DVD Review: Salmon Fishing In the Yemen

Jonathon Dabell takes a look at Salmon Fishing in the Yemen starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Monday September 3rd, 2012. It’s quite a strange experience to walk into a shop and pick up a DVD entitled Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. The title is so eccentric and unorthodox that it sounds ridiculous when said out loud. Scanning the back cover, one really can’t help but wonder what to expect from a movie with such a peculiar title – it... Read More

Mad Mack: 8 Must-Have PC Games – According To A PC Virgin

Having spent countless years in the firm, reassuring grip of consoles, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey has finally succumbed to the seductive  powers of the PC. Excited but slightly clueless in this baffling new world of possibility, he sets out the eight hugely-hyped experiences on his immediate hit-list.  So, I’m embarking on my next big adventure – and purchasing a PC. Ostensibly it is because my laptop died a few months ago and I need something to check... Read More

Game News: Second Skyrim Expansion ‘Hearthfire’ Announced

A new piece of DLC for Skyrim, entitled ‘Hearthfire’, will be released next week. But this second add-on for Bethesda’s smash-hit RPG is not what you might expect. Available on Xbox Live from September 4th, Hearthfire will cost just 400 Microsoft Points and allows players to design, build and maintain their own home in the world of Skyrim – creating anything from a small cottage to a colossal mansion complete with enchanting towers, trophy rooms and sprawling... Read More

Game Review – Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron

Jonathan Szafran delivers his verdict on the explosive third-person shooter, out now for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (reviewed). For a while, things were not looking good for fans of Transformers. Mediocre movies based on the franchise, and lackluster video game tie-ins for those films, painted a bleak future for the beloved toy license. But then Activision and developer High Moon Studios stepped in and made the fantastic Transformers: War for Cybertron back in 2010. That... Read More

Leeds Festival 2012 Review

Mark Butler reports on the highs and lows of this year’s Leeds Festival, including sets by Foo Fighters, Kasabian and The Cure. With guitar music supposedly out of fashion these days, there’s been a great deal of skepticism aimed towards events such as Leeds Festival – which have typically relied upon contemporary favourites drawn from the heavier aspects of rock. The problem, so the argument goes, is that the popular heyday of genres such as grunge, power-punk,... Read More

DVD Review: The Lost Coast Tapes

Leon Nicholson reviews The Lost Coast Tapes starring Drew Rausch and Frank Ashmore. Available on DVD from Monday 3rd September, 2012. Sometimes it is very hard to review a bad movie without making the negative opinions or fact seem like a personal attack. (I cannot speak for all reviewers but from my point of view that has never been my intention. All I do is call ‘em how I see ‘em). However, to save people from wasting their hard earned cash or losing time that they’ll... Read More

Eastern Spotlight: The Lost Bladesman

Eastern Spotlight continues with Leon Nicholson taking a look at The Lost Bladesman starring Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen. It would be fair to say that Donnie Yen has long been in the shadow of stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li. This is unfortunate because even though he is a big name in his own right, he is deserving of far more accolades. Over the last few years however, he has justifiably, and not before time, risen to prominence. The Ip Man films; the semi-autobiographical... Read More

DVD Review: Kill Zombie! (Zombibi)

Leon Nicholson takes a look at Dutch horror movie Kill Zombie! starring Gigi Ravelli and Uriah Arnhem. Kill Zombie! has made its UK Premiere at Frightfest the 13th and is available on DVD from Monday September 17th, 2012 There have been zombie flicks set in London, Havana, Paris and Tokyo but not many (if any) set in Amsterdam. This time however, it’s not Amsterdam as we know it. There’s a lack of windmills, cheese, clogs and certainly no drunk Brits invading the city, stopping... Read More

Game News: New Devil May Cry Is “Less Campy – More Darker”, Says Capcom Producer

Capcom’s US producer Alex Jones has claimed that the forthcoming Devil May Cry reboot is less cheesy and more grown-up than the original series. In an interview with VG247, in which he discussed various issues surrounding the title’s development and change in direction, he spoke of the desire to make the experience grittier in tone. “One of the things about making a western game, we wanted to make the tone a little less campy, and a little more darker,”... Read More

Game News: WipEout Creators Studio Liverpool Shut Down By Sony

It has been confirmed that Studio Liverpool, the developers of much-loved sci-fi racing series WipEout, have been closed by Sony. The studio was reportedly working on a new WipEout and a Splinter Cell style game as launch titles for the PS4, but all Sony Liverpool projects were cancelled as of this morning. “It was felt that by focusing our investment plans on other Studios that are currently working on exciting new projects, we would be in a stronger position to offer... Read More