Review: Interplay Collection 2 (Evercade Cartridge 07)
There’s a sense of repetition in the first half dozen or so Evercade cartridges, certainly n terms of the companies featured -…
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Review: Namco Museum Collection 2 (Evercade Cartridge 06)
In my review of the fifth cartridge in the Evercade’s growing library – the Atari Collection 2 – I lamented the fact…
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Review: Atari Collection 2 (Evercade Cartridge 05)
With 20 Atari titles already represented on the Evercade (thanks to the very first cartridge in the console’s library, Atari Collection 1),…
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Review: Interplay Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 04)
Controversial opinion time – let’s get this out of the way right from the start: Earthworm Jim just isn’t a very good…
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Review: Data East Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 03)
Note: This is a slight update of an older review, taking into account the release of the Data East Arcade collection. When…
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Review: Namco Museum Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 02)
Having already reviewed the first cartridge in the Evercade’s growing library, the Atari Collection 1, it’s now the turn of the second…
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Review: Atari Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 01)
Note: Slightly updated, this review now takes into account the fact that other Evercade consoles also exist. The Namco Museum 1 cartridge…
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News: Duke Nukem and the AI Art Controversy
The dust hadn’t even settled on the incredibly exciting news that Duke Nukem would be coming to the Evercade (alongside a gorgeous…
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News: Duke Nukem – And Everything Else Announced At The Evercade Showcase Vol. 1!
In my humble opinion, the Evercade Showcase Vol. 1 featured a hit rate for exciting announcements that the big boys of the…
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Comic Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures (Vol. 2) #1 (2023)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back for a second series of Saturday Morning Adventures from IDW! For the uninitiated, the Saturday…
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Comic Book Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #3 (2023)
Eric and Diana have been separated from their friends – and while dealing with a terrifying Beholder, they find out that Phaelona…
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VR Review: Walkabout Mini Golf (Oculus/Meta Quest 2)
I’m not much of a sports person; never really got into any sport – and golf in particular always bored me. Yet…
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Wrestling Event Review: WWE Night of Champions 2023 (27th May 2023)
Note: Spoilers will come quick, thick and fast in this review. You have been warned! In my review of last September’s UK…
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Comic Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #4 (2023)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Saturday Morning Adventures series comes to a close with this fourth and final issue. For the…
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Video Game Review: Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!
Cute and charming to a fault, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! is the latest sequel in the long running, bubble popping spin off of…
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Star Wars: Celebrating The 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi
Though it wasn’t the first time I’d seen Return of the Jedi on the big screen – thanks to the 1997 Special…
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Film Review: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
It’s the 26th anniversary of The Lost World: Jurassic Park – so what better time to slightly update and republish my review…
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Comic Book Review: The All-Nighter #10
With Andrea dying, Alex and Joy race to save her before the true threat of The Takers arrive. Meanwhile, Lazaruk has to…
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Film Review: Renfield (2023)
It’s perhaps become something of a cliché to say that Nicolas Cage appears to be having the time of his life, as…
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Comic Book Review: The All-Nighter #9
The legions of superheroes turning up after being inspired by our protagonists are revealed as vampires; a dastardly plan that’s essentially a…
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Comic Book Review: The All-Nighter #8
Joy’s attempt to reconnect with her mother goes disatrously wrong, as her sibling discovers her and refuses to believe that her sister…
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Board Game Review: Catapult Feud (2021)
As a kid, I was fascinated with a game called Crossbows and Catapults, which allowed you to build castles with plastic bricks…
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News: Evercade Game of the Month for May 2023: Thunder Paw
Is it that time already? It seems so – as we have a new, free Game of the Month for the Evercade!…
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Video Game Review: Cyber Citizen Shockman (Nintendo Switch)
The current batch of consoles play host to not just new, blockbuster titles that take advantage of decades of technological and game…
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Comic Book Review: Predator #3 (2023)
Theta has been seriously wounded and the spaceship – which was the one way off the Yautja’s game reserve planet – has…
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Comic Book Review: She-Hulk #10 (2023)
Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk series continues, with Jennifer Walters (aka the titular green giant) experiencing the pain of heartbreak once more. The bad…
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Video Game Review: Lab Chaos (Steam, 2023)
Available Now on Steam & Mobile Lab Chaos arrived on mobile in 2019 – and I found it to be a very…
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TTRPG Review: Goblin Quest (2015)
I’ve been fascinated with tabletop RPGs since the early 80s, as I’ve previously mentioned elsewhere on the blog. Dungeons & Dragons was…
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Video Game Review: Murtop (Nintendo Switch)
Beyond Murtop’s cutesy exterior lies a ridiculously hardcore experience; it’s a deliberate throwback to the coin-munching arcade titles of the early 80s.…
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Video Game Review: Cotton Fantasy (Switch)
The first installment in the Cotton series – Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams – came out in Japanese arcades way back in 1991.…
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New: Cyber Citizen Shockman Heads West For The First Time on May 28th 2023!
It’s arguably never been a better time to be a retro gamer – as publishers left, right and centre are releasing both…
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Comic Book Review: Crater City #1 (2023)
I had no idea what to expect when I began reading the first issue of indie comic, Crater City. Writer Michael Ruiz-Unger…
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Comic Book Review: Tom Holland’s Fright Night #1 – Free Comic Book Day 2023 Edition
For this year’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), I visited the Forbidden Planet closest to me. They made quite a big deal…
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Video Game Review: Star Wars: Jedi – Fallen Order (2019)
The dust has long settled, given that EA’s Star Wars title, Jedi – Fallen Order is now not far off four years…
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Board Game Review: Dragomino (2020)
Kingdomino has spun off in a few interesting directions since its release, with Dragomino being just one of several new versions of…
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Board Game Review: Star Realms (2014)
It’s been around for nine years, has been supported by lots of expansions (some that are standalone or compatible with the base…
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Comic Book Review: Edge of Spider-Verse #1 (2023)
Mini-series and spin-offs featuring Spider-People from across the multiverse are nothing new, of course – but, with a new Spider-Verse movie on…
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Star Wars – Atari’s 1983 Arcade Game: A Short Star Wars Day Story
It’s the 40th Anniversary of both Return of the Jedi and Atari’s Star Wars arcade game. So I thought I’d revisit the…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Lando – Return of the Jedi One-Shot (2023)
As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations for 1983 Star Wars trilogy climax Return of the Jedi, Marvel are releasing a short…
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Comic Book Review: She-Hulk #9 (2022)
April and Mark Booth’s plans for Jen are laid bare, as well as their jealousy over the fact that she’s a ‘perfect’…
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Comic Book Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2 (2023)
Having passed through a portal to escape hordes of monsters, our heroes find themselves in Water deep, alone with a young woman…
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Board Game Review: Turf War (2022)
Despite its very diminutive size, Turf War packs a solid amount of gameplay into its tiny box. You and your opponent are…
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Board Game Review: Lucha Jefe (2017)
It’s a shame that card game Lucha Jefe is packaged so minimally, because inside that very unassuming exterior, a clever little game…
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Video Game Review: Gematombe
Out now on: PS4, Steam, Switch, Xbox One (Version Tested: Xbox Series X) Though remnants of 90s puzzle games still persist, for…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #1 (2023)
Though this could have relied far too much on what may seem like a gimmicky premise, Darth Vader: Black, White & Red’s…
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Comic Book Review: Alien #1 (2023)
When Marvel’s parent company, Disney, acquired rival multimedia behemoth 20th Century Fox a few years back, Dark Horse Comics lost their decades-long…
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Comic Book Review: She-Hulk #8 (2022)
April and Mark have been revealed as villains – and their presence in Jen’s life as more than coincidental. Yet even after…
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Video Game Review: Orcs Must Die! (PC, 2011)
Well, that’s one game ticked off the endless digital pile of shame. The very first achievement I earned in Orcs Must Die!…
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Video Game Review: Mount Your Friends (PC, 2013)
The beauty of having my own website is that I can write about anything I want – whatever captures my attention, or…
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Comic Book Review: She-Hulk #7 (2022)
Jen and Jack have begun their first tentative steps towards an actual romantic relationship, after months of will-they-won’t-they teasing. Jen has her…
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Kickstarter Spotlight: BREAK!! – An Anime and Video Game-inspired TTRPG
A tabletop RPG inspired by anime and video games such as the long running Zelda series (not to mention other classic, 16-bit…
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Comic Book Review: Garbage Pail Kids: Origins #2
Though I hugely enjoyed the hugely entertaining crossover Madballs vs Garbage Pail Kids recently, I couldn’t say the same for Garbage Pail…
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TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 8: The Return
Bo-Katan Kryze has reunited the Mandalorian clans – but Moff Gideon has lured them into a trap. Setting his new and improved…
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Board Game Review: Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game (2023)
If you’ve played deckbuilding games such as the hugely popular Star Realms, you’ll be right at home with Fantasy Flight’s latest licensed…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Ewoks – Return of the Jedi One-Shot (2023)
As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations for 1983 Star Wars trilogy climax Return of the Jedi, Marvel are releasing a short…
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Film Review: The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)
As a fan of Mario since the 80s, it’s fantastic to finally see The Super Mario Bros Movie; it’s only the second…
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Comic Book Review: Predator #2 (2023)
The protagonist of Marvel’s first Predator series – Theta – has returned. The time and space displaced humans, being hunted by the…
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Comic Book Review: The Gimmick #1 (2023)
If you know me – or even if you’re a regular reader of my blog – you’ll know that I’m a big…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #33 (2023)
It’s been really interesting to see the different places that Imperial Special Forces team, Inferno Squad, pop up within the wider world…
Keep readingTV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 7: The Spies
Bo-Katan, Din Djarin and their two respective Mandalorian factions have formed an uneasy alliance – thanks to the Darksaber now being in…
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Video Game Review: Monster Train (Steam Deck)
Note: I originally published this review after becoming quite addicted to Monster Train on the Xbox Series X. Now I’m playing it…
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Comic Book Review: Planet of the Apes #1 (2023)
Since the 1968 Charlton Heston movie of the same name – itself adapted from a 1963 French sci-fi novel by Pierre Boulle…
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TTRPG Review: Sea of Thieves: Roleplaying Game
Available now from your friendly local games store, Amazon or directly from Mongoose Publishing A few years back, I became pretty addicted…
Keep readingKickstarter Spotlight: The Blessed and the Blasphemous – Call of Cthulhu TTRPG Campaign Sourcebook
Launching 8th April 2023 on Kickstarter, The Blessed and The Blasphemous is a six-scenario campaign book for the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG.…
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TTRPG Review: Tiny Dungeon (1st Edition)
A few years ago, fuelled by passionate creators on Kickstarter, I backed a number of cheap, rules-light tabletop RPGs in the hope…
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News: Evercade Game of the Month for April 2023: Donut Dodo
Huge news for Evercade owners – as of now, the Game of the Month feature is available not just for Evercade VS…
Keep readingTV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 6: Guns For Hire
The revelation at the end of last week’s episode – that unknown Mandalorians seem to have been involved in rescuing Moff Gideon…
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Comic Book Review: Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace – Return of the Jedi One-Shot (2023)
As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations for 1983 Star Wars trilogy climax Return of the Jedi, Marvel are releasing a short…
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Comic Book Review: Nahamaha (2023)
Independent creations – whether they be books, comics, video games or films – can often be the most unpredictable and surprising works…
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Video Game Review: Little Inferno (Steam)
Version Played: PC (also available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Switch, Wii U) I remember working my way through World of Goo,…
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Comic Book Review: It’s Jeff! #1 (2023)
Jeff the Land Shark – the fourth-wall breaking, seriously meta hero Gwenpool’s adopted pet – gets his own comic, with the adorable…
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Video Game Review: Papertris (Switch)
Despite the ‘tris’ element of its name, this deliberately lo-fi indie puzzler has more shared DNA with the likes of Columns or…
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Comic Book Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 (2023)
For geeks and gamers of a certain age, the 80s Dungeons and Dragons cartoon holds a very special place in our hearts.…
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Pirate leader Gorian Shard returns with vengeance on his mind – and a desperate Greef Karga sends a distress signal to the…
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Video Game Review: Pirates Outlaws (Switch)
Despite a weirdly generic name that feels oddly translated, I was pleasantly surprised by roguelike deckbuilding game, Pirates Outlaws. If you’ve played…
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Final Call: The Wii U eShop Closes Today!
In just a few hours, the Wii U eShop is closing – which means that access will be lost to a reasonable…
Keep readingTV Re-Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 3: The Convert
I wouldn’t normally do this; certainly not just a few weeks after an episode has aired anyway. Yet I went back and…
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Book Review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian – The Tiny Book of Grogu (2021)
It’s right there in the name: this truly is a tiny book. Even in its slipcase, it’s two inches tall, an inch…
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Video Game Guide: How to Unlock Hidden Games on Evercade EXP – Complete List of 5 Games!
With the Evercade EXP – and even its Limited Edition variant, the entire first shipment of which, in the UK, ended up…
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Comic Book Review: Predator #1 (2023)
Dark Horse held the Predator license for 30 years (give or take a few years) – from the late 80s until more…
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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…
Keep readingTV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 2: The Mines of Mandalore
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…
Keep readingFeature: 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…
Keep readingFeature: Goodbye Wii U eShop, We Hardly Knew U
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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