Earlier this month, DC released the Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular – highlighting arguably the most well-known villain of modern fiction. The clown-faced antagonist (and sometimes protagonist) has anchored several of Batman’s most memorable stories, been responsible for millions of dollars’ worth of merchandise, and has become the character …
Read More »Judd Winick comes back anocking for Green Arrow
Judd Winick is one of the most prolific writers in Green Arrow’s quiver, having written the character for five years. Over the course of two series – Green Arrow and Green Arrow/Black Canary – and several one-shots, the Real World alum made his mark on Oliver Queen, Dinah Lance, and …
Read More »Big in 2020: Dying Light 2 might be delayed indefinitely, but it will certainly not be forgotten
Key Info (Image credit: Techland) Game Dying Light 2 Developer In-house Publisher Techland Platforms PC, PS4, Xbox One Release TBC 2020 This feature on Dying Light 2 ran as part of GamesRadar’s spring preview in January. The game may have been delayed, but it’s still on our radar! We have given the write up a …
Read More »DC/Diamond break-up “momentous news” according to retailer/distributor UCS/Midtown
(Image credit: Midtown Comics) One of DC’s new, primary distributors to Direct Market comic book stores has something to say about the major sea change of DC breaking ties with Diamond Comic Distributors. Gerry Gladston, partner at UCS Comic Distributors (and chief marketing officer of sister company Midtown Comics), tells …
Read More »Neversong is a sad but stunning adventure and perfect for a night in
When we talk about Neverland, we’ve basically got two options. One, adults are gone and children reign – that’d be your Peter Pan-type story. Or two, adults are still here but we wish they weren’t because they are absolutely insane – that’d be The Promised Neverland. Neversong (opens in new …
Read More »For the King is a brilliantly bite-sized online tabletop game, and its free right now
I’ve always found tabletop RPGs to be fiddly and frustrating, but For the King, a virtual tabletop game which was explicitly designed to be played in co-op, managed to break through all that and introduce me and my friends to a compelling world filled with fun challenges and approachable rules. …
Read More »Fallout 76 is a surprisingly sharp reflection of how we could survive the apocalypse
There are ground-rules when it comes to what would happen in an apocalypse, and they seem to apply to Fallout 76 Wastelanders (opens in new tab). If you’re not wearing tyres as a fashion statement or getting over-familiar with punk rock hairstyles circa 1985, is it even the end of …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzones ridiculously OTT in-game lobbies are the best part of its battle royale
Read more (Image credit: Activision) Why The Gulag remains Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s best mission (opens in new tab) Lobbies are something that few multiplayer veterans expend much brain power on, yet millions have totalled up hundreds of hours of free time waiting within them, steeling ourselves for …
Read More »Belows Explore Mode gives it the space to become the game it was always meant to be
Read more (Image credit: Adamgryu) The 20 best indie games you might have missed in 2019 (opens in new tab) Below is one of those games that can feel like it’s actively trying to turn you off from playing it. It’s elusive, unforgiving, dark in every sense of the word, …
Read More »Valorant hands-on: The tactics of Counter-Strike meet the hero antics of Overwatch in Riot Games latest
I go down early. Even on defense, our opponents are quick to rush, and two of them have come sprinting down one side of the map, catching us off-guard as we prepare a slower assault on the other. I’m picked off quickly, and the bomb – or in Valorant’s world, …
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