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Though Dragon’s Dogma 2 received critical acclaim ahead of launch, many buyers on PC are leaving negative reviews due to the game launching with 21 optional microtransactions. Dragon’s Dogma 2 launched today (March 22), and at time of writing, currently holds a ‘Mixed’ user review rating on Steam, with 60 per cent of all player-submitted reviews marked as negative. The criticism is largely driven by the inclusion of microtransactions in the single-player game. Dragon’s Dogma 2 has 21 available microtransactions,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA TikToker has been criticised for asking celebrities an “immature and distasteful” question at the People’s Choice Awards. Harry Daniels, who has nearly half a million followers on TikTok, was seen interviewing America Ferrera, Billie Eilish, Coi Leray, Darren Barnet, James Charles and Halle Bailey - and his approach has sparked debate online.It comes as a BBC presenter was criticised…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAndrew Scott fans have defended the actor after he was subjected to what have been branded “inappropriate” and “uncomfortable” questions from a BBC reporter on the Baftas red carpet.The Irish star has been highly praised for his performance in the Andrew Haigh-directed drama All of Us Strangers, in which he plays a grieving writer who begins a romance with his mysterious neighbour…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAnya Taylor-Joy has been criticised for a “problematic” outfit she wore to the Dune 2 premiere on Thursday (15 February).The Queen’s Gambit actor donned a white floor length gown with a hooded veil reminiscent of a Muslim burka and hijab (headscarf) in the Dior fit. Taylor-Joy confirmed her place in the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, as she…

Sky News presenter Jayne Secker has been criticised for her negative reaction to a 13-year-old boy setting an historic Tetris record. Earlier this week, Willis Gibson from Oklahoma became the first known person to “beat” the original NES version of the game, reaching such a high level that it caused it freeze. For the first time since Tetris was released in 1985, the game crashed at level 157, after Willis cleared 1,511 lines in just 38 minutes. You can watch him achieve the feat and his subsequent reaction below.…

US National Labor Relations Board alleges that SpaceX engaged in illegal practices such as interrogation, surveillance, and retaliation against workers who wrote an internal letter for SpaceX workers, speaking against Elon Musk's behaviour on X…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIt hasn’t even been on shelves a full month yet and already Britney Spears’s best-selling memoir, The Woman in Me, is in talks to be turned into a screen adaptation.The bombshell memoir, which was released on 24 October, contains a number of candid revelations about the 41-year-old “Toxic” singer’s personal life – including her relationship with Justin Timberlake and the battle for…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAn actor with dwarfism has criticised the new Wonka movie for its casting of Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa.Recent teasers of the forthcoming musical prequel to the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have depicted Grant, 62, as one of the tiny, green-haired orange people who work at Willa Wonka’s (Timothée Chalamet) chocolate factory.While several Twitter users…

Jason Aldean, one of the biggest stars of US country music, has been widely criticised for a new song and video, Try That in a Small Town, which features threats of violence against police protesters.The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAnthony Mackie has responded to the abuse allegations facing fellow Marvel star Jonathan Majors.Majors, who plays the villain Kang in the popular MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) film franchise, was arrested on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment over an alleged incident involving an ex-partner.The Creed III star, 33, has maintained his innocence, with his lawyers alleging…