Year: 2015

Homefront: The Revolution popped up during the Xbox press conference at Gamescom 2015 with a brand new trailer and the news that it will be getting a multiplayer beta during the Australian summer.

Crystal Dynamics have debuted another new gameplay trailer for Rise of the Tomb Raider during Microsoft’s press event at Gamescom 2015. Check it out after the jump.

We caught up with Steve Kilbey, frontman of iconic Australian band The Church, following their recent Australian tour in support of new album Further/Deeper. Billed to play the Small World Festival in Sydney in September, and just about to head out on tour in the States, we found out a little bit more about their…

With what must have been hundreds of performances over three days on more than eight stages, Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza festival has its fair share of eclectism and choice for all attendees. And alongside the big names – from Paul McCartney to Metallica – there are plenty of unknowns too. Emerging local, national and international artists…

Halo Wars 2, the follow-up to the 2009 real time strategy game by Ensemble Studios, is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 next year. The game was announced by 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross during Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 presser.

The next expansion for Bungie’s popular shooter Destiny is bringing sweeping changes to a few of the game’s fundamental principles. Among the many things getting a facelift are missions, weapons and overall game progression.

The official trailer for  Thomas McCarthy’s highly anticipated film Spotlight has finally been released. Scandals, fabrication and justice drive this star-studded cast featuring Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams into a truly gripping and thrilling film, screening nationally from November 15th. The film focuses on the  relentless efforts of The Boston Globe,  an investigative news team,  in their…

The latest Carol Ann Duffy stage adaptation Everyman  has announced an official preview screening at Melbourne’s Cinema Nova . Captured live from the London stage, this modern adaptation starring Academy award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and  directed by Rufus Norris, will be screened from August 8th. The tale of Everyman (Ejiofor) is one of success, popularity and…

Gaming historians got pumped when Rare announced an anthology comprising many of their best games at E3 this year. The Rare Replay Collection has arrived and offers something of an industry time capsule, cataloguing the rise and fall of one of gaming history’s most celebrated developers.

Need to catch a TV break and don’t know what to watch? Simon takes us through his top picks on must-see shows and films for the week. Click through to see what’s showing for your entertainment needs. Wednesday 5th August 2015 If You Are The One-SBS2-6.30pm AEST If You Are The One is not only…

Epic, hilarious, beautiful. Tears of joy are streaming around the world today as the teaser trailer for Zoolander 2 is officially released, delivering a enormously profound talkany.exe type robot. Ben Stiller is back as the spiky-haired fabio-like Derek Zoolander for a sequel that has been waited on hands and knees for ever since the first…

Photo Credit: Stuart Sevastos It had been 18 years between visits for Blur when they played Perth Arena on Thursday night, or as frontman Damon Albarn aptly put it, “It’s been a while… A generation”. I was mulling this over at the gig and I realised that the last time Blur played Perth in 1997,…

Photo Credit: Larry Heath – Backstage at Lollapalooza 2015 Earlier today, it was revealed that UK outfit Django Django would be returning to Australia as part of the massive Falls Festival lineup over the New Years period (full lineup details HERE). Earlier this weekend, we caught up with Jimmy Dixon and Tommy Grace from the…

Photo Credit: Andrew Wade (at Splendour in the Grass) The Windy City of Chicago gave precedence to its name today when, after a windy and hot morning that covered many of the stages in dust, a looming storm cell forced organisers to evacuate Grant Park ahead of its arrival. The evacuation lasted less than an…

In September 2014, developers The Astronauts released a short but rich game called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on Steam. I never got to play it but it received positive reviews and was praised for its visuals and unique storytelling. This year the title received an overhaul courtesy of the Unreal 4 engine and was…

At Friday’s In The House screening of the classic anime film Akira, held at Sydney’s Event Cinemas on George Street, we asked the audience the following question: And today we bring you the answer! The reason was quite a simple one: because it was almost entirely set at night.  Typically, night settings are a rare…

Pictured: Chet Faker. Photo by Daniel Boczarski. Chicago Metallica fans – including a group who were lucky enough to be positioned on stage – were treated to a two hour headlining show at Lollapalooza that, with the exception of “Cyanide” from Death Magnetic, featured songs from their entire pre-1998 cataloge, with a track from all…

The Creative Assembly have released the first gameplay trailer for Total War: Warhammer and fans of Games Workshop’s tabletop strategy game are going to be very pleased. 

Nintendo continues to roll out new content and modes for their squad-based shooter Splatoon with a large new update arriving August 6. The update brings new matchmaking modes, new weapons, a new level cap and over 40 new wearable items.

Gurrumul kicked off his highly anticipated Australian Theatre tour in Sydney, with a wonderful show at the Enmore Theatre. Gwen Lee caught some amazing shots of the artist, supported by Caiti Baker.

Photo Credit: Daniel Boczarski Sir Paul McCartney made his Lollapalooza debut last night, helping kick off the iconic three day event in Chicago with a massive two hour, 15 minute set that saw the legendary artist delve into his catalogue of Wings and Beatles songs that had the tens of thousands of fans singing along…

In our 67th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet German rockers YUCCA, and chat about their changing influences (from Jimmy Eat World to Soulwax) and check out one of their most addictive tracks from 2011’s Make Up, Young Birds. Band Name: YUCCA Website / Social Media: yucca-music.de Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Indie, Electro Members &…

We’re truly excited to bring you the opportunity to attend one of Australia’s most idyllic music festivals: a dream six day, five night adventure of a lifetime to the Whitsundays for the Airlie Beach Festival of Music – thanks to the festival and Tigerair. For your chance to win, make sure you have joined our…

The sun may well and truly have set on Friday in Australia, but in a few hours, it’ll be rising over the city of Chicago and thus heralding the first day of Lollapalooza 2015. Grant Park in Chi-town will be turned into a hive of music for three days and nights, with thousands upon thousands…

Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who turned 75 on 28 July. You haven’t aged a day! In movie news, The Bourne Identity franchise is returning with Matt Damon and Tommy Lee Jones in Bourne. No plot details have been released as yet, but it is scheduled to hit cinemas in July 2016. In TV, sadly Key &…

    Paul Cox‘s new film Force of Destiny made its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week (a sold out event), officially opening the festival for 2015, well establishing itself as a certain  highlight of the diverse and entertaining film roster. Starring David Wenham and Shahana Goswami, Force of Destiny details the course of the relationship of…

The Vaccines were back in Sydney as part of their Australian tour for Splendour in the Grass and they turned things up at the Metro Theatre another level, with Palma Violets and Green Buzzard in tow! Check out this gallery, shot by Gwen Lee!

Tonight the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off with the anticipated world premiere of the Australian film Force of Destiny in an opening night gala. Running until 16th August, the festival will bring us hundreds of screenings over the next two or so weeks, and it’s quite hard to decide which films to see! So, we…

Funded by Kickstarter and produced by the filmmakers behind The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Finders Keepers is a documentary that tackles the bizarre story of a legal dispute between a man who lost his severed leg in a plane crash and the man who found the appendage inside his barbecue.

Like the titular feathered character, I am Big Bird: the Carroll Spinney Story is big-hearted, filled with love and curiosity. This documentary by Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker explores the life and times of the man inside the big yellow bird that has been a joyful part of an inestimable number of childhoods over the…