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Company of Heroes 2 preview Breaking the ice

This might sound strange, but we’ve already written about nearly everything we know about Company of Heroes 2. In our last preview we covered the biggest additions: TrueSight (a new kind of Fog of War), improvements to AI, and how the snow changes just about every battle. If you’re interested …

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BLOG The Monkeybrain Interviews: The October Girl

(opens in new tab) Monkeybrain Comics has had a very good couple of weeks. Its initial launch announcement was so well received that it launched through comiXology, the digital comics site, two days early. I talked to the creative teams behind all five books, starting with Matthew Dow Smith, writer …

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Abuse in online gaming: Are we all part of the problem?

“Game experience may change during online play” is a cute little disclaimer next to the age rating, carefully constructed for clarity so there can be no mistake that online gaming may not be all sweet and innocent. But as an example of understatement, it’s masterful. Because there’s nothing that can …

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BLOG The Monkeybrain Interviews: Edison Rex

Edison Rex starts where most superhero books finish. Edison Rex is the smartest man in the world, a criminal genius, and the archnemesis of the world’s greatest protector, Valiant. Having dedicated his life to defeating Valiant and proving once and for all that he is a menace to humanity and …

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Fans Create The Ultimate Comic Villain

(opens in new tab) Here’s a guy you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley – or a sun-drenched field for that matter – and that’s official. You’re looking at the ultimate comic villain, as voted for by over 3,500 fans. To mark the release of The Dark Knight …

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PlanetSide 2 preview – A brave new world

We’ve already gushed at length about the ways PlanetSide 2 is proficiently blending the FPS and MMO genres – at this point, that side of the story is well-documented. But while we’ve heard talk from Sony Online Entertainment about the scope of the battlefield, it wasn’t until our recent session …

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Slashs Top 10 Horror Movies: Video Interview

[VAMS bc=”1729665777001″ url=”slashs-top-10-horror-movies-a3s2Tge20QM68″] (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Here are some Slash films for you. Don’t panic – it’s not as bad as it sounds! Rock legend Slash has a new album out – Apocalyptic Love – and, since it turns out he has an appetite for …

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50 most rewatchable movies

Repeat Performances We all moan about repeats on TV, but we also all love to sit down and watch our favourite movies again and again. Some are more rewatchable than others. There are comedies so densely packed with gags and pop-culture references you keep seeing more each time. There are …

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Is this the worst frame-rate in any game ever?

Sometimes, we’re shocked by how bad old games often are. But it takes a special kind of bad to be this bad. This is Virtual Hydlide, the 1995 3D sequel to an ancient NES and MSX game that nobody remembers. It was bad at the time. Now, it’s absolutely shocking. …

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50 Rainiest Movie Moments

Withnail And I (1987) The Rain: As Withnail and Marwood walk through a sodden Regent’s park, the latter insists he finish his journey alone. The pair now separated, Withnail stares disconsolately into the adjoining London Zoo and sombrely recites the soliloquy from Hamlet . Thematic Resonance: It provides a terribly …

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