Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Book Review – Better Late Than Never – Pixel Art from Andy Green

by

Villordsutch reviews Better Late Than Never – Pixel Art from Andy Green… Today, within the sphere of modern gaming, if a “Loading Screen” dares creep over twenty seconds or (Gods forbid!) twenty-five, then there’s a total Twitter-storm, an apology from the developers and a minor 10 gig patch to shave off a few life-stealing seconds.  […]

The Seventh Doctor comes to Blu-ray with Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 26

by

Back in the late 1980’s The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) sped across Time and Space facing off against some of the Doctor’s greatest foes.  From the Daleks to the Cybermen in the early episodes and here – with this release – dragging the viewers into sheer horror with The Curse of Fenric […]

Star Trek: Voyager 25th Anniversary Special – Review

by

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Voyager – 25th Anniversary Special… Is it better to say Star Trek: Voyager is now twenty-five years old or that it’s a quarter of a century old?  What would make us feel a lot less older? Captain Janeway and her crew, aboard the USS Voyager, were flung into the Delta Quadrant […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special

by

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special… The idea of bringing together Valentine’s Day and Star Trek may, like myself, fill you instantly with sickening dread.  When Star Trek: Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special was dropped through my virtual letterbox, with a love heart in the top left corner of the cover and both […]

Video Game Review – My Arcade’s Micro Player Retro Arcade Cabinets

by

Villordsutch reviews My Arcade’s Micro Player Retro Arcade cabinets… The idea of having a classic arcade cabinet in your own home is often (for myself especially) mere pie in the sky.  It would be excellent to actually own the original Pac-Man or Dig Dug cabinet and have it in our collective dining rooms, but would our significant others […]

Show your Pride in Final Fantasy XIV with Gayorzea

by

With the worlds celebration of Pride now in full swing, it’s only right to highlight the huge and growing LGBTQ+ community within the cyberworld.  The largest of these communities is called Gayorzea a spin on FFXIV’s virtual land Eorzea.  This free community brings together thousands of LGBTQ+ gamers with a love of Final Fantasy XIV, to a […]

Two new Legendary Pokémon coming to Pokémon Sun & Moon this July

by

The Sun may be melting the tarmac on the roads here in the United Kingdom and it may six months away from Christmas, but that’s not stopping the Pokémon Company delivering two rather impressive Legendary Pokémon to all owners of the Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sun, and Pokémon Moon games. The lovely people […]

Exclusive preview of Titan’s Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Official Collector’s Edition

by

Dropping on the shelves come May 2018 is Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Official Collector’s Edition from Titan Publishing.  Arriving in both soft and hardcovers, this all-in-one guide is crammed with everything that has gone into the making of Marvel Studios’ most anticipated movie of 2018, Avengers: Infinity War.  Check out the images below on what […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3

by

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Picard – Countdown #3… And so we come to the final slice of Star Trek: Picard – Countdown.  This three issue special, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, aimed to give us a glimpse into the universe of the retired Admiral Picard.  The comic book special written to show us […]