Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 30, 2012 | No Comments

XBLA Review: Quarrel

XBLA Review: Quarrel
The single player mode has a few unfortunate foibles, but if you take it online, Quarrel is a quirky and immensely fun fusion of Risk and Scrabble. If you’re a sucker for word games and are aching for a new XBLA title to scratch that itch, then Quarrel is a must buy, especially for such a great, low...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 30, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: Wanted Corp

PSN Review: Wanted Corp
Combine the clumsy controls and occasionally wonky AI with the lack of wider variety (each of the eight levels is a linear ‘deal with every enemy’ affair), the annoyingly overused, poorly delivered voice clips for each character and the drab backdrops and Wanted Corp never manages to be more than...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Books, Competitions on January 27, 2012 | No Comments

Competition: Win ‘Spartacus: Swords and Ashes’ by J.M. Clements

Competition: Win ‘Spartacus: Swords and Ashes’ by J.M. Clements
‘Spartacus: Blood and Ashes’ by author J.M. Clements, the tie-in book to Stars’ epic swords-and-sandals series, hits bookshelves this week and to celebrate the release, we have three copies of the book to give away courtesy of the fine folks at Titan Books!...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Competitions on January 27, 2012 | No Comments

Competition: Win Kevin Smith’s ‘Too Fat For 40′ on DVD

Competition: Win Kevin Smith’s ‘Too Fat For 40′ on DVD
Clerks and Jay & Silent Bob writer/director/star Kevin Smith’s latest stand-up comedy/Q&A extravaganza hits DVD on 30th January 2012, and to celebrate, we have a copy of the DVD to give away to one lucky reader!...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Competitions on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

Competition: Win ‘Go To Blazes – 50th Anniversary’ on DVD

Competition: Win ‘Go To Blazes – 50th Anniversary’ on DVD
Classic British comedy Go To Blazes celebrates its 50th Anniversary by hitting DVD for the first time, and to celebrate, StudioCanal to offer three lucky readers a copy of the DVD...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: All Zombies Must Die

PSN Review: All Zombies Must Die
It’s let down by its simplistic and eventually tedious nature, but if you’re after another top-down, twin-stick shooter, All Zombies Must Die has just enough fresh ideas to make it worth a look...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Books on January 24, 2012 | No Comments

Book Bits: Listen to an Audiobook Clip from ‘Tempest’ by Julie Cross

Book Bits: Listen to an Audiobook Clip from ‘Tempest’ by Julie Cross
Julie Cross’ time travelling action/romance novel ‘Tempest’ hit bookshelves worldwide this month and the folks at MacMillan were kind enough to send along a clip from the audiobook version so you can check out a little of the book for yourself...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Books on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Book Bits: Guest Blog From ‘Spartacus: Swords and Ashes’ Author J.M. Clements

Book Bits: Guest Blog From ‘Spartacus: Swords and Ashes’ Author J.M. Clements
Spartacus: Swords and Ashes, the tie-in novel to Stars’ epic swords and sandals TV series arrives on bookshelves in the UK on 27th January from Titan Books, and to celebrate the release, we’re pleased to host a guest blog from Swords and Ashes author J.M. Clements!...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Competitions on January 24, 2012 | No Comments

Competition: Win a ‘Perfect Sense’ Poster Signed by Ewan McGregor and a DVD Copy of the Film

Competition: Win a ‘Perfect Sense’ Poster Signed by Ewan McGregor and a DVD Copy of the Film
Apocalyptic romance Perfect Sense hits DVD on 30th January 2012 courtesy of Arrow Films, and to celebrate the release, we have a cinema poster signed by Ewan McGregor himself, plus a copy of the movie on DVD for one lucky winner!...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Books on January 23, 2012 | No Comments

Book Review: ‘Tempest’ by Julie Cross

Tempest often feels like a book awkwardly written with a movie adaptation in mind, with franchise-friendly tropes, subplots and mysteries shoe-horned in to fuel future books/films. It’s a shame, because those clunky, underwritten elements aside, Julie Cross’ debut novel is a fast-paced and...
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