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What leaks are saying about Resident Evil 8
Resident Evil 8 leaks are circulating on social media this month, and sources claim the next chapter is coming in the form of a direct Biohazard sequel. Yup, that means first person. Beyond the remake of Resident Evil 3, Capcom are keeping their cards close to their chest when it comes to the immediate future of their most beloved franchise. But just like the viruses in RES, online leaks and spoilers regarding their next mainline...
Death Stranding and Control dominate BAFTA Game nominations
The nominees for the BAFTA Game awards are just in, and Death Stranding and Control feature in 11 categories each. It’s almost the time of the year where game developers the world over receive the plaudits they deserve from the mainstream media for continually raising the bar for gaming creatively and technically year on year. The 2020 Game BAFTAs, due to take place on April 2nd at the Queen Elizabeth Hall...
Team FaZe’s reality TV hunt for new member
If you’re looking for some filler between Love Island, The Voice, and Strictly, revered gaming clan FaZe is launching a reality show to find their next team member. One of esports’ OG clans FaZe has devised a unique way of scouting the gaming talent pool for new teammates while extending its brand reach in 2020. The 60-member strong clan is launching a reality show dubbed ‘FaZe Up’ on mobile-centric streaming service Quibi this...
YouTube bags rights to all Activision E-sports
As if it wasn’t big enough already, YouTube has just nabbed the rights to all Activision e-sports events including Call of Duty and Overwatch. Over the weekend YouTube secured its first major coup of 2020. The video sharing mecca revealed it’s signed an exclusive partnership with Activision meaning all e-sports tourneys will now be hosted on YouTube for the foreseeable future – including two of the...
NASA making scientific discoveries with VR
VR has astronomical application these days, quite literally. As it turns out, virtual reality is good for a whole lot more than scaring your younger siblings sh*tless with indie horror games. Weirdly, despite its immense potential, VR didn’t progress much within its home industry of gaming in 2019, but the technology was put to great use across a number of diverse trades. The military are drafting combat simulations to...
What leaks are saying about the next Assassin’s Creed
Details regarding the upcoming addition to Ubisoft’s flagship franchise are proving rather elusive. Here’s what online leaks are saying. If there were a plaque for most predictable gaming publisher, it would indubitably be held by Ubisoft. Ghost Recon has seen 15 iterations, Far Cry has had eight (including standalone expansions), Rainbow Six a whopping 17, and their big seller Assassins Creed has been squeezed for ten in little over a...
Thred’s top 10 movies of 2019
We were there to witness the good, the bad, and the ugly offered up by the movie industry in 2019. And the film aficionados of the office have cherry picked the best 10 to eliminate all the risk for you fine people. 2020 is shaping up to be a damn fine year for film fans. Guy Ritchie is bringing his Snatch-esque flavour back for The Gentlemen, we’re getting a surprise sequel...
Greta Thunberg to launch docu-series on Climate Change
Gen Z icon and eco warrior Greta Thunberg is bringing her ‘international crusade’ to save the climate to the medium of TV, with her own upcoming BBC docu-series. At the tender age of just 17 Greta Thunberg has already become one of the most recognisable faces across the globe. And is about to become even more so. The Stockholm born teen has singlehandedly organised mass school strikes, has rightly earned a...
BAFTAs 2020 winners & roundup
The winners of the 73rd British Academy film awards have been announced, and if you’ll pardon the expression, 1917 blew the opposition away. Following Ricky Gervais’ scathing routine at the Golden Globes last month, it’s safe to say Hollywood’s elite needed their egos massaging a little. Thankfully for them, the annual BAFTAs arrived in the nick of time over the weekend. But, as always with these...
