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Like Rick and Morty? You could do a lot worse than Solar Opposites, the new comedy series heading to Hulu. Both shows are co-created by Justin Roiland (the former by Dan Harmon, the latter with Mike McMahan) and each share the same animation style and love for anarchical, off-the-cuff humour. …
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As Cloud disembarks from a train and arrives in the slums of Midgar early on in Final Fantasy 7 Remake (opens in new tab), I pan the camera up and see the mighty top plate looming up above. This diverse city made of metal that serves as the backdrop to …
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Warning: This Star Trek: Picard (opens in new tab) review contains major spoilers for episode 8. Turn your ship around now to avoid spoilers! After devoting much of its first three episodes to explaining what’s been going on since The Next Generation era, Star Trek: Picard had got into the …
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If you think hard about the concept of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, you realise this game is seriously weird. You play as a human – albeit in a Pokemon’s body – who lives in a small village with other Pokemon and seemingly no humans anywhere. As a newborn …
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The ASUS ROG Strix Impact II may be a gaming mouse, but aside from the flashing LED that cycles through all the colours of the rainbow when in use, you wouldn’t be able to tell just from looking at it. This inconspicuous piece of kit goes for style points over …
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Sony has finally turned up to the rear button-and-paddle party. Over the course of the Xbox One/PS4 era, Microsoft has released two high-end Elite controllers (most recently the Xbox One Elite Controller Series 2 (opens in new tab)) offering a premium build and new upgrades, including a set of four …
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