Author: Iain

The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone Review

Spiders. Lots of Spiders. A whole river of spiders in fact. Spiders that eat people, burst out of people, and act in a way that spiders don’t tend to act. In case you missed the point of that first paragraph, The Hatching is all about a race of...
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Norman Comic Book #1 Review

Norman is a cute young boy, who likes to pass his time by killing other children. Yeah. I know. Despite the very friendly looking visual style of this comic, the tone is set very early on when it becomes quite apparent there’s going to be a decent amount...
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Penny Dreadful Comic Book #1 Review

So. Penny Dreadful is a TV series which I’ve never seen. It’s based on a story which I’ve no idea about, and contains characters I’ve never heard of. Not a promising start when reading a comic book based on the series. But despite having no idea what was...
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The Kindred Review (PC)

If you hear someone saying “it’s just another Minecraft clone” when talking about The Kindred, then you can probably assume they haven’t made it beyond the loading screen. It’s an inevitable assumption based on The Kindred’s use of blocky graphics, but there’s far more here than that comparison...
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Special Correspondents Review

There’s an argument to suggest that anything Ricky Gervais touches turns to gold. You only need to look at The Office, Extras and Derek to see just how incredible some of his writing has been. And so it was with great anticipation that I sat down in front...
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Zombicide: Black Plague Review

Seeing the £80 price tag on Black Plague might make your eyes widen a little, but don’t be fooled: inside the box is dozens of gorgeous miniatures, some top quality board tiles and a game which will give you and your friends a huge amount of playing time....
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DiRT Rally Review (PS4)

Those of you waiting for Codemaster to pull their finger out and release a proper rallying game as they did a few times in the late 90s can finally rest easy – DiRT Rally is here, and it’s great. Let’s not dodge the issue though, this is a...
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Armada by Ernest Cline Review

Anyone who enjoyed Ready Player One has probably heard of Armada, the book which followed from author Ernest Cline. Again, the focus here is on video games, this time focussing on a college kid who balances his job in a games shop with school, playing his favourite space...
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