08th Jun2018

‘Ikaruga’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Originally released in Japanese arcades in 2001, Ikaruga is often seen as developer Treasure’s greatest achievement. Over the years it’s been ported to several home consoles and the newest port to the Switch in 2018 shows that in seventeen years, Ikaruga has lost none of its charm or challenge. A vertical shooter, Ikaruga has an extra layer […]

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08th Jun2018

New poster for the ‘Superfly’ remake

by Phil Wheat

Superfly – the badass 70s film that helped define a genre in its characters, look, sound, and feel – has undergone the remake treatment (though the studio are dubbing it as “reimagined” not remade… Yeah right). This new iteration comes from Director X, the director behind music videos for artists such as Drake and Rihanna, […]

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08th Jun2018

‘Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Andrew Cartmel | Art by Christopher Jones | Published by Titan Comics Now I’m willing to bet that among the many incarnations of The Doctor, the Sylvester McCoy Seventh Doctor is not up there as one of your favourites. Personally, I never really took to him. Too goofy for me, achingly intent to […]

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08th Jun2018

THQ Nordic announce ‘Titan Quest’ for Switch

by Phil Wheat

Action-RPG Titan Quest was a great success on PC, consoles and mobile devices and now THQ Nordic have announced that the game will finally arrive on Nintendo Switch on July 31st 2018. About Titan Quest Switch Edition: From Age of Empires co-creator Brian Sullivan and Braveheart writer Randall Wallace comes an action role playing game […]

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08th Jun2018

‘Legion 2×10’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

The end of season two of Legion is in sight, and we are now at the penultimate episode. With the confrontation between Amahl Farouk (Navid Nagahban) and David (Dan Stevens) getting ever closer, just who is the monster set to destroy the world? David finally finds his way to the monastery, but Syd (Rachel Keller) […]

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08th Jun2018

Marvel introduce the ‘Asgardians of the Galaxy’

by Phil Wheat

The Galaxy has new Guardians! Spinning out of the events of Infinity Wars comes Asgardians of the Galaxy, an epic space opera from the superstar team of Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli, featuring: ANGELA, the not-so-beloved half-sister of Thor. The hotheaded VALKYRIE – and the human who shares her form, Annabelle Riggs. SKURGE the EXECUTIONER, […]

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08th Jun2018

Comic Concierge – Episode 29: Weekly Recommendations

by Dan Clark

It may be the fifth week of the month but that does not mean there are not some major books to talk about. Some of the best current series see their last issue released including this week’s Recommendation of the Week: Grass Kings #15 by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins. Also, Brian Michael Bendis has […]

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07th Jun2018

‘Vampyr’ Review (Playstation 4)

by Paul Metcalf

Life as a vampire in London 1918 isn’t an easy job to undertake, especially when you are a surgeon. With the streets full of vampire hunters and even the odd werewolf, you are in control of just how chaotic the streets are. So what will you do in Vampyr, feed off the innocent to get […]

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07th Jun2018

New UK trailer for ‘Escape Plan 2’

by Phil Wheat

Strap yourself in for the second installment of the explosive and electrifying action franchise, as the on-screen forces of Sylvester Stallone (Creed, The Expendables) and Dave Bautista (Blade Runner 2049, Guardians of the Galaxy) combine in Escape Plan 2 – which aims to build on the story and characters from the success of the first […]

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07th Jun2018

‘Monochrome’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Jo Woodcock, James Cosmo, Cosmo Jarvis, Amy Ambrose, Suzy Bastone, Donna Berlin, Lee Boardman, Liz May Brice, Amelda Brown, Josephine Butler, Renée Castle, Darren Clarke, Richard Cordery | Written and Directed by Thomas Lawes Emma Rose (Jo Woodcock) has just had her life turned upside down when here boyfriend has been arrested for some sort […]

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07th Jun2018

New character posters for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’

by Phil Wheat

Following the international character poster for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp, here’s a new handful of character poster for the film which sees Paul Rudd return as Scott Lang, alongside Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, aka The Wasp. From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes […]

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07th Jun2018

Interview: Dominic Brunt talks ‘Attack of the Adult Babies’

by Philip Rogers

Attack of the Adult Babies is a new horror comedy which is due for release on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital on June 18th. I got an opportunity to ask director Dominic Brunt a few questions about what we can expect from the film, his inspirations and his favourite moments during filming. Although you directed Attack […]

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07th Jun2018

View the ‘Vidar The Vampire’ VOD video… Well, trailer but that spoils the alliteration!

by Kim Sonderholm

Vidar The Vampire (originally titled VampyrVidar) has lived a long and impressive life on the major film festivals throughout the world for the past year and now hits VOD, courtesy of Dread Central Presents in collaboration with Epic Pictures – and here’s the brand-new trailer for the film! Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg […]

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07th Jun2018

‘Den of Thieves’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Dawn Olivieri, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Evan Jones, Cooper Andrews, Lewis Tan, Maurice Compte, Mo McRae | Written by Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring | Directed by Christian Gudegast Gerard Butler and Pablo Schreiber star in this off-the-boil Heat knock-off from writer-director Christian Gudegast, the screenwriter of London […]

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07th Jun2018

First US trailer for ‘Let the Corpses Tan’

by Phil Wheat

Belgian filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani trade in the crushed velvet and creeping shadows of their giallo-worshiping first two films (Amer, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears) for blistering sun, creaking leather and raining bullets in Let The Corpses Tan, a glorious homage to 1970s Italian crime films. After stealing a truckload of […]

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07th Jun2018

‘Penny Dreadful #10’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Chris King | Art by Jesus Hervas | Published by Titan Comics I recall reading somewhere that Chris King said that he really loved these characters, which as the Executive Producer of the TV show you would expect him to say. He does, however have a funny way of showing it. The characters […]

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07th Jun2018

Image announce ‘The Walking Dead Compendium: 15th Anniversary Boxset’

by Kevin Haldon

Image Comics/Skybound have announced a special The Walking Dead Compendium: 15th Anniversary Boxset stuffed with over 3,300 pages of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s walkers, Survivors, Saviors and a barbwire bat named Lucille—just in time for readers to enjoy in the days leading up to this year’s The Walking Dead Day on Saturday October 13th This is […]

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07th Jun2018

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Ted Levine, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, B.D. Wong, Rafe Spall, Daniella Pineda, Geraldine Chaplin, Kamil Lemieszewski, Justice Smith, Peter Jason | Written by Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly | Directed by J.A. Bayona “Oh, yeah, ooh, ahhh, that’s how it always starts – then later there’s running and […]

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07th Jun2018

Marvel launch new ‘Clock and Dagger’ comic

by Phil Wheat

Ahead of their television debut this Thursday night on Freeform, Marvel is excited to announce a new Cloak and Dagger digital exclusive comic series written by Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) with art by David Messina. The 6-issue monthly limited series begins today, and readers can download the first issue right now in the Marvel Comics App […]

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07th Jun2018

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 231: Enjoy a Good Poutine!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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06th Jun2018

‘Empires of the Void II’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that Empires of the Void II from Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games is a sequel, but what might be a bit of a surprise is just how long it’s been since the original game launched in 2012. It’s also entirely possible that the original game […]

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06th Jun2018

Preview: Ms. Marvel #31

by Phil Wheat

This June marks 50 issues of Kamala Khan, and in Ms. Marvel #31 Marvel Comics bring Kamala, Zoe, Nakia and Mike together for a best friends sleepover, along with some very special friends to commemorate this landmark issue – rising stars and award-winning creators such as G. Willow Wilson, Hugo Award nominee Saladin Ahmed (Black […]

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