Gears of War: E-Day review – an alien invasion shouldn’t be this boring
Xbox, PC (version tested); The Coalition/Xbox Game StudiosE-Day boasts the best combat in 20 years of Gears games – but everything surrounding it is disappointingEvery Gears of War game released in the last 20 years has made reverent reference to…
How Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil stands out from all other game adaptations
There’s no Leon, Claire or Ada Wong in Cregger’s adaptation. Instead, it re-creates something more fundamental – the strange, terrifying experience of actually playing the game• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI’ve been…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – Munya Chawawa bewitches in lovingly juiced-up 90s rave
Chichester Festival theatreA narcotic, orgiastic woodland party clashes with the traditional values of John Major’s Tory party in Justin Audibert and Hannah Joss’s exuberant productionThe Shakespearean canon contains the term “love juice” twice, both in…
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve review – brilliant aerial combat game fulfils the Top Gun fantasy
PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Bandai NamcoThe game generates blood-pumping moments as you twist, turn and weave through the skies, while your locked-on missiles speed away to obliterate an enemy planeThe core appeal of any Ace Combat game…