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Review: Avengers Endgame

Thanos has snapped away half the universe and now it's time for the remaining Avengers to assemble what they have left

Review: Alien 40th Anniversary

In space, no one can hear you scream… again… in 4K. Ridley Scott's classic returns to the big screen and Rik got to see it

Review: Thanos Rising – Avengers Infinity War

Who knows what it is like to lose? To feel so desperately he’s right, yet to fail at the last? Joe does.

Review: Vane

Rik reviews Friend & Foe's Vane, a game that takes elements from Journey and AER: Memories of Old and turns it into *checks notes* a hot mess... Oh.

Review: Peak Oil

Peak Oil is a stylish, middleweight worker placement game where you make big bets on the energy technologies of the future using the resources of today

Review: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – The Forgotten Sanctum DLC

PMPB reviews Obsidian's latest expansion for Pillars of Eternity II

Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Rik reviews Game Atelier's spiritual Wonder Boy successor

Review: Aquaman

Jason Momoa returns as Aquaman for his first solo outing in the DCU but will the hero that can talks to fish sink or swim?

Review: Mowgli

I may feel like we already got a hybrid live-action/CGI adaptation of Jungle Book (because we did) but Andy Serkis has another one

Review: Creed II

In 2015, Creed took centre stage from the Rocky franchise. Now in 2018, it's time for a sequel that retreads some familiar ground.

Review: Ominoes: Hieroglyphs

Alex plays a delicious brain scratchy sequel to Ominoes from Andrew Harman of YAY Games, Ominoes: Hieroglyphs

Review: Call of Cthulhu

Call of Cthulhu succeeds in adapting the source material but it misses the mark in improving on its flaws.

Review: Startups

Alex takes a look at Oink Games' deliciously tiny set collection card game, Startups, a title that charms players with its looks and fast-paced game-play.

Review: Catastronauts

Rik checks out Catastronauts, a game wearing its Overcooked and FTL influences on its sleeve.

Review: The Big Lebowski

Diarmuid takes another look at The Big Lebowski, just as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of its cinematic release.

Review: Call of Cthulhu

Call of Cthulhu succeeds in adapting the source material but it misses the mark in improving on its flaws.

Review: Catastronauts

Rik checks out Catastronauts, a game wearing its Overcooked and FTL influences on its sleeve.

Review: The Big Lebowski

Diarmuid takes another look at The Big Lebowski, just as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of its cinematic release.

Review: Sunless Sea Zubmariner Edition

The long anticipated console release of Sunless Sea brings with it a whole lot of terror, above the waves and below.

Review: Two Point Hospital

Sarah reviews Two Point Hospital, a game created by some of the same people who worked on Theme Hospital.

Review: The Meg

It's dangerous waters for Andrew, as he takes a dip in the ocean with a gigantic Megalodon and the even more terrifying, Jason Statham!

Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Andrew's mission, which he chooses to accept, is to review Christopher McQuarrie's Mission Impossible - Fallout.

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp

Following the biggest gathering of comic characters on the big screen, it's time to check in with some smaller Superheroes.

Review: Rainbow Skies

After many hours of frustration Rik realises he actually enjoyed Rainbow Skies.

Review: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Arc System Works have positioned BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle as a welcoming entry for new players while pleasing fans.

Review: Skyscraper

Dwayne Johnson fights a giant, sentient building in Skyscraper… which would have been a much better movie than this clichéd disaster.

Review: Football, Tactics & Glory

Ryan reviews Creoteam’s Football, Tactics & Glory, a cross between turn-based RTS and football.

Review: Trailblazers

Reuben reviews Trailblazers, a fast-paced racing game from Supergonk and Rising Star Games, set in a Saturday morning cartoon that never existed.

Review: Earthlock

Rik reviews the newly released version of Earthlock, a fantastic little RPG, heavily inspired by old school JRPGs that Square were known for in the 90s.

Review: Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Ian goes on the warpath to chase down evil creatures in one of the most underrated RPGs this year, Battle Chasers: Nightwar,

Review: Nomads

Alex journeys across the mysterious land of Luma to review Nomads, a board game all about tile drafting and set collecting.

Review: NMBR 9

Chris reviews Peter Wichmann's NMBR 9, an enjoyable tile-laying puzzle game for up to four players - perfect for when you have 20 minutes to spare.

Review: Whitehall Mystery

Whitehall Mystery sees players hunting Jack the Ripper in a cut-down version of FFG's Letters from Whitechapel.

Review: Star Plus

Alex reviews a small Korean card game from Designer Park Tae Woo and Korea Boardgames, that unfortunately, does not leave her impressed.

Review: Spyfall 2

Cryptozoic Entertainment & Alexandr Ushan's Spyfall turned out to be one of the biggest games of 2014. Now three years on, the sequel is here.

Crossing

Review: Crossing

What's your favourite thing to do with mushrooms? Maybe it's pointing at them to claim their gems. If so, Crossing might well be for you.

Review: HMS Dolores

HMS Dolores sees players salvaging treasure in a rock/paper/scissors format while battling the Prisoner's Dilemma.

Review: Dice Forge

Alex reviews a gorgeous game where a player can literally build their die, using the clip-on system.

Review: Wibbell++

Alex reviews a new card game system designed by Stuff By Bez, that has a game for everyone. Read on to find out what she thinks.

Review: Plague Inc.

Plague Inc. lets you evolve your disease from the night time sniffles to haemorrhagic hyper-Ebola, and annihilate humanity country by country.

Review: Reef Route

Alex reviews Reef Route, a quick family friendly fun game from Brain Games set in the deep blue and shark infested ocean. See what she thought about it.

Review: Mystic Vale

Mystic Vale provides an innovative twist on the deck-building genre with a card-sleeving method, but a lack of player interaction hampers it.

Review: Deep Sea Adventure

This pocket-sized game is a masterpiece of demonstrating how simple mechanics can still make for a great time.

Review: Century: Spice Road

Alex reviews Century: Spice Road, one of her top picks from UK Games Expo. After many playthroughs, it didn't disappoint.

Review: Onitama

Onitama carves an elegant niche out of one of the oldest and most densely occupied design spaces in board games: a two-player perfect information game.