Review: Synth Riders
Available now on: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Steam & Viveport (Quest 2 version tested) – Official website here Synthwave has absolutely exploded in popularity in the last few years, with […]
Review: Space Slurpies
Available on: Oculus, Steam & Viveport (Reviewed on Oculus Quest 2) Price: $6.99/£4.99 (Oculus)/£5.19 (Steam) Developed by: Starcade Arcade Game Website Release Date: Available Now The beauty of VR is […]
Sirens: Battle of the Bards – An Interview with Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone
“I was eight years old,” Satine Phoenix reveals, about her first encounter with Dungeons & Dragons. “I found the starter box in my basement. It had my Dad’s old characters […]
Comic Book Review: Chariot #2
After a blisteringly paced first issue – that introduced us to the eponymous supercar and its new best friend, ex-con Jim – the second issue gives us a clear antagonist […]
Film Review: Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
Though it’s not their first rodeo – that honour goes to Toho’s mental 1962 monster mash-up King Kong vs Godzilla – the 2021 film is the first time these two […]
The Music of Dota: Dragon’s Blood: An Interview with Dino Meneghin
“I only realised how big Dota was when I went home and Googled it. I saw there was a tournament with a $35 million prize and just thought – how […]
Comic Book Review: Chariot #1
Writer Bryan Hill and artist Priscilla Petraites have crafted an intense, thrilling ride with the first issue of Chariot, a comic dripping in synthwave atmosphere. From the neon pinks evident […]
Film Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
After a few decades of false starts and dashed hopes, it was a huge relief when the third Bill & Ted movie went into production. Following the surprise cult hit […]
Post 600
Well, this feels like quite a milestone. Since starting the blog in 2019, I’ve been able to maintain a daily schedule of posting at least one article a day – […]
Early Access: Super Star Shooter 16
A retro inspired tunnel shooter made with Unity, Super Star Shooter 16 is a surprisingly fun game, even in its current unfinished form. Flying into the screen, shooting enemies and […]
Review: The Walking Dead
When Telltale’s The Walking Dead was released in 2012, I don’t think anyone was ready for how much of an impact it’d make, nor how high it’d set the bar […]
Music Review: Télépopmusik: Everybody Breaks the Line
French electronic band Télépopmusik released the gorgeous album Genetic World in 2001, to great critical success, selling over 350,000 copies worldwide. Follow up Angel Milk, released in 2005, failed to […]
Review: Hot Shot Burn
Available from 1st October 2020 on Nintendo Switch – Published by: Forever Entertainment Local multiplayer games have been making a resurgence after a good few years in the wilderness and the Switch, with its portability and bundled Joy-Con controllers that guarantee instant two player action with so many games, is the perfect home for local multiplayer fun. Hot Shot Burn […]
Review: Sounds of Eden
Back in the early 90s – when I was in my mid-teens – my peer group and I were having our minds expanded by all of the non-mainstream music we were discovering – we started by finding decidedly non-chart friendly alternative rock and electronic music; genres such as industrial for example. We all ended up going in different directions in […]
Music Review: Chromeo – Quarantine Casanova EP
I first became aware of cheeky retro-electro funk duo Chromeo in 2007 at a British festival called The Big Chill. For a number of years back then, I used to attend that particular festival with a group of close friends; it was small but grew to a decent enough size that it attracted some phenomenal acts – and it was […]
The Music of Marvel’s Avengers: An Interview with Bobby Tahouri
“For me it was watching The Untouchables and hearing Ennio Morricone’s score,” Bobby Tahouri says, about what it was that made him want to become a film composer. “My father […]
