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  • Do Superheroes Suit The Small Screen?

    Recently, Bruno Heller, showrunner for Gotham is quoted at the Edinburgh Television festival as saying: “I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV. Probably because of the costume thing”  On the surface, this comment made by the BAFTA nominated creator of Rome & The Mentalist seems like he is...
  • Tanked Up 45 – No Man’s Refunds

    This week its Ben and Aadil, once again joined by the beerisitible Lucy. We talk Hue, and the Titanfall 2 beta. In a landmark moment, the three of us managed to get the same beers. We started with Moor Brewing’s “So’Hop”, and followed it up with Cloudwater’s limited release...
  • New Dad, Seeks Battle

    This week we’ll jump straight into it. Hit me up on twitter @Nova_47 to remind me how much fun your having gaming and not looking after babies. Bank hol Monday, a day traditionally spent playing games. So far zero games played only baby related activities complete — Ben Nother...
  • The Call of Duty Conundrum

    Call of Duty Infinite Warfare releases in a few months time and like previous years grumblings have arisen from the regular naysayers regarding the annual release schedule of the first-person shooter. However, what makes this year different is the sheer number of dislikes the upcoming title is receiving on Youtube...
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    Prey for the Gods Can Learn From Shadow of the Colossus

    Prey for the Gods won’t be out for another year but from what I’ve seen it looks promising. The feature that No Matter Studios have showed off the most are the game’s giant boss encounters. It’s no secret that Prey for the Gods has been inspired by Shadow of...
  • Characters who should appear in Star Wars Rebels: Bounty Hunters and Misfits

    Ever since we peeked into the Mos Eisley Cantina in 1977 Star Wars fans have always been fascinated by the characters on the fringes of the Skywalker saga but that’s all they could be at the time: passing glimpses of creatures that would become sought after action figures. These...
  • New Extended Westworld Trailer

    Westwood is HBO’s new dark drama about the dawn of artificial consciousness in a futuristic robotic theme park, which is not as daft as it sounds . The one-hour drama series is being adapted for television by Chris Nolans equally talented brother Jonathan Nolan (Interstellar, The Dark Knight) and...
  • New Dad, Seeks a Change of Pace

    An evening pattern seems to be emerging. I know I wrote last week that this was not the case and trying to find one was a useless task. But I have noticed that we are getting into a bit of a routine. It’s something we’ve been trying for weeks...
  • The Search for Spock: Star Trek’s Forgotten Masterpiece

    The ‘fact’ that all even numbered Star Trek films are good while all odd numbered Star Trek films are bad ingratiated itself into the common parlance of geek culture many years ago but the truth is that this is nothing more than a snappy sound bite and is proven...