Geek Culture Reviews

Marvel Comics releases Avengers Assemble #1 this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you right here…  RETURN TO AVENGERS MANSION! When vampires attacked, a ragtag group of volunteer Avengers changed the tide of battle. And in the aftermath, Captain America has formed the Avengers Emergency Response Squad! Steve’s handpicked team of veterans and newcomers live and train in Avengers Mansion, and when Captain America sounds the mission horn, whoever’s on base has seconds to pack up and deploy. When the Red Skull’s daughter discovers a dangerous artifact, Cap, Wasp, Photon and Shang-Chi set out to stop her – while Hawkeye hosts a poker game for the late arrivals. Will the AVENG.E.R.S. pass their first real test? And did someone say… jackets? Spinning out of Jed MacKay’s AVENGERS, comics powerhouses Steve Orlando (SCARLET WITCH, SPIDER-MAN 2099) and Cory Smith (WOLVERINE, GHOST RIDER) join forces to expand the world of the Avengers! Avengers Assemble #1 is set to hit comic...

  An arcade for the digital age…Now on PlayStation! Editor note: This is my original review for the Antstream Arcade service on the Xbox Series X. As the PlayStation client offers the same experience I thought it best to simply republish this review. Please note that due to the live service nature of Antstream Arcade some title in this review currently may not be available.  As a child of the 1980’s it’s safe to say that I have a soft spot for “retro gaming”. From my misspent childhood diving into my brothers collection of Mega-CD titles, to spending Saturday afternoons under the neon lights of my local arcade, this was MY golden era, and one that brings back a lot of fond memories and nostalgia.  Jumping a few years and I’m now approaching 40, and the games of my childhood have become a thing of the past. For those of us clambering to these fond memories, the retro video game market is a minefield of hard to find games, and scalpers capitalising on our need to relive the...

Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Inquisitors #3 this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview right here…   DESTROY THE JEDI! Reeling from the death of his master, TENSU RUN commits himself to building a future for the JEDI! DARTH VADER tasks the SEVENTH and NINTH SISTERS to draw Jedi TENSU RUN out of hiding and engage in one of the strangest battles ever seen! Star Wars: Inquisitors #3 is set to hit comic book shelves this Wednesday, 11th September.