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Marvel's Jessica Jones release date announced

Netflix have announced the release date for season one of their new original series: Marvel's Jessica Jones.

The entire 13 episode season will be available to stream from 8:01am on November 20th 2015.

The Netflix original series Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the second of four epic live action adventure series (Marvel’s Daredevil, which launched April 10th, Marvel’s Luke Cage and…

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Get Real. Jonathan Jones, you don't need to be scared by "genre"

Life is too short to waste on cultural elitism - and this obsession with undermining the worth and value of popular culture is a very disturbing problem for todays creatives.

Ahhh, “Popular” Culture, the thorn in the paw of Cultural Studies, the “middlebrow cult of the popular (..) holding literature to ransom”, the braying mass outside the ivory towers of the cultural elite; those self…

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What is 'No Man's Sky?'

What is 'No Man's Sky'?


One simple word. Maths. I’ll expand on that idea in the ‘Procedural Generation’ section. 

‘No Man’s Sky’ is a game developed by a small indie developer known as ‘Hello Games’. They have made a couple of small games previously such as ‘Joe Danger’ however ‘No Man’s Sky’ is a much more ambitious project in both size and scale.

The basic…

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Tags: Game

Attack on Titan: Live Action Film – UK Release in mid October and a look at the critical response from the Japanese release

UPDATE: Details of UK release and screenings: http://tickets.attackontitanmovie.co.uk/

Last week’s Manchester Comic Con was an incredibly fun and surreal experience, from seeing the mass of ‘Attack on Titan’ cosplay to dancing ‘Metal Gear Solid’ cardboard boxes. I am still waiting on a few videos of Q and A sessions from the event covering the voice of Naruto, cast from the Arrow and…

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Games at MCM Expo

It's May, and it's MCM. That can mean only one thing. Bring on the games.

So, the main game we got our hands on over the weekend was Lego Jurassic World. Obviously, since the film is yet to be released, the levels on offer here are those from the original Jurassic Park movie. First up is the scene where Dr Sattler is inspecting a poorly dinosaur. Right from the outset, the humour that…

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Brian Blessed announced for SFW7

The folks over at Sci Fi Weekender headquarters asked you who wanted to see at next year's event, and they have responded in kind. The living legend that is Brian Blessed will once again be gracing us with his presence at next year's event after coming in at number #6 in the poll.

Having had the pleasure of seeing both of his previous appearances, I can say without a shadow of a doubt…

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First look at new Netflix thriller Between

Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend for themselves.

Between stars Jennette McCurdy and was created by Michael McGowan, who executive produces along…

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Tags: TV

Sense8 first look

If you've read Ferg's recent review of Jupiter Ascending and know my personal feelings towards the Matrix Trilogy and Speed Racer, then you'll know that the Wachowskis are not exactly flavour of the month here at The Wonky Spanner. However there may be a glimmer of hope in the near future in the form of Sense8, a forthcoming colloboration between them, J. Michael Straczynski and Grant Hill.…

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Tags: TV

Settlers of Catan Regional Finals

It was 9am on a wet Sunday morning as I made my way to Thirsty Meeples, the glorious mecca of gaming and geekery, in the heart of Oxford.  Why was I up and shambling around at such an unholy hour? Well, for the regional finals of the UK Settlers of Catan tournament.  Obviously.

Here is my account of the day, how I fared in the games, what…

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It's Competition Time!

Team NerdVsWorld have gotten their grubby little hands on a Collector's Edition copy of Warlords of Draenor to give away.
For a full list of all the extra bonus goodies that come in this special edition boxset you can click here but suffice to say it is an absolute must have for anyone into World of Warcraft.

What do you have to do to win this most excellent prize I hear you ask?…

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