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Comic Book Review – Millennium #4

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Andrew Newton reviews Millennium #4… Frank Black thought the Millennium Group was defeated years ago but the organization has resurfaced, with his daughter in its crosshairs! Issue #4 of Millennium hits the shelves and last issues build up has come to a meeting between Frank and The Millennium Group.  What will this meeting unveil and what […]

Comic Book Review – Reyn #4

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Andrew Newton reviews Reyn #4… Reyn and Seph infiltrate the Venn stronghold hidden in the Rift. Last issue saw Reyn and his small party stumble across a Venn stronghold hidden deep within the Rift.  This issue sees the group venture inside the stronghold and come across some very unexpected things. The adventure is getting more […]

Video Game Review – We Are Doomed

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Andrew Newton reviews We Are Doomed… WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant. Chase high scores or just enjoy the beautiful explosion of geometry, colour […]

Comic Book Review – Zombies vs Robots #3

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Andrew Newton reviews Zombies vs Robots #3… “Inherit the Earth!,” part 3! Space-faring humans have returned to Earth to find it still dead but crawling with oddly sentient zombies, robots and… Mermen! Finally! Also: Niles and Mayerik continue to help rebuild the mythos in unexpected ways! Issue 3 of Zombies vs Robots is now available […]

Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Luna-1

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd: Luna-1… In 2061, an international lunar treaty divided a million square miles of the moon’s surface between Mega-Cities One, Two and Texas City. Every six months one of these cities has to supply a Judge-Marshal to govern it… enter Judge Dredd! An environment every bit as deadly as the streets […]

Comic Book Review – Elric of Melnibone Vol. 1

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Andrew Newton reviews Elric of Melnibone Vol. 1… Collecting the first volume of the classic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s bestselling fantasy saga, Elric of Melniboné marks the perfect introduction to the series’ iconic antihero, his fabled blade, Stormbringer, and his harrowing adventures across the Dragon Isle. Adapted by former Marvel Comics editor, Roy Thomas, and […]

Comic Book Review – World War X: Helios

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Andrew Newton reviews World War X: Helios… The year 2017… On the moon and across the Earth, warnings from a long forgotten civilization have been discovered deep underground… These strange and ancient cubes awaken monstrous creatures in preparation to annihilate all life that stands in their way. It is clear that humanity is not ready […]

XBox One Accessory Review – Gioteck BP-2 Play and Charge Battery Kit

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I still find it hard to believe that despite all the advances of the XBox One that they still only issued a controller that required 2 x AA batteries.  The speed at which I was going through batteries took me back to my days playing the Sega Game Gear and those who remember that hand-held […]

Comic Book Review – Millennium #2

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Andrew Newton reviews Millennium #2… Fifteen years ago, the end of the world—the anticipated “Millennium Event”—was avoided thanks to the efforts of Frank Black and FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Or was it? Frank’s psychic gifts have been showing him that evil has continued to grow unabated in the world, and he’s trying […]