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A day at PLAY Expo Manchester

 PLAY Expo arrived in Manchester city centre today. The two-day gaming event (it runs today & tomorrow) featured a wealth of gaming activity and was a great day out! For the cost of a ticket (£20 per person) the con provided countless games from every era, including pinball machines, arcade cabinets and a huge amount…

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Sonic to get makeover following backlash

 Earlier in the week Paramount Pictures dropped the first official trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog. The internet took one look and… well… hated it. The character design of Sonic looked bad. Very, very bad. The feedback was not quite what Paramount or director Jeff Fowler would have liked. However, they did pay attention to the…

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Peter Mayhew passes away

 Sad news, folks. Star Wars legend, Peter Mayhew has passed away. The actor, known for playing the role of Chewbacca, died on April 30th at the age of 74. An announcement on the actor’s official Twitter page reads: “The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter…

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Ghost Rider TV show announced

 Marvel Entertainment has announced the arrival of a new TV series based on Ghost Rider. Marvel’s Ghost Rider will star Gabriel Luna in the title role – a part he previously played on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series will air in the US in 2020 via Hulu. According to Marvel, Luna plays “the quintessential antihero,…

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Four post-Endgame MCU predictions

 **WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME. IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED ENDGAME YET YOU SHOULD SKIP THIS POST.** Endgame has been in cinemas for approximately a week and while it’s still the talk of the town, now is as good a time as any to talk about what’s next for the Marvel…

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Watch: Sonic the Hedgehog trailer

 Paramount Pictures has released the first official trailer for forthcoming video game adaptation, Sonic the Hedgehog. Erm… Here it is. According to Paramount, “SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of…

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The Top Ten best comic book movies?

 Avengers: Endgame (2019) is currently in cinemas smashing all kinds of box office records and stirring up a cavalcade of emotions amongst cinemagoers. For a large number of people Endgame will sit within their Top Ten list of comic book movies, but does it sit within yours? Come to think of it, what films appear…

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Endgame soars past $1 billion

 In news that will surprise no one, Avengers: Endgame has already soared past $1 billion at the worldwide box office. According to Box Office Mojo, the latest Marvel Studios movie – the 22nd entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – has taken an estimated $1,209,000,000. This is a truly incredible achievement for a movie to…

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Where were you when the MCU happened?

 This morning, while scrolling through my Facebook memories (aka the part of Facebook which reminds me I’m getting old), I noticed it has been seven years to the day since I watched The Avengers (2012) at the cinema. At the time of its release The Avengers was the biggest super hero movie EVER and the…

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