ReviewBooks
How To Be A Pro Gamer by Jon Hambin (book review).
The process of picking out books to review for me often depends on whether I think they will be of interest to you,…
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Games
Computer and board games.
August 2019
ReviewBooks
The 100 Greatest Retro Videogames (book review)
I wasn’t quite sure how far back this new Carlton Book, ‘The 100 Greatest Retro Videogames’ or how the selection was made or…
October 2018
ReviewMagazines
Retro Fan #2 Fall 2018 (magazine review).
With Elvira on the cover, it can hardly be surprising that the second issue of ‘Retro Fan’ is a Halloween special. Not necessarily…
August 2018
ReviewBooks
Gamer Nation by Eric Geissinger (book review).
With a title like ‘Gamer Nation’, author Eric Geissinger is more or less giving away the subject matter. The sub-title, ‘The Rise Of…
ReviewBooks
Degenesis: Black Atlantic by Marko Djurdjevic (book review).
‘Degenesis: Black Atlantic’. What we have here is part-book, part-game whicah when combined result in a work of art that would grace a…
June 2018
ReviewMagazines
RetroFan #1 Spring 2018 (magazine review).
‘RetroFan’ covers have been in the TwoMorrows promotion literature for some time. Unlike their more comicbook-orientated magazines, this one focuses on TV and…
September 2017
ReviewScifi
Alien: Hissing Xenomorph & Illustrated Book [With Sound] (model and book review).
Within the three inch high green box, you get a wrapped xenomorph, 1 small 48 page mini-book and a single sheet telling you…
ReviewBooks
Chronicle Books Star Wars model in a box selection. (book/model review)
Yoda, Bring You Wisdom I Will (pub: Chronicle Books. 48 page paperback with figurine 48 page paperback, figurine and stickers. Price: £10.99 (UK).…
August 2017
ReviewBooks
Mr. Spock: Logic & Prosperity Box (Star Trek) (UK title: Spock In A Box) by Steve Mockus (book/statue review)
Being greeted by the top half of Spock in the form of a statuette with the words ‘Live long and prosper’ around his…
ReviewBooks
TheColor Of Pixar by Tia Kratter (book review)
I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting when I spotted ‘The Color Of Pixar’ by Tia Kratter in the advance list from…
February 2017
ReviewBooks
The Art of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe by Tim and Steve Seeley (book review)
Growing up in the 80s meant that the ‘He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe’ cartoon was a staple part of my childhood.…
September 2016
ReviewGames
Lego Star Wars – The Force Awakens (PS4 Review).
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, someone thought it would be a great idea to take Lego characters and…