Geek Culture Reviews

Titan Comics announces a new Doctor Who comic series... Coming this November Doctor Who: Empire Of The Wolf will mark the 25th anniversary of the Eighth Doctor as well as the 11th anniversary of the Eleventh Doctor, plus the return of the iconic companion Rose Tyler .  Following on from the huge success of the prevous Doctor Who comic crossover adventures, starring the Tenth and Thirteenth Doctors. This special comic sees the Eighth and Eleventh Doctors (as played by Paul McGann and Matt Smith respectively) team up with Rose Tyler to defeat a brand-new villain! ' Trapped in a parallel universe, Rose Tyler believed her adventures with the Doctor were over. Now, pulled by a mysterious energy into this reality, she must work with two Doctors to end the tyrannical rule of the warmongering BAD WOLF EMPRESS!' The new series will also see the return of the critically acclaimed creative team behind the Doctor Who comics, with Eisner-nominated writer Jody House...

Ellie reviews Lawn Mowing Simulator on Xbox Series X... Ever wanted to have a go on a ride on a lawnmower? Well here's your chance!  Lawn Mowing Simulator is exactly what the name suggests - a game about cutting the grass - and lot's of it! Created by developers  Skyhook Games and published by Curve Digital, you'll mow various lawns as you attempt to build a grass cutting empire. So come with me as we go from being the newbie of mowing to the in-demand pro of the gardening world The first thing that stuck with me is that the game is set within the countryside of Great Britain. My experience started straight away by jumping into career mode. Here you choose your company name, company logo, uniform colour,  and customise your character. There isn't a lot of options to choose from, but this game is all about the mower - not it's the rider. Next up you have to choose which mower you want to buy as your first. To start with you only get to choose between...

Rob checks out 2000 AD Prog 2245... There has made his weekly return with another packed weekly instalment of 2000 AD . As Joko-Jargo sets to take over next week with another Regened Prog , things start to slow down.  We say goodbye to Aquila and the current Dredd story this week, yet everything else continues. There's more goings-on in Skip Tracer and Dexter to shake a stick at, and let's not forget a new Terror Tale !  Judge Dredd: Now That's What I Call Justice - Part 6 (Final Part) Both John Wagner and John Higgins have played a blinder with Now That's What I Call Justice. It's had all the hallmarks of what's made Judge Dredd great throughout the years. Having the whole serial killer, Justice Watch fiasco taking place under the banner of a whacky tube show is a great slice into MegaCity-1 life.  Anyway, Dredd starts to wrap things up this issue with some "classic" Dredd justice. There's a nice throwback to The Apocalypse War a...

Rob reviews The Ascent on Xbox Series X... The world of The Ascent is an interesting one. It's a sprawling cyberpunk world of corporate greed and slavery. One also filled with violence and plenty of backstabbing. If there was ever a game that felt like a cross between Diablo , Warhammer 40,000 and 2000 AD's Judge Dredd , then The Ascent is that game. The story of The Ascent sees you play as an un-named "Indent" on the colony world Veles. Effectively sold into a life of slavery, you'll be taking on orders of your corporate sponsor to essentially either pay off your travel debts or die in the process. Due to Veles being quite an expensive world to escape to The Ascent Group employs plenty of "Indents", and as such is one of the planets largest corporate entities. The main bulk of the game's story deals with the mysterious shutdown of Ascent's control of Veles. This causes the whole planet to go into turmoil as riots break out, and ra...

Rob reviews Get Packed: Fully Loaded on Xbox Series X... I've moved home four times in my 35-years on planet Earth, and each time had been as stressful - if not more - than the previous. Having to pack boxes, make sure bills have been transferred, renting a van, to then unpack it all on the other end, is my idea of hell. Thankfully the team over at  Coatsink  have captured the moving mayhem with getting Packed: Fully Loaded. Set within the town of Ditchlington, you take on the role of an employee of the newly created company Last Ditch Removals. Your role is to relocate the towns many residents to a new town after a Salt Mine Corporation takes over Ditchlington. As such you'll work your way through various contracts as each resident tasks you with their removals.  Each job is set against the clock and you'll need to work fast to get everything safely into the back of your removal van. Each item is worth a cash amount, with more given to the client's worthy i...