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What was the real reason DC and Brian Michael Bendis changed Superboy’s age?  Brian Michael Bendis, the writer who quick-aged Jon Kent within the pages of Superman, also introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes to that title in August 2019’s Superman #14. And Bendis told Newsarama at the time: “This whole …

The “Road to PS5 (opens in new tab)” stream has just finished bombarding us with numbers and graphs, leaving us to grapple with the distinct absence of games, a lot of PS5 specs (opens in new tab) and a nagging obsession with the strange shadow audience that PlayStation lead system …

We don’t always get the credit we deserve. The Big Lebowski didn’t pick up any Oscar nominations. Rosalind Franklin took the first X-ray photographs of DNA, but it’s James Watson and Francis Crick who are most often credited with the discovery of the double helix. And despite my incessant calls …

Anyone who knows me can tell you how much I love Sea of Thieves. I gave it one of the internet’s most favorable reviews at launch, it was my 2018 Game of the Year, and I’ve collectively poured somewhere around 500 hours into the game – conservative estimate. Lately, though, …

Support long-form games journalism (Image credit: Future) This feature first appeared in Edge Magazine. If you want more great long-form games journalism like this every month, delivered straight to your doorstop or your inbox, why not subscribe to Edge here. (opens in new tab) Darwin Project is, understandably, extremely motivated to …

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch (full title: The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun) will one day reach cinemas, and – if the trailer gives any indication – it will another wonderful exercise in filmmaking from the director.  Following three separate storylines, The French Dispatch – Anderson’s first …

Square Enix has finally given us a look at the full Final Fantasy 7 Remake (opens in new tab) opening cinematic movie and it’s pretty damned impressive.  For those of you with a propensity for indulging in nostalgic tendencies, there’s no way you’re walking away from this without chills. If …

I know just enough about classical music, and what my septuagenarian parents like about classical music, to know that there was a good chance they’d enjoy the soundtracks to some of the greatest games of all time. With scores for Skyrim (opens in new tab) and Fallout appearing on mainstream …

We all need a little lightness from life, a gap in which to revel in the simpler side of things; much like we did as kids. Even busy adults need to remember the joy of innocent play, where a stick could be a magic wand or a hulking broadsword. Didn’t …

Key info (Image credit: V1 Interactive) Game Disintegration Developer V1 Interactive Publisher Private Division Platforms PC, PS4, Xbox One Release TBC 2020 Disintegration (opens in new tab) isn’t your typical FPS. In fact, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve never played anything quite like it. The fundamentals are recognisable enough, of course. You’ve got …