Progress Chapter 74: Mid Week Matters Review
The show opens in typical Progress style with the intro/welcome/mini stand-up set from co-owner (and former professional comedian) Jim Smallman. Topics covered this week include...
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The Crew 2 Review
There’s something gloriously bonkers about the central mechanic in The Crew 2, with a few clicks of the right analog stick switching between car, boat,...
5 Films That Would Make Awesome Games
Historically, films and games have had a somewhat complicated relationship, the fruits of which were a million generic side-scrolling shooters and what are generally considered...
Pure Farming 2018 Review
Initially at least, Pure Farming 2018 takes place in Montana. This Montana however bears little resemblance to the gung-ho insanity of Far Cry 5’s Hope...
Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review
With the Assassin’s Creed series only truly absent in 2016 (both 2014’s Unity and 2015’s Syndicate were variations on a familiar formula produced by different...
Thor: Ragnarok and the Delicate Balance of Movie Marketing
Any halfway passionate film fan will know about the ‘trailer movie’, those productions that just about have enough decent moments to fill a two to...
NBA 2K18 Review
Ok, so let’s address the elephant in the room. The critical reaction to the latest entry in the generally excellent NBA 2K series has been...
Madden NFL 18 Review
Another year, another Madden. Madden NFL 18 is, undeniably, an evolutionary rather than revolutionary entry in the series: What we’re offered is a shinier version...
Dunkirk Review
What truly defines and endures about Christopher Nolan’s take on the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation is its claustrophobic intensity, the way you’re stuck right in the...
Spider-Man: Homecoming Review
“Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can”. Which, in this case, includes being really, really bad at talking to girls. One of the greatest things...
Le Tour de France 2017 Review
The real-life Tour de France is probably the world’s most famous bike race, a 3,500 kilometre, three-week contest famed for being a punishing test of...
Primal Screen: E3 2017 – Dispatches from the Couch
E3 is weird. I’m not talking about the real-life version, the 68,400 people squeezed into the LA Convention Centre over three days for E3 2017,...
The Mummy Review
With The Mummy, we’ve now firmly entered the Peter Pan period of Tom Cruise’s career, the 54-year-old actor still convinced he can play the action...
E3 2017: EA Play Round Up – Star Wars: Battlefront II Gameplay Reveal and More
E3 officially kicked off tonight with the EA conference, a mix of cringeworthy corporate speak, generally underwhelming reveals and “YouTube personalities” with one shining jewel...
Primal Screen: Four Female Directors Who’d Make Great Blockbusters
Hello and welcome to Gaming Respawn’s regular feature, Primal Screen. Every Friday, I’ll take an in-depth look at something in the world of film, TV...
Rime Review
I almost don’t want to write about Rime. This is not because it’s a terrible game but rather the opposite, it’s an often stunning, unique...
Wonder Woman Review
Wonder Woman is, at its heart, a cheesy action film, a glorious throwback to the days of matinee adventures, Nazi-punching, cackling villains and virtuous heroes...
Primal Screen: FIFA 18 Must Address the Series’ Biggest Failing, the Commentary
Hello and welcome to Gaming Respawn’s regular feature, Primal Screen. Every Friday, I’ll take an in-depth look at something in the world of film, TV...