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With deaths, double-crosses, and surprise weddings, Marvel said the last issue of Empyre would be one of the defining moments of their star-spanning event. But I’d said they were wrong — because the real highlight of the series is here. Empyre #5 credits Written by Al Ewing and Dan Slott …
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12 August
Sniper Elite is hitting the tabletop with a new board game from Rebellion
Sniper Elite is set to hit tabletops everywhere with a new board game from Rebellion. “It’s 1943 and something is moving in the darkness. Direct from Rebellion, makers of the hit video game series, comes a stealth action board game of pushing your luck and predicting your enemy.” Now live …
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11 August
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Sennheiser’s audio product range is borne of 70 years spent tackling the demands of finicky studio engineers and exacting musicians. The best gaming headset (opens in new tab) market is in a good place today and doesn’t feel half as gimmicky as it did five years ago, but when a …
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11 August
Marvels Avengers beta files reportedly point to She Hulk and Kate Bishop as DLC characters
The post-launch characters for Marvel’s Avengers may include She Hulk and Kate Bishop, the female heroes opposite Hulk and Hawkeye respectively. That’s according to a list of characters which was purportedly found within files attached to the game’s recent beta. Reddit user 6plus4equals52 posted the list, seemingly tied to various …
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11 August
Apex Legends Rampart trailer features a major villain from the Titanfall universe
The latest Apex Legends Stories from the Outlands trailer further connects the game with the Titanfall universe by confirming the involvement of Kuben Blisk. Check out the trailer above. The trailer shows how Rampart, the latest character joining Apex Legends season 6 (opens in new tab), gets her invite to …
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11 August
The Hero Initiative Batman 100 Project first look
The Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical or financial need, is readying the release of the Batman 100 Project, the latest interaction of their fundraising project featuring comic book artists drawing 100 original covers for a recent high profile comic book release. In this …
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11 August
“Music is what emotion sounds like”: How video game composers use music to change the way that your favourite games play
Video game music composers work audible magic. There’s a popular take on movies and their music that suggests the former would be nothing without the latter. There’s definitely some truth in that: watching a horror movie on mute is less scary; battle scenes become documentary sequences without bombastic orchestral arrangements. …
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10 August
Pokemon Sword and Shield trainers can get a free shiny Amoonguss today for a limited time
You can get your hands on a free shiny Amoonguss in Pokemon Sword and Shield (opens in new tab) today for a limited time. As reported by Serebii.net (opens in new tab), the mushroom-like Grass/ Poison type Pokemon is available to add to your team today, August 10, until 14:59 …
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10 August
FIFA 21 to ditch fitness and training cards in Ultimate Team, and add customisable stadium
In a move that series die-hards have requested for years, EA is ditching fitness and training items for FIFA 21 (opens in new tab) Ultimate Team. The types of cards can traditionally be found in packs or on the in-game transfer market, and are a necessary means of keeping your …
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10 August
Greg Rucka and Brian Bendis teach comic book writing in the latest round of Hero Initiative pro-fan experiences
Three comic book classes make up half of the Hero Initiative’s latest pro-fan live experiences line-up, the proceeds of which go to the organization’s mission of helping comic book creators in medical or financial need. Brian Michael Bendis returns for a fourth ‘semester’ of his comic book writing class, open …
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