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Mario and Luigi showcased on The Super Mario Bros. Movie posters

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With The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s release date fast approaching, we’ve got another two posters Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming adaptation of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, which put the spotlight on the Super Mario Bros. themselves, Mario and Luigi; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Mario battles Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie promo […]

Resident Evil: Death Island CG-animated movie unveils first trailer

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Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a teaser trailer for the CG animated feature Resident Evil: Death Island. The fifth instalment in the animated Resident Evil franchise after 2017’s Resident Evil: Vendetta and the 2021 TV series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield as they team up to stop a deadly […]

WWE 2K23 gameplay trailer gives first look at WarGames, Logan Paul and more

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As William Regal would say: “WarGames!” WWE 2K23 is introducing the double-ringed, double-caged WarGames in a WWE game. It’s a brutal match known for intense storytelling and gruesome violence. It was the centerpiece of last year’s Survivor Series Premium Live Event, featuring The Bloodline, Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens. We also got a preview of […]

Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Blade statue unveiled by PCS

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Sideshow and PCS have released promotional images for the 1:3 scale Blade collectible statue which is based on the likeness of the Daywalker’s appearance in tactical-RPG video game Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Limited to 400 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,395; check it out here… Based on the Daywalker’s appearance in the […]

Mario battles Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie promo

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Illumination has released a new TV spot for the animated feature adaptation of the iconic Nintendo video game series, The Super Mario Bros. Movie which gives us a peek at Mario battling Donkey Kong; check it out here… The film features the voice talents of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie […]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge to write Tomb Raider series for Amazon

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge must have really enjoyed searching for the Dial of Destiny, because she’s set to remain firmly in the world of treasure-hunting by scripting a Tomb Raider series for Amazon Prime Video.  According to The Hollywood Reporter the Fleabag actor will write a TV series based on the popular video game. It is part […]

The Essential Video Game Adaptations

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Olly Dyche on the essential video game adaptations… Video game adaptations have notoriously garnered a reputation of being fairly awful, with the likes of Doom, Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and House the Dead being great examples. However, within the fold of poor video game adaptations there have also been some good – and […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #74– Pang

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After a succession of not overly enjoyable games  – with the final one being Wriggler – it’s great to finally pick up a game that not only rings back from the past with some brilliant gaming memories, but within the opening few rounds still shows you that the gameplay has been retained after a quarter of a century.  […]

Downfall of Justin Roiland: Creator removed from Rick & Morty, Solar Opposites and more

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In just a short time, the horrid behaviour of Justin Roiland has seen some severe consequences. Roiland, best known for his work on Rick & Morty, has been removed from his position at almost all his projects. Adult Swim and Hulu have bought cut ties with the creator following the news that he was charged […]