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VHS Dice From 1985 Games Screams Nostalgia!

VHS Dice From 1985 Games Screams Nostalgia!

1985 was a good year… well I say it was because that’s my birth year. But to those who are fans of the 80s, that was the height of that decade people look back fondly on, and to those in the know, it was DnD and VHS tapes. The folks over at 1985 Games have found a way to combine the two in the most unique way to bring a smile to your face, their VHS Dice sets. I want to give a major thank you to Lenny and the other awesome adventurers over at 1985 Games for reaching out and making this review possible! To start off, the packaging really hit hard for me as it brought back fond memories of digging through the mountains of VHS tapes to find the one that had Big Trouble in Little China on it, yeah that’s right I was 4-6 years old and watched that movie nearly to death, so sue me.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 3, 2023
A New Graphic Adventure Based On Lovecraft Mythos: 'DESOLATIUM'

A New Graphic Adventure Based On Lovecraft Mythos: ‘DESOLATIUM’

Almost a year ago, SOEDESCO announced their acquisition of Spanish development studio Superlumen, with their most recent project being the award-winning title DESOLATIUM. Today, SOEDESCO reveals that the game is coming out this year. DESOLATIUM is a point-and-click adventure using scenes from the real world to tell the story of four different playable characters who are on the search for their friend who vanished under mysterious circumstances. The adventurous road ahead of them will take them down a dark path where the legendary Old Ones await. DESOLATIUM will also feature ambisonics audio and an art style based on old comics. DESOLATIUM will be coming out this year for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 1, 2023
'Oppenheimer' Maybe The Most Unnerving Film Of The Year (Trailer)

New Featurette Takes You Behind The Scenes Of True Story Inspired Thriller ‘Oppenheimer’

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer, an IMAX®-shot epic thriller, thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. To celebrate its upcoming release, we have a new featurette that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at filming for IMAX. The star-studded thriller features an all-star, award-winning cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Oscar® winner Matt Damon, Robert Downey, Jr, Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, and Josh Hartnett. Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer, and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan. In real life, J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who served

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2023
Bad News Comes For Fans Of HBO's "Last Of Us" Series

Bad News Comes For Fans Of HBO’s “Last Of Us” Series

Earlier this year, HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the popular video game series adaptation, was a massive hit, with over 8.2 million people tuning in for the finale. The series, which stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is set twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” You may be wondering when the second season will premiere. Here’s the bad news, it likely won’t return until 2025. The reason for the delay? The series’ writers, like many others, are still on strike in a bid to get fair wages. And who could blame them? HBO’s head of drama series, Francesca Orsi, recently spoke with Deadline. And she had this to say. “We were looking at The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 28, 2023
Finds The Precious! Game Review: 'The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum'

Finds The Precious! Game Review: ‘The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’

Out of all the character-rich world of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings that are deserving of a game, the last individual you would expect would be the former Hobbit turned ghoul, Smeagol, or as he’s known by his more nefarious nickname/personality, Gollum, who is reviled in the books but was sort of a fan favorite in the Peter Jackson films thanks in part to the talent of Andy Serkis who voiced, and motion captured the character. Anyone who’s seen the movies is familiar with Gollum’s part in the stories of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films, but not about what happened to him between the events of the two film series. Daedalic Entertainment has filled in the gaps with their stealth game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum follows, well who else… Gollum, and Smeagol, for those not familiar, the title character has split personality after being consumed by the power of

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 26, 2023
'Fear The Invisible Man' Comes Home This June (Trailer)

‘Fear The Invisible Man’ Comes Home This June (Trailer)

Director Paul Dudbridge explores H.G. Well’s classic tale in the new horror film Fear the Invisible Man, in which a young widow shelters her invisible medical school colleague. As his sanity deteriorates, she must stop him before he endangers the city. Starring David Hayman (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Mark Arnold (Teen Wolf), Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart), and Mike Beckingham (Truth Seekers), the script was penned by Phillip Day. Paul Dudbridge, Monika Gergelova, Malcolm Winter, Michael Riley, and Hanover Pictures produce. In the film, “after taking in her medical school colleague, who has become invisible, a widow witnesses his gradual descent into madness. As he schemes to unleash a reign of terror and murder, she must find a way to stop him from wreaking havoc across the city.” Fear the Invisible Man arrives on June 13, 2023, on Digital, VOD, and DVD, from 101 Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: 'Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun'

FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: ‘Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’

Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 23, 2023
First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese's True Crime Thriller 'Killer Of The Flower Moon'

First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese’s True Crime Thriller ‘Killer Of The Flower Moon’

The new trailer for Killer of the Flower Moon, based on the true story of one of America’s most brutal crimes, is here. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, behind films such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Raging Bull, and Gangs Of New York, is back with Killers Of The Flower Moon, reuniting Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The all-star cast includes Jesse Plemons (Antlers), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, “Billions”), and Brendan Fraser (The Whale). Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation were the richest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered under their land. And then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2023
'Five Nights At Freddy's' Gets A New Nightmare Inducing Trailer

Animatronics Come To Life In The First Fright-Filled ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Trailer

The long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit horror video game Five Nights at Freddy’s has just released its first trailer! The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback. Jim

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2023
Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

The mystery of Netflix’s obsession with killing off series just when they are getting good continues to baffle me. But it is what it is, I guess. The latest series on Netflix’s chopping block is the action-packed, paranormal series “Lockwood & Co.” after just one season, which is sad because it’s entertaining, emotional, creepy, and intense. In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Among the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio is free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah, and Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023

More from Adaptation

VHS Dice From 1985 Games Screams Nostalgia!

VHS Dice From 1985 Games Screams Nostalgia!

1985 was a good year… well I say it was because that’s my birth year. But to those who are fans of the 80s, that was the height of that decade people look back fondly on, and to those in the know, it was DnD and VHS tapes. The folks over at 1985 Games have found a way to combine the two in the most unique way to bring a smile to your face, their VHS Dice sets. I want to give a major thank you to Lenny and the other awesome adventurers over at 1985 Games for reaching out and making this review possible! To start off, the packaging really hit hard for me as it brought back fond memories of digging through the mountains of VHS tapes to find the one that had Big Trouble in Little China on it, yeah that’s right I was 4-6 years old and watched that movie nearly to death, so sue me.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 3, 2023
A New Graphic Adventure Based On Lovecraft Mythos: 'DESOLATIUM'

A New Graphic Adventure Based On Lovecraft Mythos: ‘DESOLATIUM’

Almost a year ago, SOEDESCO announced their acquisition of Spanish development studio Superlumen, with their most recent project being the award-winning title DESOLATIUM. Today, SOEDESCO reveals that the game is coming out this year. DESOLATIUM is a point-and-click adventure using scenes from the real world to tell the story of four different playable characters who are on the search for their friend who vanished under mysterious circumstances. The adventurous road ahead of them will take them down a dark path where the legendary Old Ones await. DESOLATIUM will also feature ambisonics audio and an art style based on old comics. DESOLATIUM will be coming out this year for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 1, 2023
'Oppenheimer' Maybe The Most Unnerving Film Of The Year (Trailer)

New Featurette Takes You Behind The Scenes Of True Story Inspired Thriller ‘Oppenheimer’

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer, an IMAX®-shot epic thriller, thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. To celebrate its upcoming release, we have a new featurette that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at filming for IMAX. The star-studded thriller features an all-star, award-winning cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Oscar® winner Matt Damon, Robert Downey, Jr, Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, and Josh Hartnett. Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer, and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan. In real life, J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who served

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2023
Bad News Comes For Fans Of HBO's "Last Of Us" Series

Bad News Comes For Fans Of HBO’s “Last Of Us” Series

Earlier this year, HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the popular video game series adaptation, was a massive hit, with over 8.2 million people tuning in for the finale. The series, which stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is set twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” You may be wondering when the second season will premiere. Here’s the bad news, it likely won’t return until 2025. The reason for the delay? The series’ writers, like many others, are still on strike in a bid to get fair wages. And who could blame them? HBO’s head of drama series, Francesca Orsi, recently spoke with Deadline. And she had this to say. “We were looking at The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 28, 2023
Finds The Precious! Game Review: 'The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum'

Finds The Precious! Game Review: ‘The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’

Out of all the character-rich world of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings that are deserving of a game, the last individual you would expect would be the former Hobbit turned ghoul, Smeagol, or as he’s known by his more nefarious nickname/personality, Gollum, who is reviled in the books but was sort of a fan favorite in the Peter Jackson films thanks in part to the talent of Andy Serkis who voiced, and motion captured the character. Anyone who’s seen the movies is familiar with Gollum’s part in the stories of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films, but not about what happened to him between the events of the two film series. Daedalic Entertainment has filled in the gaps with their stealth game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum follows, well who else… Gollum, and Smeagol, for those not familiar, the title character has split personality after being consumed by the power of

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 26, 2023
'Fear The Invisible Man' Comes Home This June (Trailer)

‘Fear The Invisible Man’ Comes Home This June (Trailer)

Director Paul Dudbridge explores H.G. Well’s classic tale in the new horror film Fear the Invisible Man, in which a young widow shelters her invisible medical school colleague. As his sanity deteriorates, she must stop him before he endangers the city. Starring David Hayman (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Mark Arnold (Teen Wolf), Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart), and Mike Beckingham (Truth Seekers), the script was penned by Phillip Day. Paul Dudbridge, Monika Gergelova, Malcolm Winter, Michael Riley, and Hanover Pictures produce. In the film, “after taking in her medical school colleague, who has become invisible, a widow witnesses his gradual descent into madness. As he schemes to unleash a reign of terror and murder, she must find a way to stop him from wreaking havoc across the city.” Fear the Invisible Man arrives on June 13, 2023, on Digital, VOD, and DVD, from 101 Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: 'Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun'

FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: ‘Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’

Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 23, 2023
First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese's True Crime Thriller 'Killer Of The Flower Moon'

First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese’s True Crime Thriller ‘Killer Of The Flower Moon’

The new trailer for Killer of the Flower Moon, based on the true story of one of America’s most brutal crimes, is here. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, behind films such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Raging Bull, and Gangs Of New York, is back with Killers Of The Flower Moon, reuniting Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The all-star cast includes Jesse Plemons (Antlers), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, “Billions”), and Brendan Fraser (The Whale). Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation were the richest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered under their land. And then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2023
'Five Nights At Freddy's' Gets A New Nightmare Inducing Trailer

Animatronics Come To Life In The First Fright-Filled ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Trailer

The long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit horror video game Five Nights at Freddy’s has just released its first trailer! The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback. Jim

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2023
Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

The mystery of Netflix’s obsession with killing off series just when they are getting good continues to baffle me. But it is what it is, I guess. The latest series on Netflix’s chopping block is the action-packed, paranormal series “Lockwood & Co.” after just one season, which is sad because it’s entertaining, emotional, creepy, and intense. In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Among the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio is free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah, and Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023
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