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Classic Christmas Images That Make No Sense in Australia (But We Use Them Anyway)

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As we discussed last year, Christmas looks very different in the Land Down Under. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get on board with the Christmas traditions that our convict ancestors brought with… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Imitation Game’

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Director: Morten Tyldum Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong Plot: During the Second World War the Allied Forces could not crack the German Enigma, an encryption… Continue reading

Looking Back on the TMNT Action Figures Pt. 3: We’re in a Scary Place

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So this is the final instalment of this little series, created from a spark of nostalgia that turned into madness. We’ve seen some insane things previously. The theory here is that the poor… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Shadows Over Camelot’

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Publisher: Days of Wonder Style: Adventure, Co-Op, Betrayal Players: 3-7 Play Time: 60 minutes If Shadows Over Camelot was a person and I could say one thing to it, I would say ‘fuck you, Shadows Over Camelot‘. Few… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Big Hero 6’

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Director: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell Plot: In the town of San Fransoyko, Hiro is a fourteen year robotics prodigy. Although he’s happy… Continue reading

Looking Back On the TMNT Action Figures Part 2: Further into Madness

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We’ve already looked at the first couple of years worth of TMNT toys that were released in the late 1980s, and how the designers had clearly lost their minds trying to meet demand… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘Gods Will Be Watching’

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Here’s something I’m getting tired off…indie games using retro graphics. We’ve had enough. On the other hand, when it’s supported by an original concept, a unique gameplay mechanic and interesting characters the game… Continue reading

Where Should ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Go Next?

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So a pair of new Assassin’s Creed games have hit the shelves and after the top notch effort of Black Flag we can only expect great things. Ok, ok, never mind. Let’s look to the future.… Continue reading

Top 10 Women in Pop Culture – Reader’s Choice!

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Based on the numbers our readers enjoyed the 100 Women in Pop Culture as much as we did. We’re very happy with that, and we enjoyed looking at how the reader votes fell. We’ve… Continue reading

10 Memorable ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books

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Being published through the 80s and early 90s, anyone growing up in those decades have fond memories of the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Not only were they a neat concept but they had… Continue reading