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, to some in the series where he’s not […]
Comic Book Review: GI Joe: 40th Anniversary Special (2022)
It’s 1984. The ‘real’ GI Joe: A Real American Hero’s 21st issue script has gone missing, leaving Marvel with a strict time limit to get a replacement issue ready for […]
Journey’s 10th Anniversary: An Interview With Austin Wintory
“I was into comics, video games, movies and novels – and I was split on if I wanted to be a writer or a paleontologist,” Austin Wintory tells me about […]
News: Wonder Boy Collection Coming to Switch and PS4 on June 3rd
Anyone who knows me knows how important the Wonder Boy games are to me – and just how much of a part they played in my video game obsession from […]
News: Cotton Fantasy Releases May 20th on PS4 & Switch
The first game in the Cotton series – Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams – was released in Japanese arcades in 1991 and went on to appear on a wide variety of […]
Comic Book Review: Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai (2009)
Though Usagi Yojimbo (translated from Japanese, it means ‘rabbit bodyguard’) is usually a black and white comic, this beautifully produced one-shot is fully painted in beautiful watercolours, by series creator […]
Happy 40th Birthday, Ms. Pac-Man!
Ms. Pac-Man was first released in arcades on the 13th of January 1982 – and remains one of the finest arcade games of all time (don’t just take my word […]
Happy 20th Birthday Xbox!
Twenty years ago, I wasn’t all that hyped for the Xbox. Partly it was because I couldn’t afford or justify having yet another console – I already owned a PS2, […]
Comic Book Review: Archie Halloween Spectacular (2021) #1
Though the cover of the 2021 Archie Halloween Spectacular proudly states that the comic features an all-new lead story within its pages, it’s not as if you can tell unless […]
Comic Book Review: Judge Dredd Megazine #424
2000AD’s sister title, the Judge Dredd Megazine, reaches an incredible milestone this month with the release of issue 424, which celebrates the publication’s 30th anniversary. It’s incredibly impressive considering how […]
Opinion: Nintendo Direct
So after months, if not years, of speculation regarding a collection of more modern Mario titles than we’re used to seeing, it was finally revealed in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, which was also a celebration of the 35th Anniversary of seminal video game Super Mario Bros. Containing Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy, it’s coming very soon […]
Happy Birthday GoldenEye 007!
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the release of one of the most important console first person shooters of all time. It’s hard to express exactly how much of an impact Rare’s N64-exclusive movie tie-in had at the time of its release; perhaps it’s even more remarkable due to its status as a licensed title that was released two years […]
My First Twitterversary
Today is a special occasion, being exactly a year since I set up and used my Twitter account for the very first time. I was always very hesitant to use social media – especially with all of the seemingly endless toxicity I’d heard about in the gaming community – but I’m pleased to say that my experience has, for the […]
Revisiting Assassin’s Creed
I’ve had a quiet week in gaming terms. With an awful lot on my plate in other areas, it was inevitable that something was going to suffer – and, unfortunately, […]
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