those that pre-order the upcoming game, which is set to release on 6th November. For more, check out the Black Ops 3 beta page.
First revealed at this years E3, For Honor from Ubisoft is a competitive third-person melee fighting game mixing speed, strategy, and team play with visceral close range combat in multiplayer action.
Experience the chaos, fury and brutality of battle where you and your friends cut a bloody trail of carnage as brutal Vikings, deadly Knights, and cold-blooded Samurai.
To celebrate the launch of Super Mario Maker for Wii U on 11th September, Nintendo of Europe is launching all-new hardware and software bundles to give existing fans and new players alike a variety of options to enjoy on the Wii U.
The next evolution of the Super Mario Bros. series, Super Mario Maker for Wii U lets you not only play but also create and share brand new courses.
Super Mario fans can look forward to the following releases on 11th September:
Super Mario Maker Wii U Premium Pack: a black Wii U Premium console, a physical copy of Super Mario Maker, a Hardcover Artbook and a Classic Colours Mario amiibo from the Mario 30th Anniversary Collection
Super Mario Maker Limited Edition Pack: a physical copy of Super Mario Maker, a Hardcover Artbook and a Classic Colours Mario amiibo from the Mario 30th Anniversary Collection
Super Mario Maker Standard Edition Pack: a physical copy of Super Mario Maker and a Hardcover Artbook
The Classic Colours Mario amiibo from the Mario 30th Anniversary Collection will also be available on its own from 11th September, while the Modern Colours variant will go on sale from 23rd October.
Whether you’re new to the Wii U experience or an existing system owner, the perfect bundle for Super Mario Maker will be available from 11th September.
Watch the new trailer for “SPECTRE”. A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE.
Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.
As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.
Released in the UK on 26th October, and in the US on 6th November, 2015.
WD have released a portable hard drive designed to expand the storage on your Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PC called the My Passport X – and here is our review.
My Passport X gaming storage expands your Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PC gaming experience. Connect this portable and powerful drive to immediately add storage capacity to your system. Built around a high-quality WD drive, the My Passport X gaming storage is performance-tweaked to meet the desires of serious gamers.
What’s in the Box?
The box contains the drive, a USB cable and a manual.
A Closer Look
Final Thoughts
The first thing that you notice when you take it out of the box is that the My Passport X looks a lot like the Xbox One – it has the same texture as the Xbox One and it looks great sitting next to or on the Xbox One.
Setting up the My Passport X was simply a case of plugging it in to a spare USB on the Xbox One and following the instructions. You can then move some of your existing content onto the drive – and that’s it!
If you want to use it on an Xbox 360, you need to connect it and then format it in the System Settings, Storage Devices section.
The drive has 2TB of storage on it – WD say that’s about 50 games over around 36 GB each on an Xbox One and 250 games of around 7 GB each – so that’s a good addition to your existing storage pool.
There’s not really a lot else to add to be honest, the My Passport X works straight out of the box, and you can be using it in minutes, and it blends right in with your Xbox One, so what’s not to love. Add one today!
The WD My Passport X retails for £97.99, but as usual look for the best deal.
