This perspective contains spoilers for Game of Thrones, both the TV series and the Telltale video game. When news passed late yesterday that Telltale Games had effectively shut down, dismissing all but a handful of artists, many thought first of The Walking Dead, and its fate. I thought of Game of Thrones. The Walking Dead: The Final Season, which premiered in August, is said to be canceled, three days before its second episode was due to launch. It’s a poetically shocking demise for a series where the death of a treasured character was always on the table. For me, it was dispiriting to realize that after a few years of chatter, the second season of Telltale’s excellent adaptation of GoT would end up being another log in video gaming’s what-if fireplace. Critically, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series’ scores hovered around the kiss-of-death mid-70s. I don’t really care. It — not a show, not a book — was my first exposure to Westeros. The … [Read more...] about Telltale Games’ successes did more for TV shows than they did for the studio
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Everything you need to know about World of Warcraft’s lore going into Battle for Azeroth
Almost 14 years into the game’s life, World of Warcraft players have gone up against dozens of villains and protected their home planet of Azeroth multiple times. Battle for Azeroth, the game’s seventh expansion, instead brings World of Warcraft back to its faction versus faction roots, asking players to face each other instead of some other-worldly being. It’s hard to blame anyone for feeling lost in World of Warcraft’s story, especially if they stopped playing a few expansion ago. Here, we’re going to recap the previous expansion, Legion, so you can understand what’s going on in Battle for Azeroth. So let’s discuss Legion, the faction’s history, the major players in Battle for Azeroth, and where this new expansion might take us. The events leading up to now The Burning Legion has been the primary threat to Azeroth since before World of Warcraft was even released. This band of demons hearkens back to the days of Warcraft 3, but we … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about World of Warcraft’s lore going into Battle for Azeroth
The best and worst Dark Souls bosses
The Dark Souls remaster has arrived! While it seems a bit needless on PC where we have mods and super HD monitors already, we need barely any excuse to go on and on about the Dark Souls series. They are still incredible games with outstanding boss encounters. Well, mostly outstanding. Artorias is a beautifully designed doomed knight who will give you the fight of your life, but Covetous Demon is a poo with a face that tries to roll over you. Which are the best? Which are the worst? We put our opinions onto the internet below, give us yours in the comments. Beware spoilers ahead, too—Dark Souls bosses are important to the plot. Thanks to the boss fight database Youtube channel for the vids.Knight ArtoriasIt wasn't until I faced Artorias that I became wholly invested in the lore of Dark Souls. I was suddenly face-to-face with a living relic of Lordran's past (as alive as anything gets in Dark Souls, anyway). Artorias was the subject of every whispered fable about the battle … [Read more...] about The best and worst Dark Souls bosses
Game of Thrones season 8
First, the bad news. Game of Thrones season 8 isn't getting a release date until 2019. So it's a long way away. Unless you're recapping season 7 you won't get your Jon and Daenerys fix until next year, see how the Iron Throne is claimed, or how humanity does - or doesn't - deal with the White Walker invasion. There are plenty of Game of Thrones season 8 theories to keep you busy, though, and it's fun to try and guess what'll happen in season 8. It's not all guesswork either - there have been plenty of news snippets, rumors, cast confirmations, and the odd social media leak. Sadly, and rather obviously, there has been no official trailer or footage releases yet.Below is every scrap of information we've gathered on the final season of the show. We may have left George RR Martin's books well behind by now, but there is still heaps of info and foreshadowing for us to work on. Over the months between now and its eventual air date, we'll gather everything there is to know about Game of … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones season 8
Westworld season 2
Ah, spoilers. It’s a tricky subject, especially when you’re keen to discuss the latest shock twist, plot development, or stand-out scene from your favourite show/movie/game. No one wants to have something spoilt for them - it sucks, I know - but how do you know when it’s ok to talk about something? We’ve listened to your feelings on the subject and know that spoilers are a big deal for you. While we know some of you can’t wait to head straight online after watching Game of Thrones to talk about what’s happened, others don’t think it’s fair to even allude to the plot until the whole season is finished! We could go back and forth about whether we should wait a week, a year, or never to talk about spoilers on GR (and in fact we have), but the fact of the matter is, we love entertainment and want to talk about it because we know you love it too. So, how do we do that without ruining it for the people who haven’t seen it … [Read more...] about Westworld season 2