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Our quick take Huawei P9 Plus - 4.0 / 5 Best smartphones 2018: The best phones available to buy today The best Android phones 2018 Huawei P9 Plus review: Design Huawei P9 Plus review: Display Huawei P9 Plus review: Software Huawei P9 Plus review: Performance Huawei P9 Plus review: Battery Life Huawei P9 Plus review: Camera To recap As an all-round device, the P9 Plus is brilliant in many ways. At the same time, there’s nothing about it that stands out from the competition, and the fact that it costs roughly £200 more than a OnePlus 3 is tough to fathom....

Outriders doesn’t feel like a game that should be launching in 2021. Sure, it has the loot system you’d expect from similar games like Destiny 2 and Marvel’s Avengers, but its gameplay formula is noticeably archaic, like it was pulled from a vault of Xbox 360 shooters that never once saw the light of day. It’s drenched in excessive masculinity, with a narrative setup dreamt up by a child playing with sticks and stones in the back garden....

Accessibility in regards to gaming is a complex subject. Some, mostly talking about the ide of difficulty, would even call it an argument. But, that’s an “argument” for a different day, instead, let’s talk about accessibility options every game needs in order to be inclusive towards the widest group of people. There are tons of gamers out there who manage to play games while legally or partially blind, with hearing impairments, or with physical disabilities....

While the fall of the East Berlin Wall took place in real-life in 1989, upcoming mystery first-person shooter, INDUSTRIA, invites you to take a deeper, more surreal trip surrounding the mysterious events that were taking place at the time behind the scenes. Inspired by games like Half-Life 2 and Portal 2, INDUSTRIA puts players in the shoes of Nora - a woman who is searching for a loved one while encountering situations brought on by the actions of a man named, Walter, which include things like going up against AI robots, as well as being confronted by emotional and supernatural phenomena that Nora has to grapple with....

Video games tend to lend themselves quite well to outlandish fan theories, whether it’s Mario actually being a clone or the infamous Mass Effect ‘Indoctrination Theory’, fans love to speculate about possible interpretations of their favorite series. The more popular the franchise, the more active minds to come up with these hypotheses — and that’s why Pokemon has so many to its name. We’ve all heard the story of Gary’s Raticate dying ahead of Lavender Town in the original games, not to mention the many alleged ways of obtaining Mew....

Today marks yet another time when an extremely anticipated gaming event, in this case Microsoft’s Xbox Series X gameplay reveal, has fallen short of fan expectations in a spectacular way. The backlash that Microsoft is currently getting from fans is pretty harsh, and it may remind many of the similar reaction that fans had to Sony’s Road to PS5 event back in March, which was criticized for being boring and lacking good content....

Offering Forza fans another game in between the core numbered installments, Turn 10 Studios worked with Playground Games to develop Forza Horizon, a title that felt happily reminiscent of the more arcade-style Burnout games. With Forza 5 coming as a key Microsoft launch title for the Xbox One - and one of the first games embracing the Xbox Cloud - could Forza Horizon 2 be the next game to follow?...

This It Chapter Two article contains spoilers. It Chapter Two is the culmination of the most ambitious Stephen King adaptation to date. Director Andy Muschietti brings the Losers’ grand adventure to a close 27 years after their first confrontation with Pennywise the Clown, the monster who has brought down unimaginable horrors upon the town of Derry, Maine. In the second installment, the grown-up Losers’ Club must revisit their pasts, relive traumas they’d hidden away, and come face to face with King’s most terrifying villain for the last time....

Offensive games are touchy subjects, and the concept of “offense” itself is a tricky, fluid thing. What offends one person doesn’t offend another, and occasionally offense can be used as a tool for social change—that’s the entire premise of satire, after all. The issue is that “satire” has become something of a buzzword for “free from criticism.” Offensive games certainly can have a purpose if they use satire to critique a common ideology or practice, but the problem is that “offense” and “satire” don’t go hand in hand....

Great news for fans of indie games: now players can get over 700 indie games for just $5. In light of the recent protests and unrest around the world, Itch.io has come out with the “Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality.” Itch.io, known as the hub for independent gaming, has come out with a bundle pack where proceeds go to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Community Bail Fund....

Bad Robot Games, part of the production company of Star Wars director J.J. Abrams, and Fortnite developer Epic Games reveal a brand new game collaboration, Spyjinx. Epic Games has joined the world of games about spies before as Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 has spy skins and challenges. On the official Spyjinx site, Epic Games says that the game has strategy and RPG gameplay as players try to become a spy mastermind....

Back in November, developer IO Interactive, best known for the Hitman franchise, left fans shaken and stirred with the announcement of a new James Bond 007 Project. Now, the devs said the game will tell a completely new story with a fully original character, who won’t be taken from existing movies. After the reveal teaser for the new James Bond game, IO Interactive confirmed to be working closely with MGM and Eon Productions....

Originally launching in 2013, Grand Theft Auto 5 remains a very popular title thanks in large part to the game’s online multiplayer. Rockstar Games has continually updated Grand Theft Auto Online with free content, updates, and expansions with the latest one having arrived earlier this week. The Diamond Casino & Resort update adds new activities and a massive gambling casino. Unfortunately, many players have quickly discovered that they’re unable to partake in much of the new content and virtual gambling....

The latest entry in the Guilty Gear franchise, Guilty Gear Strive, will have an open beta for players to test its rollback netcode and character balance. Players who preordered the Guilty Gear Strive on the PlayStation Store will be able to download the beta on February 17th at 10:00 PT. The servers will open and players will be able to begin playing at 19:00 PT. Players who did not preorder the game can download the beta on February 18th at 19:00 PT and begin playing on February 19th at 3:00 PT....

It’s the small details that developers take the time to painstakingly insert that can bring a game from average to truly great. One Hades fan noticed an intricate detail about how interactive the writing for the Greek mythology-themed game truly is, and his reaction led to an interesting explanation from Supergiant Games writer Greg Kasavin. Hades has been enjoying high sales numbers, especially for an indie game, after leaving early access not too long ago....

Alyx Vance was introduced in Half-Life 2 and played a major role in the story throughout the episodes that followed. However, the 13 year gap between Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life: Alyx has left many veteran players with fuzzy memories. Meanwhile, players new to the series may be asking: Who is Alyx Vance? Alyx Vance in Half-Life 2 Alyx Vance is a prominent member of the Resistance movement against the Combine, which are an alien race that invaded Earth following the Black Mesa Incident....

Every episode of Hannibal felt like a miracle. It’s not just the fact that the series brought something new to a character so inextricably tied to Anthony Hopkins (no disrespect to Brian Cox’s petulant Hannibal Lecter from Manhunter). Nor is it the fact that the show managed to evolve from a weekly crime procedural to a psychedelic thriller/romance/comedy. It’s also the fact that somehow, some of the gnarliest imagery ended up on network television....

Harley Quinn was a surprise hit when it premiered on DC Universe in late 2019, so ever since the second season reached its satisfying finale in June 2020, fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a third. However, due to the show’s new home HBO Max having yet to order a new season, it seems that series writer Dean Lorey is playing the same waiting game as the fans, but he’s already prepared for when that day comes....

Hazelight, the studio behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out, will be announcing its next project at this week’s EA Play Live 2020 stream. Director Josef Fares made the announcement on Twitter and stated, “A short tease about the next game on #EAPlayLive.” Could it be A Way In? That’s not really a lot to go on, but both of the team’s previous titles were solid. Brothers remains a pretty remarkable little indie treasure while A Way Out is a decent co-op game to spend a few hours with....

Do not adjust your WiFi settings. No, you are not experiencing a severe case of Deja Streaming-vu. HBO Max’s list of new releases for May 2021 are indeed highlighted by two very recent WarnerMedia hits. For starters, Tenet finally makes its long-awaited HBO Max this month. Mark your calendars as May 1 is the day that you can finally watch Christopher Nolan’s latest cerebral thriller. Of course, Tenet already had its theatrical release, but obviously that was not really an option for many of us....