As Dusk Falls really wants to be your next Netflix binge. Never mind that it’s technically a video game – a six-episode miniseries about a small-time heist gone bad, and the intertwining trauma of two families caught in the aftermath. It rides a fine line between game and television, but …
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Warning: this review contains major spoilers for The Boys season 3, episode 8. If you haven’t watched the season finale on Prime Video, stop reading now! The Boys has a pedigree for producing great finales. The first season ended with Becca revealing that she was raising Homelander’s son, while the …
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No character in the MCU has undergone a more effective glow-up than Thor Odinson. From the drab nadir of The Dark World to Ragnarok’s cosmic romp, the God of Thunder found his groove when irreverent kiwi Taika Waititi unlocked Chris Hemsworth’s criminally untapped comic chops. Their latest pairing is more …
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Warning: This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 8 review contains major spoilers – many of them set to stun. Boldly go further at your own risk… With new episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Boys, Ms. Marvel, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, and many more debuting this …
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The Logitech G413 is well regarded as a solid budget option for anyone after a gaming keyboard that won’t break the bank. 2022 brings us a new edition, available in both full-sized and TKL form factor, but the Logitech G413 SE model doesn’t quite live up to the prowess of …
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The original Bumblebee USB mic from Neat really set its stall out with a unique and very distinctive visual design. One we quite liked, as it happens. But the thing about going bold with the visuals of any streaming component is that you’re likely to turn off as many people …
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It takes a good four or more hours for The Quarry to really take off. By the end it’s a blast, and exactly what I hoped the game would be – lots of screaming, lots of blood, and a general cavalcade of close escapes, near misses, and very definite deaths. …
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Warning: The following review contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4 episode 2. Turn away now if you have not seen Netflix’s latest venture into the Upside Down… The Stranger Things premiere brought us up to speed with Hawkins’ various residents, with the opener’s final moments truly kickstarting the season. …
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I’m camped behind a shallow wall of sandbags in Sniper Elite 5 and I’m bricking it. Not because of the waves of advancing Nazis, I’ve slaughtered hundreds of them by this point. Not because there are snipers all around with their sights trained on my forehead, I’m quick enough to …
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The hot new AOC Agon AG275QXL enters the busy market for high-refresh 27-inch 1440p gaming monitors with at least one unique selling proposition. It sports trick RGB lighting that can be programmed to respond to the in-game action while you play League of Legends. In fact, the entire monitor is …
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