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The 64 – Can the Commodore 64 make a come back?

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Back in the 80’s the Commodore 64 was the world’s best selling computer; with the exception of the UK where the Spectrum won the hearts of the people, the Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market.  With the Spectrum Vega and the Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum already on the market it’s no surprise that someone […]

Comic Book Review – Uncle Scrooge #13

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Andrew Newton reviews Uncle Scrooge #13… “Scrooge’s Last Adventure: Part 1 of 4!” When Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica and the Beagle Boys team up to beat Scrooge, what happens after they win? Then William Van Horn teams Scrooge and Uncle Rumpus in “Nothing Like It!” ‘Scrooge’s Last Adventure’  is an epic four part story starting this issue […]

Comic Book Review – Reyn #6

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Andrew Newton reviews Reyn #6… Reyn and Seph try to come to grips with the new reality of the “land” of Fate.  As issue 6 of Reyn came onto my screen the excitement in the air was palpable; the previous issues had already completely and utterly blown my mind and I certainly couldn’t wait to […]

Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Dark Justice

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd: Dark Justice… Having previously been destroyed by nuclear fire and dragged to hell by the vengeful spirits of those he had murdered, alien superfiend Judge Death has managed to return to the world. United with his ‘brothers’ – Judges Fear, Fire and Mortis – the quartet of terror have invaded […]

Comic Book Review – Zombies Vs Robots #6

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Zeb Larson reviews Zombies Vs Robots #6… “Inherit the Earth!,” part 6! On the Amazons’ island, forces converge in a battle between damaged robots, rotting zombies, invaders from the moon… and humans caught in the middle! Then, in the finale of “The Orphan,” everything blows up. Another issue of Zombies Vs Robots and another example […]

Video Game Review – Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark

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Andrew Newton reviews Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark… In all my many years of playing video games I’ve seen many physics based games but never a game about physics. Schrodinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark by developer Italic Pig, is perhaps the first game that concentrates on this weird and […]

Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 10

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 10… Judge Dredd takes to the mean streets of the Big Meg once more to tackle the city’s most dangerous offenders, including the deadly martial artist Stan Lee! The tenth book in this bestselling series collects together some of the very best in Thrill-power, including such […]

Comic Book Review – Donald Duck #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Donald Duck #1… Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto are all timeless Disney classics but there is one character who stands head and shoulders above the rest – Donald Duck.  Donald is one of those characters whose antics usually result in a rather red faced tantrum with fists flying in all directions.  His speech impediment […]