From the moment an Uncharted movie was announced over 10 years ago, I was half in the bag. I really enjoyed Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter (still his best performance) and the credibility of what a director like David O. Russell could bring to the table was exciting (see also Silver Linings Playbook) despite Wahlberg…
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Old News: Evo Shields now a Permanent Fixture in Apex Legends
Introduced in a recent community event, it looks like the armor is here to stay. By William Hume UPDATE: July 15th, 2020 We reached out to sports garment company Evo Shield via Twitter: “We do not have any involvement.” The fourth major event in Apex Legends has concluded but a piece of equipment is staying put-…
‘Gears 5’ Is a Surprisingly Subtle Step-Forward for Industry Representation
By: William Hume Following protagonists Marcus Fenix and his son J.D., Kait Diaz steps into the campaign shoes of the billion dollar franchise, whose newest installment is simply titled ‘Gears 5′. There’s a simple evolution at work here. In all of the interviews with the developers, they simply & calmly remark at how the selection…
‘Gears of War’ 1-4 Franchise Review
From Director Rod Fergusson and The Coalition Microsoft Games Studios Presents A game built on Unreal Engine 4 with multiplayer by Splash Damage In the 8th generation of console video games, I got to hand it to Phil Spencer & Xbox. It is inaccurate to call a billion dollar company like Microsoft underdogs, but it is interesting…
Most Anticipated Film & Video Games of February
February 2019 8th – Cold Pursuit 13th – Happy Death Day 2U Isn’t It Romantic 15th – Crackdown 3 Far Cry New Dawn Metro Exodus 22nd – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Anthem
Most Anticipated Film & Video Games of January
January 2019 18th: Glass – Producer/ Writer/ Director M. Night Shyamalan made the biggest hit of his career (The Sixth Sense) before he was 30. He followed it up with Unbreakable before slowly dropping off into obscurity, reaching his critical nadir with the Will Smith bomb After Earth before rebuilding his career most recently with the smash…
Opening with a bang, ‘Shadow of the Tomb Raider’ closes out Lara Croft’s rebooted origin story
As soon as Crystal Dynamics, developer of the previous two Tomb Raider games was announced to be stepping down from lead development of the third and final Tomb Raider game in the rebooted, I was nervous. This callous move from the gaming industry, to needlessly mess with success happens often. New guiding hand Eidos Montreal who developed…
The Superb, Daring ‘Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’ Aims to Make America Nazi-Free Again
The remarkably Timely New colossus is far from bloodless in its thorough depiction of nazi machinations I can recall how demanding Wolfenstein: The New Order was. Spread across 4 discs on my old Xbox 360 and a mandatory 8 GB install on my 20 GB hard drive, with the technical demands came characters that were just as large. Both…
The Shifting Audience of Gamers
Intro: Who “Gamers” are, and who we thought they were has changed. As Will Hume from FilmGamer.com demonstrates via storytelling and analysis, the most recent available data shows how accessible games have become over the years and who they now play to directly and indirectly. From the Gamer culture to the Canadian economy and back…
Review: Bring me that ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’
I think it is safe to say by this point that this has been a bummer generation and it seems we’ve reached the high point. The half step of the PS4 Pro (with checkerboard 4k rendering an enhanced feature by this product, though not reviewed on it) and the upcoming Xbox Scorpio show that next…
The Game Awards 2016 Nominees
Uncharted 4 & Overwatch lead nominations w/ 7 & 6 respectively. Titanfall 2 w/ 4 & Quantum Break shutout. It is interesting to note the changes from year to year; as performance categories have smartly melded into one of voice and performance capture gender inclusive category. VR is a new addition and curiously, the best…
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