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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Fear the Walking Dead: "Pilot" Review




Creating a spin-off of AMC’s sensational The Walking Dead is no small feat, and it requires a lot of ingredients to pull off. The cast of characters has to be equally complex and diverse as their TWD counterparts, the setting has to fresh and interesting, and narrative arcs have to be something viewers haven’t already seen in the spin-off’s predecessor. If “Pilot” was any indication, Fear the Walking Dead will cover all these bases.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

News: New The Walking Dead Game in Development


The Walking Dead is about to get "escapified."

Team17, the developer behind hit indie title The Escapists, announced today that they are in the process of developing a new game titled The Escapists The Walking Dead.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

News: Bandai Namco Reveals Beautiful Naruto and Sasuke Figurines


Bandai Namco unveiled two new collector figurines in lieu of the launch of Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

News: Marvel's Ant-Man to Get the Pinball Treatment


Marvel's Ant-Man is about to get a little bit smaller.

Zen Studios announced today that the next addition to their bread-and-butter virtual pinball series will be themed after Marvel's Ant-Man.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

News: Watch Spartan Locke Thor-Punch a Promethean



343 Industries took to the stage during Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2015 briefing to share the first footage of Halo 5: Guardians.

Cutscenes revealed that Master Chief has gone rogue, and Spartan Locke is tasked with finding him. Both characters will be playable in Halo 5: Guardians’ campaign, which will feature four-player co-op and span three different worlds.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Review: Lara Croft: Relic Run



Anyone who's played games such as Temple Run and Sonic Dash will be instantly familiar with the main gameplay conceit behind Lara Croft Relic Run - run and don't stop - but what this game does so well is that it takes the core gameplay mechanic behind so many other titles and, ehem, runs with it.

Lara Croft Relic Run isn't just a licensed property cash-grab. It is a fun, meaningful, free-to-play entry in the Tomb Raider franchise, which, frankly, is long overdue.

Monday, June 1, 2015

News: Rise of the Tomb Raider gets Pre-E3 Trailer



Lara Croft took the spotlight today in a new trailer for the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to 2013's successful reboot, simply titled Tomb Raider.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

News: Lara Croft Gets an Endless Runner


Square Enix released Lara Croft Relic Run yesterday, a free-to-play endless runner with a Tomb Raider twist.

The mobile game sees the titular heroine running, jumping, swinging, diving and shooting her path through different corners of the world, collecting coins, relics and upgrades รก la Temple Run. Unlike its endless runner predecessors, Lara Croft Relic Run has multiple maps to choose from, which open the further players progress through the game.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Marvel's Agent Carter: "Snafu" Review




That one was a doozy.

The penultimate episode of Agent Carter hit us with several big payoffs and saw a major character death.

Marvel's Agent Carter: "A Sin to Err" Review



It’s clear after this week’s episode that the momentum is building towards Leviathan’s endgame. "A Sin to Err" saw some pretty big developments for Peggy and the S.S.R. with some fun action scenes and entertaining twists.

I was really satisfied with one of the early scenes in this episode where Peggy tries to get information out of Dr. Ivechnko before being scolded by Chief Dooley. It stood to show that sexism isn’t just an undertone in this show – it’s a central theme. Peggy’s mistreatment in the workplace has been subtle enough that it hasn’t overshadowed the looming threat of Leviathan, but overt enough that, towards the end of the season, I think viewers can expect a huge payoff.

Marvel's Agent Carter: "The Iron Ceiling" Review


Marvel’s Agent Carter sends Peggy to Russia in an episode that smartly connects the series with the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A great team-up between Peggy and Lieutenant Thompson not only brings some welcome depth to the duo’s relationship, but also forces Peggy to face gender inequality in the workplace head-on.

In last week’s episode, Peggy discovered that Howard Stark was keeping secrets from her, and with her secret mission to clear Stark’s name on pause, Peggy finally decides to address the discrimination she has been subjected to by agents of the S.S.R. It was so much fun to see Peggy decode the Leviathan encryption in front of Dooley and Thompson, but their yeah-so-what expressions came as no surprise.  Of course Peggy won’t get off that easy!

Marvel's Agent Carter: "The Blitzkrieg Button" Review



Howard Stark returned to shake things up in this week’s episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter as the S.S.R. inch closer to the truth behind the elusive organization, Leviathan.

Carter and Jarvis infiltrate a train yard to find Howard Stark smuggled into the country in an appropriately lavish train cart. Stark needs Peggy to recover one of his inventions, the titular Blitzkrieg Button, from the S.S.R., but it became obvious pretty quickly that both he and Jarvis were withholding information. This created some nice tension for the episode as well as some internal conflict for Peggy. With Captain America out of the picture, Peggy is led to believe that Stark is the only person who believes in her. Setting up the plot so that this foundation was shaken was a clever move; breaking her down will allow her to build herself back up.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Marvel's Agent Carter: "Time and Tide" Review



“Time and Tide” did not see many major plot developments in the overarching Howard Stark conspiracy; instead, this week’s episode was character-driven, dishing out some excellent scenes for Carter, Jarvis, and Angie with just a hint of action.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Flash: "Revenge of the Rogues" Review



This week’s episode of The Flash had a lot of expectations to live up to. In the mid-season finale, Barry came face to face with Reverse-Flash, and in the teen romance department, finally told Iris that he has feelings for her. These events left Barry in an interesting place in this week’s episode, which succeeded in moving these plots forward while bringing back a fan-favorite villain from the first half of the season.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Marvel's Agent Carter: "Bridge and Tunnel" Review


“Bridge and Tunnel” is the second part of the two-part series premiere of Marvel’s Agent Carter. You can read my review for the first episode here.

The seeds for Peggy Carter’s character arc this season were planted in the murder of her roommate, Colleen, in the first episode. It’s so heartbreaking to see someone

Marvel's Agent Carter: "Now is Not the End" Review


Agent Carter is something special. There is talk, recently, of “Marvel fatigue,” what with so much content rolling out from the Disney-owned studios year after year. But Agent Carter is unlike everything else.