STACK #139 May 2016

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I ceman takes on Littlefinger in the battle that time forgot, and some more of The Wire cast shows up. Is this where they catch their big break? Quantum break

TWEET of the MONTH "When you think about how much you've enjoyed #DarkSouls over the years." @DarkSoulsGame

If the movies have taught us anything, it's that you shouldn't mess with time. Marty McFly's tried it, John Connor's tried it, and now Bobby Drake and Petyr Baelish want in on the action. Having failed to learn their lesson through the consumption of popular culture, the two attempt (in vain, unsurprisingly) to go back in time, and wind up at odds with one another. Cue carnage. Quantum Break is one of the few time-travelling games we find ourselves wanting to return to; you end up interested in the concept of time traversal without being overwhelmed by the complexities of it all. The lore and story in Quantum Break is concealed in emails or flyers found lying around the game world, and not enforced upon you – ask and you shall receive. Time is on your side as you use abilities like Time Dodge and Time Blast to stop or slow the seconds, or quickly dash to the train you're about to mi-... uh, dodge that bullet that's headed your way. Quantum Break is a shooter with a difference – use cover to your advantage, but stay still too long, and you won't live to tell the tale. Use your wit and your temporal abillities to take on the evil Monarch Solutions, and even take advantage of the awesome cross play on your PC. Go on, have the time of your life.

QUOTE THIS:

"Hey, you know what never loses a signal? Paper." Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Did you know?

The United States' synchronised swimming team in the 2004 Olympics won the Bronze medal after performing to songs from Final Fantasy XIII

Jay Z’s lawyers advocated to get the popular survival game DayZ ’s name changed to “ZDay” The Little Sisters in BioShock were originally tiny, mole-like creatures

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The very first in what would become a highly successful racing sim series is launched. Forza Motorsport races onto Xbox consoles (yes, the original), boasting an impressive roster of 231 cars at launch. Date: 2010 John Marston takes to consoles for the first time, with the release of Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption . The game achieved a 95/100 on Metacritic, and has shipped over 14 million units.

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