TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 4: The Foundling
Having been accepted back into his clan, Din Djarin – along with Grogu and Bo-Katan Kryze, who has also become one of…
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Review: Jaleco Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 15)
The 16-bit era – and the SNES in particular – is my favourite in gaming history. I have enormous fondness not just…
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Comic Book Review: Darth Vader #15 (Vader Down – Part 6, 2015)
The climax of 2015 crossover Vader Down is here, in Darth Vader #15. Vader and Commander Karbin – a Mon Calamari cyborg…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars #14 (Vader Down – Part 5, 2015)
It’s action all the way, as Vader is confronted by the nefarious Mon Calamari cyborg, Commander Karbin – and Luke, Leia, Han…
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Comic Book Review: Darth Vader #14 (Vader Down – Part 4, 2015)
With Leia having run into Darth Vader, she sees the opportunity to end him once and for all, calling in an airstrike…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars #13 (Vader Down – Part 3, 2015)
Doctor Aphra has succeeded in capturing Luke Skywalker, with the aid of her amusingly sadistic protocol droid, Triple-Zero. Help is on the…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Vader #13 (Vader Down – Part 2, 2015)
Darth Vader is surrounded on all sides by a Rebel ground force – and he believes that his associate, Doctor Aphra, has…
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After almost drowning in the Living Waters under the Mines of Mandalore, Din Djarin, Bo-Katan Kryze and Grogu are ambushed by a…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader Down #1 (2015)
The indeterminate time gaps between most Star Wars movies gives writers of tie-in fiction plenty of room to fit in adventures that…
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News: Another Evercade Cartridge Announced – Piko Interactive Collection 3!
The first Piko Interactive Collection for Evercade – which I reviewed here – is still one of my favourite Evercade cartridges overall.…
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News: Evercade Announce Team17 Amiga Collection
For British gamers of a certain age (cough – mid-forties or so – cough) the Amiga still holds a certain fascination and…
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Product Review: Oivo Switch VR Headset (Nintendo Switch)
I was asked to check out Oivo’s Switch VR Headset (disclaimer: they provided me with a unit to review) and I’m pleased…
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Happy Mario Day!
Seeing as MAR 10 is Mario Day, I thought I’d take the opportunity to once more cover my experience with the very…
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Comic Book Review: Ink #1
With the first and second issues of Ink currently in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, I thought it was…
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The Mandalorian and his companion head for their supposedly poisoned, uninhabitable homeworld. It’s a dangerous quest, but in order to be accepted…
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Review: Titanfall 2 (Campaign)
Note: Originally published last year, I wanted to re-share my Titanfall 2 Campaign review. It’s criminal that still, so few people seem…
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Feature: PSA – Don’t Leave Your Wii U Gathering Dust…Or Else!
Mere weeks before its eShop is shut off for good and long after much of its online functionality has been cut off,…
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Comic Book Review: Dead Seas #2 (2023)
Prisoners serving out their sentences by harvesting valuable ectoplasm from dangerous, terrifying ghosts is certainly an unusual and unique backdrop for a…
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The Wii U was definitely not a success in terms of its sales figures; though hardly Nintendo’s biggest failure, after the astronomical…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – Obi-Wan #5 (2022)
Obi-Wan’s series comes to a close with a surprisingly small scale tale that focuses on the aging Jedi’s moral stance, empathy and…
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Video Game Review: Catan – Console Edition (Xbox Series X)
Despite its enduring popularity, The Settlers of Catan – first published in Germany in 1995 as Die Siedler von Catan and more…
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Din Djarin and Grogu are back in their own series at last, after we last saw them parting ways in The Mandalorian…
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Video Game Review: Q-YO Blaster (Switch)
Q-YO Blaster – Available now on Switch ($9.99/£8.99) – Published by Forever Entertainment I think it was way back in the Dreamcast…
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Comic Book Review: MechaTon #1
Geeky gamer Derek delivers pizzas; he also has a heart of gold, despite being a bit of a slacker. Sister Leah is…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – Obi-Wan #4 (2022)
The sandstorm that Obi-Wan has been anticipating and sheltering from has finally arrived, bringing with it further thoughts of his advancing years.…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – Obi-Wan #3 (2022)
Obi-Wan’s memories turn to a particularly tough, Clone Wars-era battle that left deeper scars than most. With this being another excellent one-off…
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Video Game Review: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection (Switch)
Despite a few problematic moments in both films that make me wince these days, for the most part I have a huge…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – Obi-Wan #2 (2022)
Still trapped in his home by a sandstorm, the aging Obi-Wan’s thoughts move onto an early adventure with his mentor, Jedi Master…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – Obi-Wan #1 (2022)
With comics allowing for Alec Guinness to ‘play’ Obi-Wan Kenobi again, we have here a story in which the older Jedi -…
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Video Game Guide: How to Unlock All Secret Games on Evercade VS – Complete List
When the Evercade VS was announced back in March of 2021, I must admit that I struggled to see the point of…
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Board Game Review: Star Wars – The Clone Wars (2022)
Pandemic is a hugely popular game – and the underlying system it runs on has seen it rethemed in a surprising number…
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Comic Book Review: Jurassic League #6 (2022)
Darkyloseid must be stopped – and finally, the Jurassic League are together. Can he be stopped – or will Earth fall to…
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Comic Book Review: Jurassic League #5 (2022)
Darkyloseid is heading for Trimyscira – and Wonderdon must face him alone, with both Supersaur and Batsaur distracted. Can she take down…
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Comic Book Review: Tales from the Interface No. 4 (2023)
With the Kickstarter campaign soon to launch as of the time of writing, it felt like the right time to check out…
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Video Game Review: The Legend of Gwen (2022)
Billing itself as a hardcore platform game, The Legend of Gwen wears its difficulty like a badge of honour. The thing is,…
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Comic Book Review: The Last Arrival #1 (2019)
The basic premise of The Last Arrival is as follows: five survivors fleeing the potential destruction of their home planet of C’adaei…
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News: New Evercade Releases for 2023; ‘Legacy’ Cartridges Now Out of Print
It’s mid-February 2023 and, thanks to some organised thievery, I still don’t have my limited edition, black Evercade EXP console. I’m not…
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Board Game Review: Batman – The Animated Series Dice Game (2016)
A perennial favourite of mine since it was released way back in 2010, Zombie Dice – by Steve Jackson Games – is…
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Book Review: Star Wars: Light of the Jedi – The High Republic Book 1
Back in the mid-90s, before the prequels emerged, Star Wars novels were where fans went to continue spending time in a galaxy…
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Video Game Review: Go! Go! PogoGirl (Xbox Series X)
It feels as if 90s retro homages are everywhere at the moment, but despite Go! Go! PogoGirl having an incredibly familiar visual…
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Comic Book Review: Abyssal Albion #3
When we last saw our protagonists, they’d encountered the very punky Deep Ones at the coast – and the fate of the…
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Comic Book Review: Alien #6 (2023)
The synths of Steel Team are mostly gone, as are the humans they were sent to rescue. A child remains, but he’s…
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Comic Book Review: Dead Seas #1 (2022)
There’s something to be said for a comic book that catches you completely unaware and blindsides you with just how good it…
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Board Game Review: Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe (2021)
First published in 2008, co-operative board game Pandemic has proven so popular that it has spawned numerous expansions, spin-offs and licensed adaptations…
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News: Indie Publisher RedDeer.Games to Bring The Smurfs to Switch in 2023
Having released numerous, well received games for consoles in recent years – including Cyber Protocol, Clumsy Rush, Art Sqool, Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia…
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From The Vault: A Board Game Review from 2005 – Arkham Horror (2nd Edition)
I’ve always been a big fan of the Cthulhu Mythos, despite the problematic nature of its origins and creator. HP Lovecraft often…
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Comic Book Review: DC vs Vampires #12
Barbara Gordon and Harley Quinn make it to the inner sanctum of the vampires – but can they do what they need…
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News: Toaplan Arcade 2 and The C64 Collection 2 Announced for Evercade!
No sooner has Indie Heroes 2 arrived on the scene – and it’s fantastic; you should definitely check it out for some…
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Video Game Review: nOS (Nintendo Switch)
The Switch is so far behind its competitors in terms of its menu and general system options that it’s almost laughable. Even…
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Comic Book Review: Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 (2023)
Teenager Brielle Brooks has been noticing weird stuff recently. Weird stuff including… vampires? Her mother is protective and somewhat secretive, so Brielle…
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Board Game Review: Jabba’s Palace: A Love Letter Game
You know what you’re getting when you buy a Love Letter game, right? A minimalist card game with 20 or so cards,…
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In my mid-20s, I suddenly discovered board games again. Thanks to the surge in popularity of euro-style games – which emerged from…
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Comic Book Review: Jurassic League #4 (2022)
A dark secret lurks in a hideous egg, which seems to be able to feed on dinosaurs in order to grow whatever…
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Comic Book Review: Alien #5 (2023)
A unique human/Xenomorph hybrid has cornered the synths of Steel Team, as well as the few remaining humans they sought to rescue.…
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Book Review: Star Wars: Brotherhood (2022)
“Begun, the Clone War has,” Master Yoda states in his familiarly awkward way, at the end of second Star Wars prequel, Attack…
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Video Game Review: Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Switch)
Few video game characters have a history as confusing and convoluted as Wonder Boy; from games where he’s named in the title,…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #1
Spin off fiction based on theme park attractions are nothing new; just look at Pirates of the Caribbean for one such spin…
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From The Vault: A Board Game Review from 2005 – Nexus Ops
To this day, Nexus Ops remains one of my favourite board games ever. Though reliant on the luck of dice rolls and,…
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Comic Book Review: Predator #6 (2023)
The Predator responsible for slaughtering Theta’s entire family is finally in her sights – but she needs a plan; there’s also the…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – TIE Fighter Vol. 1
Even when I catch up with a series in collected from, I’ll usually cover each issue one by one so you can…
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In a previous life, I wrote for a now defunct retail website, Infinity Games (aka IGUK). Their site and my content is…
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Book Review: Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers (2022)
Ever since I started this blog, I’ve periodically popped up with a Star Wars related article or review and really hammered home…
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News: Classic Ninja JaJaMaru Famicom/SNES Titles Heading West for the First Time from ININ and Strictly Limited Games!
Though the first titles in the Ninja JaJaMaru series were released in the late 80s – and became among the best-selling Famicom…
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Comic Book Review: Predator #5 (2022)
Though she’s bested another Yautja in battle, Theta’s search for the Predator that killed her family when she was a child continues.…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars – TIE Fighter #1
There’s a classic, endlessly memed joke – from the first episode of British 2006 sketch comedy show That Mitchell and Webb Look…
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Book Review: Next Level Games Review 2023
Billing itself on the cover as The Ultimate Guide to Gaming, the Next Level Games Review 2023 is a beautifully produced book…
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Video Game Review: Talisman: Digital Edition (Switch)
Classic fantasy adventure board game Talisman was first released in 1983, which means it reaches the ripe old age of 40 this…
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News: Strictly Limited to Open Pre-Orders for PS4/Switch Retro Platformer ‘Infinite – Beyond the Mind’
Beautiful, 16-bit style platformer Infinite – Beyond the Mind is being released in limited edition, physical form by Strictly Limited Games in…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #1 (2022)
The High Republic Era continues to be expanded upon in books, comics and even audio dramas, with this new Dark Horse Comics…
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Board Game Review: Turn A Phrase
It’s always pretty cool when a game can sell you on it’s entire concept and almost all of its rules just from…
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In Remembrance of Large Marge – A Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Appreciation Post
On this very day in 1974, the legendary trucker Large Marge lost her life in a tragic road accident. Not really, of…
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Comic Book Review: Intrusive Thoughts #1 (2022)
Indie comic Intrusive Thoughts – from writer Anthony Stokes, illustrator (and colorist) D.N.S. and letterer Mira Mortal – uses an impressive variety…
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Video Game Review: Lucy Dreaming (PC)
I first covered Lucy Dreaming when its Kickstarter campaign went live back in April 2021. Thanks in part to the availability of…
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Board Game Review: Hungry Monkey (2022)
With the feeling of a classic card game, albeit with a couple of surprising elements that deliver some clever strategic twists, Hungry…
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Board Game Review: Talisman: Star Wars (2021)
The original Talisman fantasy board game was first released in 1983, which means it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Though, as…
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Video Game Preview: Azazel’s Christmas Fable (PC)
Ah, isn’t it a relief now that Christmas is out of the way? All of that stress over shopping, cooking and socialising.…
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Comic Book Review: Alien #4 (2022)
Steel Team have been betrayed by the human colony they’re supposed to be saving – but the humans themselves aren’t out of…
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News: Evercade Game of the Month for December 2022: Gelatinous: Humanity Lost
Once again, I’m pretty late to this news – but for the next few weeks, Evercade VS owners can download and check…
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Video Game Review: Astronomical Society for Queers (Switch)
There’s a lot of really good intentions at the heart of Astronomical Club for Queers, but it just falls slightly short of…
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My Favourite TV Series of 2022: Andor – Season 1
Though this article is supposed to be about Andor and why it’s my personal choice for TV series of the year, I…
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My Favourite Comic Series of 2022: Do A Powerbomb
I read and reviewed an awful lot of comics in 2022, with many of them being very enjoyable indeed. Some lost their…
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Happy New Year – Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023!
It being the final day of 2022, it felt like a good opportunity to take a very rare breather and have a…
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Video Game Review: ABC Follow Me: Food Festival (Switch)
Back in the halcyon days of the 80s and 90s, educational games would almost always receive a frosty reception from the press.…
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Comic Book Review: Princess Princess Ever After (2016)
Princess Sadie is stuck in a tower, with many a Prince having failed to rescue her. So when Princess Amira arrives, she’s…
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Comic Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #3 (2022)
The Heroes in a Half Shell have had quite a 2022, with the retro tribute beat ’em up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:…
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Book Review: Minecraft Master Builds (2022)
Though I have tried to get into Minecraft, I’ve always struggled. Presented with a blank slate and limitless opportunities for creativity is…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #5 (2019)
A strong first two issues for this unusual Star Wars series was derailed by a problematic third issue and a generic-feeling fourth…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #4 (2019)
Though this mini series started out very strong, with two excellent issues back to back, the problematic third issue was a big…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #3 (2019)
The first issue of Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions presented Vader as a hero, with the second issue giving us a…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #2 (2019)
In the first issue of Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions, we saw a Vader perceived as a heroic, ebony knight by…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #1 (2019)
The first issue of Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #1 poses the question: how would Darth Vader be perceived by an…
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Video Game Review: Panda Punch (Xbox Series X)
An initially charming, retro-styled platformer with light puzzle elements, Panda Punch starts off well but, ultimately, doesn’t quite hit the mark. Red…
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Comic Book Review: The Denim Devil #2
Vanglerton’s denim industry is on the decline – but the town’s murder rate is most definitely up, thanks to a few notably…
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Board Game Review: Aqualin
One of the biggest problems board gamers have is not just learning a new game, but then remembering how to play it…
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Comic Book Review: Spectrum: The Worlds of Gerry Anderson #1 (2022)
Growing up in the 80s, Gerry Anderson’s shows seemed to be a reliable constant on the television. Though most of the time…
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Film Review: Future Shock: The Story of 2000AD
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First Impressions: High On Life (Xbox Series X)
I hear you, out there in the blogosphere. “So you’ve played High On Life – why are you giving us a First…
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A New Article Appears: Rare Atari Games
I had a lot of fun putting together an article for Retro Dodo recently, in which I took a look at what…
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Video Game Review: Harmony’s Odyssey (Switch)
A magical mishap has jumbled up a variety of locations; despite being at least partially responsible, it’s up to little witch Harmony…
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Board Game Review: Beasts of Balance
The first time I played Beasts of Balance, I became so absorbed in its Jenga-meets-Pokemon gameplay that I lost all sense and…
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