Future State: The Next Batman #4 (opens in new tab) sees a bevy of creators doing some really fun things with the new status quos set up in ‘Future State.’ Future State: The Next Batman #4 credits Written by John Ridley, Vita Ayala, and Paula Sevenbergen Art by Nick Derington, …
Read More »Have you tried… taking over a post-apocalyptic world with plants in Cloud Gardens?
It all begins with a single seed and a dilapidated caravan that sticks upright out of a derelict patch of earth. A streetlight stands in the corner of a small section of concrete, and the only signs of life are two blackbirds that soar through the sky and occasionally land …
Read More »The Silence of the Lambs at 30: An unsettling horror thats still utterly terrifying
“Have the lambs stopped screaming, Clarice?” Hannibal Lecter (played exquisitely by Anthony Hopkins) asks Clarice Starling (the excellent Jodie Foster) during The Silence of the Lambs. There are few lines in cinema as iconic, and for good reason – it’s unsettling, creepy, and sticks with you long after the credits …
Read More »Toph goes solo in new Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel
Return to the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender (opens in new tab) in another in-continuity comic book adventure this month – this time focusing on Toph and her Metalbending Academy. Following up from 2020’s Avatar: The Last Airbender – Katara and the Pirate’s Silver (opens in new tab), writer …
Read More »Best Shots review: The insufferable Quentin Quire gets the spotlight in X-Force #17
When Wanda Maximoff said, “No more mutants,” she meant, “No more Quentin Quire, specifically”. Quentin Quire is the one X-Man you hope gets brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe just so Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury can give a firm talking to him, with that one F-Bomb allotted to PG-13 …
Read More »Best GTA games, ranked from worst to best
The GTA series has been blessed with some of the greatest titles of the last two decades, but the question always remains as to what the best GTA game is. From the Californian sprawl of GTA 5 (opens in new tab) to the neon lights of Vice City, we’ve driven …
Read More »Batman alums Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel create a trucker-centric sci-fi drama in Nocterra
Darkness has enveloped the globe. Citizens of the world are more divided than ever. People are transforming into monsters. If that sounds like the world we’re living in, well then, writer Scott Snyder has done the job he set out to do: to write about our present moment in history …
Read More »Mass Effect Legendary Edition: 10 most interesting improvements and features coming to the remaster
If you’re as ready as I am to jump back into BioWare’s space-faring trilogy, you’ll surely want to know what shiny new enhancements and improvements are coming to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. You’re about to reunite or meet (if you’re new to the series) Commander Shepard and the crew with …
Read More »Before Destruction AllStars, Lucid Games wanted to resurrect an old PlayStation franchise
Destruction AllStars is a brand new vehicular combat game for PS5, one that follows in the footsteps of Destruction Derby and Twisted Metal before it. The game is available today for all PS Plus subscribers that have been able to get their hands on a PS5. It’s a high-octane racer …
Read More »How a joke about bathroom signs inspired one of the best indie platformers hitting PS5 this year
Developers talk a lot about signposting when figuring out how to gently guide players from Point A to Point B, but The Pedestrian takes that strand of game design to an entirely new level. Its premise, a 2.5D platformer that takes place entirely within the confines of public signage, is …
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