STACK #138 Apr 2016

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Extras Pg 10–14

Cinema Pg 16–22

DVD & BD Pg 26–48

Games Pg 49–66

Music From back Pg 1–20

Pg 10–14 NEWS The 88th Oscars was certainly a night to remember, and the big winners are coming to DVD and Blu-ray. Plus, if you’ve been thinking about drones, now’s a great time to check out the range of affordable models at JB. And it’s that time of year again! Get excited as we preview the major pop culture expo events.

Pg 16-17 INTERVIEW Hot on the heels of her

Pg 26 CREED The spiritual sequel to the Rocky franchise carries high expectations, and director Ryan Coogler found a powerful ally in Sylvester Stallone. Pg 28-29 STAR WARS With Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming to Blu-ray, we take a look at what you can expect on the disc. Pg 30 SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE Blue Sky’s Steve Martino faced pressure from family and friends not to “screw up” Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip on the screen. Pg 32 THE 5th WAVE Chloë Grace Moretz faces her greatest challenge in her most “human” role yet. Pg 38-46 REVIEWS Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Creed, In the Heart of the Sea, The 5th Wave, Daddy’s Home, The Lobster and more.

Pg 50-51 dark souls iii Our extensive hands-on and check- in with YouTuber Vaatividya. Pg 52 uncharted STACK revisits the series so far. Pg 54-55 star fox zero The legendary Shigeru Miyamoto talks Star Fox Zero . Pg 56-58 quantum break We chat with Remedy about their new IP, Quantum Break. Pg 60 Dirt rally DiRT Rally hits new-gen consoles, and we spoke with Codemasters about bringing it to life. Pg 62 GAME CHANGER Space Invaders , part two. Pg 64 in control STACK road tests the Elite Xbox One controller. Pg 66 previews What’s in-store this month.

Pg 3-6 INTERVIEWS + NEWS We spoke to Luke Boerdam (Violent Soho), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Birdy, Courtney Taylor-Taylor (The Dandy Warhols) and more. Pg 8 ED’S JAMS King Gizzard have released another psychosonic safari, plus Parquet Courts and Summer Flake make the cut. Pg 12-13 HILLTOP HOODS The enduring hip hop trio have worked for months on their Restrung tour; MC Pressure gives us the lowdown. Pg 16–20 Music Reviews The Last Shadow Puppets and The Dandy Warhols lead our reviews section, which also includes belters from Violent Soho, Pity Sex, The Goon Sax, Halfway, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Tonight Alive, Elliphant and Babymetal.

formidable performance in Mad Max: Fury Road , Charlize Theron is set to cast a spell once again in The Huntsman: Winter’s War . Pg 18 CINEMA BUZZ He was a superspy in training in Kingsman: The Secret Service , now Taron Egerton hits the slopes as British sporting hero Eddie the Eagle . Pg 20–22 CINEMA REVIEWS Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Eddie the Eagle, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Kung Fu Panda 3

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