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The Atom joins Injustice 2, watch the gameplay trailer here

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Injustice 2 will be adding a new character to its roster as the first of its Fighter Pack #3 DLC. The Atom will soon be a playable character and WB Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have released the gameplay trailer featuring the hero. It looks as though Atom’s unique ability to change sizes is going […]

Interview – Musician Dave Rogers talks about the 1980’s computer scene, his influences and Chiptune

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Villordsutch interviews Dave Rogers… Back in the 1980’s the British software boom erupted and with it emerged some seriously talented people, from coders and graphic artists to musicians; it’s amongst the latter that Dave Rogers stood out for many a gamer at the end of the 20th Century.  Mostly known – at the time – […]

Video Game Review – Lifeless Planet PS4 Edition

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Emma Withington reviews Lifeless Planet… Our astronaut’s mission hasn’t quite gone to plan, as he awakes after crash landing on a desolate planet with a concussion. This can’t be right, the planet was supposedly full of life and potentially habitable for humans. Where are the rest of the crew? What happened here? Is this even […]

Video Game Review – Rocketbirds 2: Evolution

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Scott Watson reviews Rocketbirds 2: Evolution… Putzki is dead. Or is he? Hardboiled thought he had nailed the evil megalomaniacal despot at the end of the first Rocketbirds.  It seems though that psychotic killer owls from outer space had other plans and look to have brought Putzki back from the dead to once again take over […]

Pokemon Go fever grips Springfield in The Simpsons short

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Pokemon fever is gripping the globe thanks to the latest iteration, Pokemon Go, and it’s even reached as far as Springfield! Yes, Homer Simpson has fallen victim to the game, neglecting his parental duties during a family trip to the zoo as he tries to catch them all in a new Simpsons short released by […]

Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Life Is Strange

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With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Kirsty Capes with Life Is Strange… The first time I was struck by the genius of the Life Is Strange soundtrack was when I started episode […]

Video Game Review – Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

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Ben Rayner reviews Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris… Tomb Raider, that classic adventure platforming giant which revolves around a young British archaeologist who happens to be a gun toting, gymnastic queen, is in a rather odd state of flux at the moment. After countless sequels and accusations of becoming stale, Square Enix gave […]