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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 […]

GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox GamePass and Nintendo Switch Online this week

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James Bond is a legend on the big screen, but saying his name can bring to mind the legendary GoldenEye 007 video game for Nintendo’s N64 system. Even 25 years after its release, it is still hailed as one of the most groundbreaking and fun games ever released for defining first-person shooters and revolutionary multiplayer. Now fans […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #4

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DC Comics releases Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #4 this Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… The Golden Iris Virus maintains its stranglehold on Gotham City, with its manic victims now descending upon a car dealership with explosive results for the Bat-Family. Elsewhen, in the Gotham City […]

Marvel’s Avengers is officially dead as Crystal Dynamics ceases support

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Crystal Dynamics has confirmed in a statement that Marvel’s Avengers will receive its final update (version 2.8) on March 31st, 2023. After this update Crystal Dynamics shared that they will no longer add any new content or features to the game, and as of September 30th 2023 all official support to the game will cease. […]