NewsComputers
Kids ditch PCs for gaming big-time.
According to Kids and Gaming 2015, the latest report from global information company, The NPD Group, mobile devices are now the devices most…
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Computer and board games.
September 2015
ReviewScifi
Thunderbirds The Vault by Marcus Hearn (book review).
With ‘Thunderbirds The Vault’ by Marcus Hearne, don’t expect pull-outs and such that have been with other vaults. However, there is a wealth…
TrailerScifi
Anno 2205 – smoking new future game trailerage.
Here’s the next iteration of the Anno strategy game franchise, set even more in the future and entitled not unreasonably, Anno 2205. The original…
NewsStar Wars
Star Wars: Remote control BB-8 droid toy looks likely to wow.
Robot maker firm Sphero has revealed details of their new remote control toy based on the forthcoming Star Wars Force Unleashed movie BB-8…
August 2015
ReviewBooks
The Art Of Rocksteady’s Batman by Daniel Wallace (book review).
Although I’ve known of the recent Arkham Batman computer games, I’ve only recently picked up the ‘Arkham Origins’, which goes beyond the remit…
ReviewFantasy
City Under The Sand (The Abyssal Plague Prelude book 3) by Jeff Mariotte (book review).
http://www.Dungeons&Dragons.com‘City Under The Sand’ takes place in the Dark Sun setting, an interesting anomaly among the various ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ worlds. It’s a…
ReviewHorror
Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America: 1957-1972 by Mark Voger (book review).
The title ‘Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America: 1957-1972’ gives away what this book by Mark Voger is about. It’s…
NewsGames
Star Wars Battlefront: go Millennium Falcon.
Some new trailer action from the upcoming and much anticipated Star Wars Battlefront computer game for the PS4, PC and Xbox One. Looks like…
July 2015
ReviewScifi
Capturing Archetypes: Twenty Years Of Sideshow Collectables Art (book review)
It seems to be Sideshow Collectables’ month with another book showing off their wares but as ‘Capturing Archetypes: Twenty Years Of Sideshow Collectables’…
June 2015
NewsCulture
Minecraft Hololens: get an amazing look at the first major virtual reality game!
Want to see what the Minecraft Hololens virtual reality game will look like? Wonder no more! Watch it live, here. Best action is at the…
NewsBooks
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty by Raymond Benson
The blurb on the front cover announces that ‘Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty’ is ‘The official novel of the thrilling Konami…
TrailerGames
Dishonored 2 game trailer . . . steampunk redux.
Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios are working on Dishonored 2, their steampunk first-person action stealth game and follow-up to Dishonored, slated for a…